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  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Kinesiology and Wellness",
  "id": "kinesiology-and-wellness--kinesiology-aa-t",
  "name": "Kinesiology",
  "award": "AA-T Degree",
  "department": "kinesiology-and-wellness",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/kinesiology-wellness/kinesiology-aa-t/",
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      "markdown": "**Kinesiology, Athletics and Dance Division**  \n**Kinesiology Department**  \nAssociate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer degree is designed to prepare students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in kinesiology, exercise science, pre-physical therapy, athletic training and other related health professions.  This degree provides guaranteed admission with junior status to the CSU system. Upon completion of the Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer degree, students will attain a scientific foundation of Kinesiology as well as a movement-based competency that prepares them in pursuing of a bachelor’s or master’s degree and/or professional certification in sports medicine, exercise science, sports management, athletic training, physical therapy, nutrition, health promotion, and coaching or fitness related fields.\n\nTo earn an Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer students must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units.  Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better.  A ‘P’ (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on Pass or No Pass basis.  Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.\n\n#### Required Courses"
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Core Courses",
          "units": "14"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANAT 10A",
          "title": "Introductory Human Anatomy",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANAT 10B",
          "title": "Introductory Human Physiology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KIN 17",
          "title": "Introduction to Kinesiology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Minimum of three units"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Movement Based Course List - Choose a maximum of one course from any three of the following areas: Aquatics, Combative, Dance, Fitness, Individual Sports, Team Sports."
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        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Aquatics"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8A",
          "title": "Swimming - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8B",
          "title": "Swimming - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8C",
          "title": "Swimming - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 20",
          "title": "Aquatic Fitness",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Combatives"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 25",
          "title": "Mixed Martial Arts",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 27A",
          "title": "Jeet Kune Do - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 27B",
          "title": "Jeet Kune Do - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 29",
          "title": "Self Defense and Martial Arts",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 30A",
          "title": "Filipino Martial Arts - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 30B",
          "title": "Filipino Martial Arts - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 31A",
          "title": "Jiujitsu - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 31B",
          "title": "Jiujitsu - Intermediate",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 34",
          "title": "Women's Self Defense",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 37A",
          "title": "Tai Chi Chuan - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 37B",
          "title": "Tai Chi Chuan - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 37C",
          "title": "Tai Chi Chuan - Advanced",
          "indent": true
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Dance"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 1",
          "title": "Ballet Fundamentals",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 2A",
          "title": "Ballet I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 2B",
          "title": "Ballet II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 8",
          "title": "Latin Dance I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 10",
          "title": "Modern Fundamentals",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 11A",
          "title": "Social Dance Forms I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 11B",
          "title": "Social Dance Forms II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 12A",
          "title": "Modern I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 12B",
          "title": "Modern II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 14A",
          "title": "Jazz I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 14B",
          "title": "Jazz II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 17",
          "title": "Jazz Fundamentals",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 18A",
          "title": "Tap I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 18B",
          "title": "Tap II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 28",
          "title": "Theater Dance I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 29",
          "title": "Theater Dance II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 30",
          "title": "Contemporary Dance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 31",
          "title": "Classical Dance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 32",
          "title": "Commercial Dance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 36",
          "title": "Commercial Dance II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 39",
          "title": "Pilates Fundamentals",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 40",
          "title": "Conditioning Through Dance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Fitness"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 40",
          "title": "Conditioning Through Dance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 41",
          "title": "Pilates I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 42",
          "title": "Pilates II",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DNCE 43",
          "title": "Pilates III",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8A",
          "title": "Swimming - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8B",
          "title": "Swimming - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8C",
          "title": "Swimming - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 20",
          "title": "Aquatic Fitness",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 10A",
          "title": "Weight Training - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 10B",
          "title": "Weight Training - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 19",
          "title": "Strength Training",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 25",
          "title": "Core Performance and Foundation Movement",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 34A",
          "title": "Cardiorespiratory Training Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 34B",
          "title": "Cardiorespiratory Training Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 36A",
          "title": "Circuit Training Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 36B",
          "title": "Circuit Training Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 38A",
          "title": "Group Exercise Training - Beginner",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINF 38B",
          "title": "Group Exercise Training - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 29",
          "title": "Self Defense and Martial Arts",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 33A",
          "title": "Kickboxing Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 33B",
          "title": "Kickboxing Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 37A",
          "title": "Tai Chi Chuan - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 50A",
          "title": "Yoga",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 50B",
          "title": "Yoga - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINL 2",
          "title": "Physical Fitness for the Physically Limited",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINL 18",
          "title": "Weight Training for the Physically Limited",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Individual Sports"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8A",
          "title": "Swimming - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8B",
          "title": "Swimming - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 8C",
          "title": "Swimming - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 4A",
          "title": "Badminton - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 4B",
          "title": "Badminton - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 4C",
          "title": "Badminton - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 18A",
          "title": "Golf - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 18B",
          "title": "Golf - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 18C",
          "title": "Golf - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 33A",
          "title": "Kickboxing Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 40A",
          "title": "Tennis - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 40B",
          "title": "Tennis - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 40C",
          "title": "Tennis - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 50A",
          "title": "Yoga",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 50B",
          "title": "Yoga - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 24A",
          "title": "Volleyball - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 24B",
          "title": "Volleyball - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 24C",
          "title": "Volleyball - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINX 19",
          "title": "Golf - Women",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Team Sports"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINA 14",
          "title": "Water Polo",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 4A",
          "title": "Badminton - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 4B",
          "title": "Badminton - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 18A",
          "title": "Golf - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 18B",
          "title": "Golf - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 25",
          "title": "Mixed Martial Arts",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 27A",
          "title": "Jeet Kune Do - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 27B",
          "title": "Jeet Kune Do - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 30A",
          "title": "Filipino Martial Arts - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 30B",
          "title": "Filipino Martial Arts - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 31A",
          "title": "Jiujitsu - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 31B",
          "title": "Jiujitsu - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 37A",
          "title": "Tai Chi Chuan - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 37B",
          "title": "Tai Chi Chuan - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 40A",
          "title": "Tennis - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINI 40B",
          "title": "Tennis - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 2A",
          "title": "Basketball Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 2B",
          "title": "Basketball Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 10A",
          "title": "Beginning Soccer",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 10B",
          "title": "Soccer Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 12A",
          "title": "Beginning Baseball",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 12B",
          "title": "Intermediate Baseball",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 16A",
          "title": "Co-Ed Slow Pitch Softball",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 16B",
          "title": "Co-Ed Slow Pitch Softball Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 24A",
          "title": "Volleyball - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 24B",
          "title": "Volleyball - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 24C",
          "title": "Volleyball - Advanced",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 26A",
          "title": "Beach Volleyball - Beginning",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KINS 26B",
          "title": "Beach Volleyball - Intermediate",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List A:",
          "units": "6"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Choose two courses from the following:"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL 5",
          "title": "Contemporary Health Issues",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KIN 34",
          "title": "Fitness for Living",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CHEM 50",
          "title": "General Chemistry I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CHEM 50H",
          "title": "General Chemistry I - Honors",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON 17",
          "title": "Applied Business Statistics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 10",
          "title": "Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 23",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "STAT C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "STAT C1000H",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics - Honors",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KIN 3",
          "title": "Basic First Aid and CPR",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KIN 5",
          "title": "Advanced First Aid/CPR/Emergency Response",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHYS 2AG",
          "title": "General Physics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHYS 4A",
          "title": "Engineering Physics",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000H",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology - Honors",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 1",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 1H",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology - Honors",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Total Units for Major",
          "units": "20-24"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "General Education (Cal-GETC) Units",
          "units": "34"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "60"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "1. Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Outcomes\n\n##### Program Learning Outcomes\n\nReview Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program."
    }
  ]
}