The request to revise the Department of Kinesiology’s Honors Program

Date: October 31, 2014
To: College of Health and Human Services
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: October 22, 2014
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2015

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY HONORS PROGRAM IN EXERCISE SCIENCE

Requirements for Graduation with Honors in Exercise Science the Department of Kinesiology

To obtain a degree with Honors in Exercise Science their respective major in the Department of Kinesiology, a student must:

  1. complete at least six (6) units of Honors coursework (not including the thesis)
  1. complete at least three hours of Exercise Science Honors Thesis (KNES 4700) with an A, which includes writing an honors thesis under the supervision of a single faculty member, and publicly presenting the results of that research to the Department faculty;
  1. explain, in writing, how their course of study in the department developed a focused inquiry into the study of a Kinesiology major (Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Neurodiagnostic & Sleep Sciences, or Respiratory Therapy), to the satisfaction of the Exercise Science Department of Kinesiology Honors Committee;
  1. have a GPA of at least 3.20 for all course work at UNCC, and a GPA of at least

3.50 forllwokExercise Science their respective major in Kinesiology at UNCC; and

  1. comply with all procedural and substantial requirements established by the University Honors Council and the Faculty Council for graduating with Honors in a department.

Admission to the Honors Program

Consideration for admission to the Honors Program may be initiated by the student or by any faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology. A student may be removed from the Honors Program at any time upon her/his own request or upon recommendation of the Honors Program Committee in consultation with the Department Chair of Kinesiology. There shall be no penalty for removal from the Honors Program. A student is eligible to participate in the Honors Program in her/his Sophomore or Junior year of study.

a. A student is eligible to participate in the Honors Program in her/his Sophomore or Junior year of study.

  1. The student must have an overall GPA 3.20 and a GPA of 3.50 in the Exercise Science their respective major in the Department of Kinesiology major.
  1. The student must submit a typed statement (maximum length 500 words)

explaining:

1. what What the person’s students’ academic/career goals are in the field of Exercise Science their respective major in the Department of Kinesiology Major.

2. how How the Department of Kinesiology Honors Program is relevant to the student’s academic and/or career interests.

  1. The Department of Kinesiology Honors Program Committee will review the materials of all eligible student applicants on an ad hoc basis and recommend to the Department of Kinesiology Chair those individuals who should be admitted into the Program.

The Exercise Science Department of Kinesiology Honors Committee

  1. The Exercise Science Department of Kinesiology Honors Committee will be formed at the end of each spring semester to serve for the following academic year. The committee will consist of the Exercise Science a Department of Kinesiology Program Coordinator, a faculty member appointed for this purpose by their peers, and the Exercise Science representative to the University Honors Council. The two or more members in addition to the Exercise Science Program Coordinator will serve staggered, two-year terms.

The first year the Committee is established, one member will be appointed for three years, one for two years.

  1. The Exercise Science Department of Kinesiology Honors Committee will choose its own chair, and will establish its own procedures consistent with this document. Among those procedures, the Committee will promulgate written guidelines for admission to and removal from the program, and any guidelines they deem appropriate for the Honors Thesis.
  1. The Exercise Science Department of Kinesiology Honors Committee will be responsible for recommending that students be admitted for candidacy to graduate in their respective majors in the Department of Kinesiology with Honors, and that a candidate graduate with Honors in Exercise Science their respective major.

IV. Modifications to the Exercise Science Department of Kinesiology Honors Program

  1. Any full-time faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology may propose changes to the Honors Program.
  1. Proposed changes must be approved by a majority vote of a quorum of the full- time faculty (two-thirds) taken at a duly called faculty meeting. Any proposed changes approved by the Department must be subsequently approved by the University Honors Council.