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NSU Catalog 2025-2026

Human Performance (BS)

Location(s): Northern State University Campus

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Student Learning Outcomes

Develop analytical skills and knowledge to apply content related to Kinesiology. (Cross-curricular Skill: Inquiry and Analysis)
Critically evaluate research related to physical activity and its impact on development, health, and human performance. Creatively evaluate and promote programs or current issues in physical activity, fitness or health that improve quality of life. (Cross-curricular Skill: Critical and Creative Thinking)
Develop and retain foundational and advanced content knowledge in the Kinesiology field. (Cross-curricular Skill: Information Literacy)
Develop knowledge of professional and ethical standards and their responsible application within Kinesiology. (Cross-curricular Skill: Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Reasoning)
Demonstrate an appreciation for diversity and inclusiveness in the discipline of Kinesiology. (Cross-curricular Skill: Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity)

Coursework Required

HLTH 240 - Health and Fitness in Special Populations 3 credits
HLTH 251 - First Aid and CPR 1 credit
HLTH 422 - Nutrition 3 credits OR
HLTH 522 - Nutrition 3 credits
PE 100 - Activity Courses 0.5-1 credit (Weight Training - 1 credit)
PE 180 - Foundations of HPER 2 credits
PE 183 - Professional Communications in HPER/A 3 credits
PE 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 credits
PE 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1 credit
PE 350 - Exercise Physiology 3 credits
PE 350L - Exercise Physiology Lab 1 credit
PE 372 - Fitness Coaching and Administration 3 credits
PE 395 - Practicum 3 credits
PE 400 - Exercise Test and Prescription 3 credits
PE 410 - Program Design for Strength & Conditioning 3 credits OR
PE 510 - Program Design for Strength & Conditioning 3 credits
PE 452 - Motor Learning and Development 3 credits
PE 454 - Biomechanics 3 credits
PE 457 - Psychology of Human Performance 3 credits OR
PE 557 - Psychology of Human Performance 3 credits
PE 459 - Introduction to Research Methods 3 credits
PE 467 - Event Planning & Facility Management 3 credits
PE 482 - Theory of Strength Training and Conditioning 3 credits OR
PE 582 - Theory of Strength Training and Conditioning 3 credits
PE 496 - Field Experience 1-12 credits
FYS 101 - First Year Seminar 2-3 credits (2 credits)
Sports Science Electives - choose 3
- HLTH 320 - Community Health
- HLTH 400 - Health Promotion and Advocacy
- PE 334 - Behavioral and Social Issues in HPER/A
- PE 352 - Adapted Physical Education
- PE 354 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- PE 355 - Philosophies, Concepts, and Contemporary Issues in Coaching
- PE 378 - Therapeutic Exercise and Assessment for Special Populations
- PE 379 - Sports for Individuals with Disabilities
- PE 450 - Clinical Exercise Physiology
- PE 463 - Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology
- PE 464 - Advanced Biomechanics Lab Techniques

Total: 64 Credits

General Education Requirements - Baccalaureate (30 credits)

Please see General Education & Degree Requirements for specific information about each SGR.

SGR #1 - 6 credits

ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits
ENGL 201 - Composition II 3 credits

SGR #2 - 3 credits

CMST 101 - Foundations of Communication 3 credits
CMST 215 - Public Speaking 3 credits
CMST 222 - Argumentation and Debate 3 credits

SGR #3 - 6 credits in two disciplines

Elementary and Special Education majors must take GEOG 210 , POLS 100 , and HIST 151 or HIST 152 .

Civics Requirement: one course must be completed to fulfill the civics requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement are marked with [CIV].

ANTH 210 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
CIV 100 - American Civics 3 credits [CIV]
CJUS 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credits
CMST 201 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
GEOG 200 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 credits
GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography 3 credits
GEOG 212 - Geography of North America 3 credits
HIST 151 - United States History I 3 credits [CIV]
HIST 152 - United States History II 3 credits [CIV]
HIST 256 - World History 3 credits
POLS 100 - American Government 3 credits [CIV]
POLS 210 - State and Local Government 3 credits [CIV]
POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations 3 credits
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 credits
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOC 150 - Social Problems 3 credits
SOC 250 - Courtship and Marriage 3 credits

SGR #4 - 6 credits in two disciplines

AIS 101 - Lakota Language I 4 credits
ART 111 - Drawing I 3 credits
ART 112 - Drawing II 3 credits
ART 121 - Design I 2D 3 credits
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 credits
ARTH 100 - Art Appreciation 3 credits
ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 credits
ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 credits
CHIN 101 - Introductory Chinese I 4 credits
CHIN 102 - Introductory Chinese II 4 credits
ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature 3 credits
ENGL 213 - Backgrounds to Literature 3 credits
ENGL 215 - Literature in Global Contexts 3 credits
ENGL 221 - British Literature to 1800 3 credits
ENGL 222 - British Literature since 1800 3 credits
ENGL 230 - Young Adult Literature 3 credits
ENGL 241 - American Literature to 1865 3 credits
ENGL 242 - American Literature since 1865 3 credits
FREN 101 - Introductory French I 4 credits
FREN 102 - Introductory French II 4 credits
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I 3 credits
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II 3 credits
GLAN 101 - Introductory German I 4 credits
GLAN 102 - Introductory German II 4 credits
GLAN 201 - Intermediate German I 3 credits
GLAN 202 - Intermediate German II 3 credits
HIST 111 - World Civilization I 3 credits
HIST 112 - World Civilization II 3 credits
HIST 121 - Western Civilization I 3 credits
HIST 122 - Western Civilization II 3 credits
LATI 101 - Elementary Latin 4 credits
MFL 101 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture I 4 credits
MFL 102 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture II 4 credits
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credits
MUS 205 - Rock and Roll Appreciation 3 credits
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic 3 credits
PHIL 270 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
RUSS 101 - Introductory Russian I 4 credits
RUSS 102 - Introductory Russian II 4 credits
SPAN 101 - Introductory Spanish I 4 credits
SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish II 4 credits
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits
THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credits
THEA 131 - Introduction to Acting 3 credits

SGR #5 - 3 credits

MATH 103 - Mathematical Reasoning 3 credits
MATH 114 - College Algebra 3 credits
MATH 115 - Precalculus 5 credits
MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 credits
MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus 4 credits
MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 credits
MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 credits
MATH 225 - Calculus III 4 credits
MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits

SGR #6 - 6 credits

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I 2 credits and
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab 1 credit
BIOL 103 - Biology Survey II 2 credits and
BIOL 103L - Biology Survey II Lab 1 credit
BIOL 106 - Human Health and Biology 2 credits and
BIOL 106L - Human Health and Biology Lab 1 credit
BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 credits and
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 1 credit
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 3 credits and
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 1 credit
BIOL 211 - Environmental Biology 2 credits and
BIOL 211L - Environmental Biology Lab 1 credit
BIOL 220 - Human Anatomy/Physiology I 3 credits and
BIOL 220L - Lab: Human Anatomy/Physiology I 1 credit
BIOL 230 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 3 credits and
BIOL 230L - Lab: Human Anat/Physiology II 1 credit
BIOL 235 - Introduction to Biotechnology 2 credits and
BIOL 235L - Introduction to Biotechnology Lab 1 credit
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey 3 credits and
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab 1 credit
CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry 4 credits and
CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab 1 credit
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 credits and
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 credits and
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit
GEOG 131 - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate 3 credits and
GEOG 131L - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate Lab 1 credit
GEOG 132 - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes 3 credits and
GEOG 132L - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes Lab 1 credit
GEOL 101 - General Geology 3 credits and
GEOL 101L - General Geology Lab 0 credit
MICR 231 - General Microbiology 3 credits and
MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab 1 credit
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics 3 credits and
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab 1 credit
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 3 credits and
PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Lab 1 credit
PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 3 credits and
PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Lab 1 credit
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 4 credits and
PHYS 211L - University Physics I Lab 1 credit
PHYS 213 - University Physics II 4 credits and
PHYS 213L - University Physics II Lab 1 credit

Degree Requirements (BS) - 9 credits

Human Values (3 credits)

ARTH 311 - History of World Art III 3 credits
BADM 457 - Business Ethics 3 credits
BIOL 383 - Bioethics 3 credits
BIOL 454 - Environmental Ethics 3 credits
EDFN 102 - Introduction to Education 3 credits
MUS 102 - Introduction to Music Education 3 credits
MUS 332 - History of Music I (World Music) 2 credits
NURS 239 - Foundations in Nursing 2 credits and
NURS 239L - Foundations in Nursing Lab 1 credit
NURS 369 - Professional Principles in Nursing 3 credits
PE 334 - Behavioral and Social Issues in HPER/A 3 credits
POLS 208 - Politics of Science and Technology 3 credits
POLS 308 - Citizenship and Democracy 3 credits
THEA 435 - History of American Musical Theatre 3 credits

Quantitative Course (3 credits)

A course in Mathematics with a pre-requisite of MATH 114 or higher.

BADM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
BIOL 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
ECON 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
MATH 381 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 credits
PSYC 371 - Statistics in Psychological Research 3 credits
SOC 209 - Statistical Reasoning for Social Science 3 credits

Additional Course (3 credits)

Course with MATH prefix above the level of College Algebra* OR
Third course in Natural Sciences OR
ECON 423 - Introduction to Econometrics 3 credits
NOTE: MATH 103 , MATH 104 , and MATH 115 are considered to be at the same level as College Algebra and therefore may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 120 CREDITS