Undergraduate Advising: Kinesiology

Do I have mandatory advising?

Students in the following populations have mandatory advising with Kinesiology:

• New Students: First semester freshmen and transfer students will receive email communication from an advisor with the steps needed to remove their mandatory advising registration block. These steps typically include completing a graduation plan and meeting with a Kinesiology advisor to discuss your plan and prepare for course registration.
• 75+ Advising: When KNES students reach 75 cumulative credits, they are required to meet with a departmental advisor to complete their senior audit in order to remove their mandatory advising registration block. Students who have previously completed their senior audit need to submit this form to have their mandatory advising block lifted. 

Exception to Policy

Examples of exception to policy include needing a third attempt at a course, withdrawing from a course after the deadline, credit overloads, course time conflicts, and exceeding the total number of repeatable credits. These exceptions are granted in extenuating circumstances, and the students should be prepared to provide adequate detail and documentation to support their request.

Permission to Enroll

Students need to request approval to take courses away from UMD. Once they are enrolled at UMD, Kinesiology students are required to take all major requirements here. General Education courses and electives can be taken away from UMD, but still require approval from CASA. 

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

It is SPH policy that if a student wishes to bring parents, legal guardians or family members to a meeting with an advisor, faculty member, or other School official, this meeting must be scheduled at least one business day in advance, and University parties involved must be notified that the student’s parent, legal guardian, or family member will be present at the meeting. The student must also have the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Academic Release Information Form on file with the department.  You may contact an advisor in the department to receive a copy of this form if you want to sign it, or you may print it using the link. 

Curriculum Changes

• Beginning Fall 2022, KNES385 - Motor Control and Learning, will transition to a four-credit lab course.
• Beginning Fall 2022, all students entering the KNES major will be required to complete KNES200. Students already declared as KNES can complete either KNES200 or KNES201. KNES201 will be offered through the Spring 2023 term.
• Beginning Summer 2022, students are no longer required to complete KNES497. All students will be required to complete five Upper Level Option courses instead of four Upper Level Options and KNES497. If students choose to take KNES497, it will apply to the new Upper Level Option requirement.
  • Students are responsible for checking their General Education requirements to determine if they need an additional Scholarship in Practice (DSSP) course if they do not take KNES497.

KNES Upper Level (UL) Options 

The UL Option courses offered each semester may vary. These are 300-400 level KNES courses that are completed after a student has earned 75 credits. Students are responsible for checking additional course prerequisites, recommendations, and restrictions in the schedule of classes. You will be dropped from the course if you do not satisfy these requirements.