Transfer Course Criteria for
Kinesiology
Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.
Required Courses
Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.
Desired Courses
Because the San Luis Obispo campus at Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.
Evaluating Your Courses
All the courses listed are Cal Poly courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.
Course Listings
Required Courses
English Communication
- Oral Communication
- English Composition
- Critical Thinking and Composition
Mathematics
- MATH 1007/Precalculus
or MATH 1261/Calculus I
Statistics
- STAT 1110/Applied Statistical Concepts and Methods
Chemistry
- CHEM 1120/Fundamentals of Chemical Structure and Properties
Biology
- BIO 1151/Life: Molecules and Cells
Major Related
- HLTH 1155/Multicultural Perspectives and Health
or HLTH 1160/ Women’s Health and Society - BIO 2231/Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIO 2232/ Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- KINE 1180/Introduction to Kinesiology
Desired
Physics
- PHYS 1121/College Physics I
Chemistry
- CHEM 1122/Fundamentals of Chemical Reactivity
Required Courses
English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication/English Composition
- Critical Thinking
Mathematics
- MATH 119/Precalculus Trigonometry
or MATH 141/Calculus I
Statistics
- STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management I
Chemistry
- CHEM 127/Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I
Biology
- BIO 161/Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
or BIO 111/General Biology
Major Related
- HLTH 250/Healthy Living
or HLTH 255/Personal Health: A Multicultural Approach
or HLTH 260/Women’s Health Issues - BIO 231/Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO 232/Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- KINE 180/Orientation to Kinesiology
Desired
Physics
- PHYS 121/College Physics I
Chemistry
- CHEM 128/Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science 2
All information is subject to change without prior notice.