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Fall 2008 - Summer 2009

College of Education

Department of Health and Human Performance

• Who's Who
• Physical Education Fees
• Degree Programs
• Admissions Requirement
• Degree with Certification
  • Kinesiology - Movement and Sports Studies I
• Degree without Certification Specializations
  • Specialization in Community Health
  • Health Promotion Emphasis for Allied Health Professionals
• Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology:
  Exercise Science or Sports Administration
• Human Nutrition and Foods (HNFDS)
• Course Information
  
  
• Department-Specific Course Listings:
  Health (HLT)
  Kinesiology (KIN)
  Nutrition (NUTR)
  Physical Education Basic Instruction Program (PEB)
  
  
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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), Jill Bush, Mark Clarke, Rebecca Lee, Daniel Martinez, Kimberlee Michals Matalon, Norma Olvera, Demetrius Pearson, Jenny K. Yi

Assistant Professors:
Lisa Alastuey (Visiting), Faith Foreman (Clinical), Max Kurz, Brian McFarlin, Laura Moore (Visiting), Daniel P. O'Connor, Paula C. Rhode, Adam Thrasher, Rey Trevino (Clinical)

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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. degree in Kinesiology (Movement and Sports Studies Track I) with all-level certification.

The department also offers B.S. degrees in Health, Kinesiology (Exercise Science and Sports Administration), and Human Nutrition and Foods (American Dietetic Association certified) without teacher certification.

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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.

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Degree with Certification

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - Movement and Sports Studies Track I

All-level program leading to certification and the Bachelor of Science degree. Students must meet the requirements outlined below in addition to the baseline requirements for a B.S.

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Degree without Certification Specializations

Bachelor of Science in Health (Health Promotion Emphasis)

Health Promotion Emphasis for Allied Health Professionals

Students who are Texas Medical Center Employees with significant experience or two-year Associate degrees in Allied Health (e.g., dental hygiene, respiratory therapy) may seek Bachelor's degrees in Health. Please see department advisor for more information.

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Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology:
Exercise Science or Sports Administration

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Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Foods (HNFDS)

The Human Nutrition and Foods major offers an interdisciplinary approach to nutrition and foods in relationship to socioeconomic factors, management skills, and health care services.

The program allows students to fulfill career plans in commercial, educational, community, or research settings.

The University of Houston is granted approval by the Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606, 312-899-4876. Upon completion of this degree, also called the Didactic Program in Dietetics, students are eligible to apply for entry into a supervised practice program which will prepare them to take the Registration Examination for dietitians.

Graduates will:

• Work as part of a health care team in hospitals, physicians' offices, and clinics as well as consultants to food providers such as restaurants, corporations, or other food industries;
• Meet requirements for graduate professional schools such as medicine, physical and occupational therapy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, and public health;
• Meet requirements to apply for entry into dietetic internships as preparation to become a registered dietitian.

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Course Information

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers courses under four headings: health (HLT), physical education basic instruction program (PEB), kinesiology (KIN), and nutrition (NUTR).

See the Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog for a list of graduate courses or consult the department for additional information.

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Last updated:
Friday, August 20, 2008 - 5:30 PM

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