Kinesiology and Health Education
Minor in the College of Education
The Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) offers a minor which allows students to study areas related to health, exercise and physical culture.
The minor gives undergraduate students from outside the Kinesiology and Health Education major the opportunity to take courses studying health behavior, human movement, physical culture, sport, and much more. Students have the opportunity to design a broad-based minor by taking almost any combination of KIN or HED classes.
Students also have the option to focus on an area of interest. Recommendations for focused tracks include:
- Coaching
- Disability Studies
- Exercise Physiology
- Health Behavior and Health Education
- Health Care Professions
- Human Movement Science
- Personal Training and Fitness
- Sport Management and Physical Culture in Sport
- Strength and Conditioning Coaching
How to Declare
ShowPlease note: The Kinesiology and Health Education minor will only be available to students on the 2018-2020 catalog. Any current student who wishes to pursue this minor will need to switch to the 2018-2020 catalog in order to claim it. Contact your advisor for more details. The Kinesiology and Health Education minor and IDA page will become active fall 2018.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 at UT to declare a minor in Kinesiology and Health Education. To declare the minor:
- Visit your IDA (Interactive Degree Audit) page
- Click on Minors
- Select "Education" from the school dropdown
- Choose the KHE Minor
- Click “Apply”
- You should see a confirmation message at this point
Required Courses
ShowA transcript-recognized minor in KHE requires 15 hours of coursework in KIN and HED with a minimum of 6 upper-division hours. Prerequisites for classes must be met and some classes have limited spaces available.
