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2021/2022 University Catalog 
    
2021/2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Exercise and Nutritional Sciences


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OFFICE: Exercise and Nutritional Sciences 351
TELEPHONE: 619-594-5541
WEBSITE: https://ens.sdsu.edu

Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education for Athletic Training.

Faculty

Director: Matthew T. Mahar, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.S., State University of New York, Cortland; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Houston)

Associate Director: David M. Kahan, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.S., M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Ohio State University)

Undergraduate Adviser/Lecturer: Kelly J. Lane, M.S.

Graduate Adviser/Lecturer: Suzanne Meredith, B.A.

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty:

Michael J. Buono, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences and Biology (B.S., East Stroudsburg State College; M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D., University of Arizona)

Chukuka S. Enwemeka, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.S., University of Ibadan, Nigeria; M.S., University of Southern California; Ph.D., New York University)

Steven P. Hooker, Dean, College of Health and Human Services; Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.A., California State University, Fresno; M.A., California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D., Arizona State University)

Susan S. Levy, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., John F. Kennedy University; Ph.D., Oregon State University)

Daniel T. Cannon, Associate Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.S., M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of Leeds, England)

Jochen Kressler, Associate Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.A., San Diego State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami)

Denise A. Lebsack, Associate Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.S., Central Michigan University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia)

Shawn M. O’Connor, Assistant Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan)

Additional Faculty:

Larry S. Verity, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Emeritus (B.S., State University of New York, Cortland; M.Ed., University of Virginia; Ph.D., Purdue University)

Lecturers:

Fabio Comana, M.S., M.A.

Margo B. Greicar, Ed.D., M.Ed.

Matthew Soto, B.S.

Emeritus Faculty:

Peter M. Aufsesser, Ph.D., 1975-2010, Professor of Physical Education

J.E. Lindsay Carter, Ph.D., 1962-1992, Professor of Physical Education

Peter R. Francis, Ph.D., 1981-2003, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Edward P. Franz, M.A., 1965-2003, Associate Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Abraham M. Friedman, Ph.D., 1963-1983, Associate Professor of Physical Education

Janet C. Harris, Ph.D., 2006-2010, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Harry A. King, Ph.D., 1978-1997, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Fred W. Kolkhorst, Ph.D., 1998-2017, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Kathryn J. LaMaster, Ph.D., 1996-2016, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Resource Management; Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Jean Landis, M.S., 1968-1979, Assistant Professor of Physical Education

Thomas L. McKenzie, Ph.D., 1980-2004, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Robert A. Mechikoff, Ph.D., 1981-2010, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Jeanne F. Nichols-Bernhard, Ph.D., 1985-2011, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Patricia Patterson, Ph.D., 1985-2012, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Brent S. Rushall, Ph.D., 1985-2004, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Dennis J. Selder, Ph.D., 1968-2000, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Roger W. Simmons, Ph.D., 1976-2011, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

David A. Sleet, Ph.D., 1974-1997, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences and Health Science

Anthony A. Sucec, Ed.D., 1967-2001, Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Gregg Voigt, M.A., 1996-2016, Lecturer in Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Richard W. Wells, M.A., 1961-1994, Associate Professor of Physical Education

Gloria R. Williamson, M.A., 1961-1979, Associate Professor of Physical Education

The Major

Athletic Training. The undergraduate program in Athletic Training is being phased out, with the final class of students admitted in Fall 2020. A Master of Science in Athletic Training program is scheduled to start in Summer 2022 and will be accepting applications starting in Fall 2021, pending approval from the CSU Chancellor’s Office. The Master of Science in Athletic Training will undergo review for continued CAATE accreditation. The program leads students to a career in athletic training and eligibility to sit for the Board of Certification athletic training examination. Certified athletic trainers are responsible for the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of athletic and physically active injuries. They work in such diverse areas as high schools, community colleges, universities, sports medicine clinics, corporate/industrial settings, and professional athletics. The athletic training program consists of two components of study, an academic component and a clinical education component. The professional program requires application to the program and includes a clinical education component. The clinical education component is an intensive, hands-on service learning program that provides students with the opportunity to apply psychomotor skills in a real athletic environment under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer. Students are given the opportunity to practice what they learn in a variety of clinical education settings included, but not limited to, the Department of Athletics at San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego, University of San Diego, Grossmont Community College, San Diego Mesa Community College, Cuyamaca Community College, San Diego City College, Southwestern Community College, Rancho Bernardo High School, and Cathedral Catholic High School. Due to the required supervision of the clinical education component, there are a limited number of spaces for students in the master’s program per year. Students interested in the athletic training major should meet with the program director as soon as possible in their academic career for the most current information.

Kinesiology. The kinesiology major with emphasis in exercise science generalist, fitness specialist, and prephysical therapy presents to students the study of the processes through which individuals obtain optimal health, physical skill, and fitness. The professional, whether in a laboratory, school, medical or business setting, is ultimately concerned with improving the health and well-being of people.

The uniqueness of the academic area known as kinesiology is the study of human movement. The academic foundation for the study of human movement is covered by courses that explore movement as it affects and is affected by physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, and mechanical parameters. Application of movement concepts evolves from an academic foundation and is covered by courses that study how movement is quantified, how learning experiences are sequenced to modify movement behaviors, and how movement is modified for special needs.

Emphasis in Exercise Science Generalist

Students in the exercise science generalist emphasis often find employment in the private and public sectors concerned with the fitness and health of employees. This emphasis prepares students to meet the academic requirements necessary to (1) evaluate and develop exercise programming for apparently healthy persons in diverse fitness and health settings, and (2) attain certifications that reflect knowledge of the scientific principles that govern leadership in exercise and health enhancement programs. Graduates work as fitness professionals in corporate, community, clinical, and commercial fitness programs. There are also career opportunities for employment in the business sector to include fitness and wellness, and community programs. Graduates in the exercise science generalist emphasis are not as well prepared as those coming from the fitness specialist and may not be as competitive for employment or admission to graduate kinesiology programs.

Emphasis in Fitness Specialist

Students in the fitness specialist emphasis often find employment in the private and public sectors concerned with the fitness and health of employees. This emphasis prepares students to meet the academic requirements necessary to (1) evaluate and develop exercise programming for apparently healthy persons in diverse fitness and health settings, and (2) attain certifications that reflect knowledge of the scientific principles that govern leadership in exercise and health enhancement programs. Graduates work as fitness professionals in corporate, community, clinical, and commercial fitness programs. There are also career opportunities for employment in the business sector to include fitness and wellness, community programs, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, and clinical research.

Emphasis in Prephysical Therapy

The prephysical therapy emphasis prepares students to meet the academic requirements necessary for entry to postgraduate education for rehabilitative professions such as physical therapy, chiropractic, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and podiatry. Students find employment in a broad range of medical environments. Students wishing to meet all requirements for postgraduate education for a professional degree should meet with the undergraduate adviser as well as contact potential postgraduate education sites to obtain specific entry requirements.

Retention Policy

The College of Health and Human Services expects that all athletic training and kinesiology majors will make reasonable academic progress towards the degree. Premajors who have completed major preparatory courses, earned 60 units, but have less than a 2.8 GPA for athletic training or 2.9 GPA for kinesiology may be removed from the premajor and placed in undeclared.

Standards for Admission

Admission to the University

Applicants must be eligible for admission to the university. See “Regulations: Admission and Registration ” section of this catalog. Once accepted to the university, students interested in the athletic training major are subject to further screening by the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences and the athletic training professional program.

Admission to the Athletic Training or Kinesiology Major

Refer to Impacted Programs ” section of the Exercise and Nutritional Sciences section of this catalog.

Admission to the Athletic Training Professional Program

SDSU is no longer accepting undergraduate applications for the Athletic Training program.  Students interested in applying for the Master of Science in Athletic Training should consider an undergraduate major in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Fitness Specialist or Pre-Physical Therapy. The application packet for the athletic training master’s program is pending approval from the CSU Chancellor’s Office, with an anticipated application timeline in Fall 2021, and a Summer 2022 start date for new candidates accepted into the Master of Science in Athletic Training. Updated information regarding the prerequisites for this program and timeline for application can be found on the program website at: https://ens.sdsu.edu/at/.

Impacted Programs

The athletic training major and the kinesiology major with emphases in exercise science generalist, fitness specialist, and prephysical therapy are impacted programs.

To be admitted to the athletic training major or a kinesiology major emphasis, students must meet the following criteria:

  1. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better: ENS 200  and BIOL 212 . These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC). BIOL 212  must be completed with a grade of B (3.0) or better for students in the athletic training major;
  2. Complete a minimum of 60 semester units applicable to the lower division General Education requirements to include all Preparation for the Major requirements for kinesiology major emphasis, and electives to reach 60 units. ENS 200  and BIOL 212  must be completed before taking upper division major courses. Preparation for the Major courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
  3. Have a cumulative GPA of 2.9 or better in a kinesiology major emphasis.
  4. For the athletic training major, have a cumulative GPA of 2.80 or better. This GPA is also required for application submission and program consideration.
  5. For the athletic training major, students must be accepted into the professional program.
  6. For the athletic training major, complete with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0: BIOL 212 , ENS 265 , ENS 265L . These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC).

To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major emphasis described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.

Programs

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