Undergraduate

The Department of Health and Kinesiology offers a Bachelor of Science with majors in health and in kinesiology and a Bachelors of Arts degree in dance. The department also offers institutional minors in health, kinesiology, and dance.

The following degree plans are offered:

• Health All-Level Certified
• Health Non-Certified
• Kinesiology All-Level Certified
• Kinesiology Non-Certified
• Dance Secondary Certification Option I (with a second teaching field)
• Dance Secondary Certification Option II (without a second teaching field)
• Dance Performance Track

The Department of Health and Kinesiology consists of approximately 16 full-time faculty members, 9 part-time members, and 3 graduate teaching assistants. Its faculty members are committed to providing quality instruction, academic advisement, service to the University and community, and collaborative research. It serves the needs of students from diverse backgrounds in the Rio Grande Valley, Southwestern United States and the United States as a whole.