Your First Year

first year

All Kinesiology students take a common set of first-year courses before selecting a program/module prior to second year. The program/module students intend to select will determine which electives they should take in first year as each has different prerequisites (see below). First-year students who achieve a 70 per cent average with no mark less than 60 per cent are guaranteed to progress within Kinesiology. Progression requirements for limited enrolment programs may require a higher average.

Recommended First Year Courses by Module 

  • - Social Foundations of Kinesiology
  • - Functional Human Gross Anatomy
  • - Psychology of Human Movement Science
  • - Introduction to Psychomotor Behaviour
  • - Introduction to Human Physiology

Students are also required to complete 1.0 courses from the subject areas of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics as follows:

  •  or  and  or ;
  •  and ;
  •  Calculus 1301A/B,          ;
  •  or  or the former Physics 1028A/B or the former Physics 1301A/B or  and  or  or the former Physics 1029A/B or the former Physics 1302A/B or .
  • - Social Foundations of Kinesiology
  • - Functional Human Gross Anatomy
  • - Psychology of Human Movement Science
  • - Introduction to the Psychomotor Behaviour
  • - Human Physiology
  • - Introduction to the Psychomotor Behaviour
  • - Psychology of Human Movement Science
  • - Human Physiology
  • - Introduction to Business
  • 2.0 credits numbered 1000-1999 from other faculties/programs
  • - Social Foundations of Kinesiology
  • - Functional Human Gross Anatomy
  • - Psychology of Human Movement Science
  • - Introduction to Psychomotor Behaviour
  • - Introduction to Human Physiology

Students are also required to complete  or  or .