B.S. in Kinesiology

Designed for students interested in strength and conditioning, hospital-based wellness, or commercial fitness. Coursework emphasizes exercise programming and the health aspects of exercise science.

Careers: Corporate and commercial fitness, strength and conditioning, and hospital-based wellness.

GPA requirement: Maintain at least a 2.0 overall GPA to remain in and graduate from this concentration.

Build a strong scientific foundation for graduate or professional school in physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, physician assistant studies, chiropractic, or medicine. Coursework emphasizes the basic sciences of exercise science, including anatomy and physiology.

Careers: Prepare for graduate study in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and physician assistant programs.

GPA requirement: Maintain a 2.75 overall GPA once you've earned 60 credit hours to remain in and graduate from this concentration.

Qualifying Pre-Professional Studies students may be considered for direct admission to our Master of Science in Athletic Training.

Prepare to become a health and physical education teacher and coach. This concentration combines principles of teaching with the concepts behind fitness, movement, and activity, including educational and developmental psychology, classroom management, biomechanics, biology, technology in health and kinesiology, motor behavior and control, anatomy and physiology, and coaching.

Teaching methods courses with applied field experiences are paired with kinesiology science courses, ending with a yearlong teacher residency in area schools. Because certified health and physical education teachers in Louisiana may teach in grades K-12, you'll complete residency assignments in both an elementary school and a middle or high school.

• Teacher certification: Graduates are eligible for certification from the Louisiana Department of Education. The program is approved by the Louisiana Department of Education and accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). View our accreditations.
• Teacher Preparation Program: You must apply for and be admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program before taking 300- and 400-level professional education courses.
• GPA and exams: Earn at least a 2.5 overall GPA and a 2.5 GPA in all major courses, and pass all required Praxis exams by established deadlines.

This program prepares you for licensure or certification in Louisiana. If you plan to teach in another state, review licensure information by state.

Become a health advocate. This 100% online concentration covers personal and community health, nutrition, epidemiology, disease prevention, fitness and exercise, and health behaviors, and includes an on-site clinical experience and internship.

Careers: Health education departments, health and wellness centers, and community health. Graduates are prepared to work as health educators and community health workers and to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.

GPA requirement: Maintain at least a 2.5 overall GPA to remain in and graduate from this concentration.

Explore Health Promotion and Wellness at UL Lafayette Online

Planning to become an athletic trainer? This concentration includes the prerequisite courses required for entry into a Master of Science in Athletic Training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). In the internship course, you'll observe licensed athletic trainers in a variety of settings, and those observation hours are an admission requirement for many athletic training master's programs.

Qualifying Pre-Athletic Training students may be considered for direct admission to our Master of Science in Athletic Training.

Careers: After earning a master's degree in athletic training and Board of Certification (BOC) certification, athletic trainers work in collegiate athletics, professional sports, middle and high school athletics, hospitals and clinics, industrial settings, performing arts, public safety, the military, and occupational health.

GPA requirement: Maintain at least a 2.75 overall GPA to remain in and graduate from this concentration.

Combine your love of sports with a career in business. This interdisciplinary concentration brings together fitness and wellness with communication, finance, and management. Customize your curriculum with recreation management electives or sports information and public relations electives, and learn how a sports business operates through a semester-long internship.

Earn your degree on campus or 100% online. Either way, you'll earn the same UL Lafayette degree.

Careers: Managing collegiate sport and recreation, professional sport, and sport media.

GPA requirement: Maintain a 2.5 overall GPA once you've earned 60 credit hours to remain in and graduate from this concentration.

Add a business minor: After completing all required coursework, sport management students may be eligible for the Business Minor for Non-Business Majors. Talk to your advisor to plan ahead.