• Who's Who
• Physical Education Fees
• Degree Programs
• Admissions Requirement
• Bachelor of Science in Health (Health Promotion Emphasis)
  
• Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Human Nutrition and Foods (HNFDS)
• Department-Specific Course Listings:
  • Health (HLT)
  • Kinesiology (KIN)
  • Nutrition (NUTR)
  • Physical Education Basic Instruction Program (PEB)

Who's Who

Chair:
Charles S. "Chuck" Layne

Professors:
Phyllis L. Gingiss, Andrew S. Jackson (Emeritus), Charles S. Layne, Dennis W. Smith

Associate Professors:
Joel A. Bloom, Sharon Bode (Clinical), Mark Clarke, Rebecca Lee, Daniel Martinez, Kimberlee Michals Matalon, Norma Olvera, Demetrius Pearson, Jenny K. Yi

Assistant Professors:
Lisa Alastuey (Visiting), Jian Liu, Brian McFarlin, Laura Moore (Visiting), Daniel P. O'Connor, Paula C. Rhode, Richard Simpson, Adam Thrasher, Rey Trevino (Clinical)

Physical Education Fees

Students enrolling (registering) for physical education courses in which one semester hour credit is received must pay $35 each semester.

Students will be provided with a clean towel and clean gym uniform (except shoes) for each class and for any other time when they participate in physical education activities while attending the university.

Degree Programs

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers a B.S. degrees in Health, Kinesiology (Exercise Science, Fitness and Sports, and Sports Administration), and Human Nutrition and Foods (with and without American Dietetic Association certification).

Admissions Requirement

In order to become a major in any of the certified and noncertified degree programs offered in the Department of Health and Human Performance, UH students who have completed 15-60 hours of college level work at UH or other schools must have a minimum 2.30 cumulative GPA on all college course work.

University of Houston students who have completed 60 or more semester hours of college level work at either UH or other schools must have a minimum 2.30 cumulative GPA in the last 60 semester hours to enter one of the Department’s degree programs.

The computation of the GPA over the last 60 semester hours will include all grades for the semester in which the 60th hour occurs.

Students on probation or suspension are not eligible to enter one of the Department’s degree programs.