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Coaching Minor Check Sheet

Coaching Minor Checklist

2022-2023 Catalog

22 Hours

This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.


Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.

  • Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
  • A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
  • No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
  • Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability. "F" indicates "fall," "S" indicates "spring," and "Su" indicates "summer" availability.

Required:

  • _____ AT 2356 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (F, S, SU)
  • _____ BIO 2430 – Human Physiology and Anatomy (F, S, SU)
  • _____ ESS 3323 – Psychosocial Aspects of Exercise and Sport Science (F, S)
  • _____ ESS 3340 – Theory and Principles of Coaching (F, S, sometimes SU)
  • _____ ESS 4320 - Resistance Training and Conditioning (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: ESS 3317 and ESS 3117 both with grades of "C" or higher. An overall GPA of 2.0 or higher is required. Coaching minors may contact the College of Education Advising Center for any needed course [not GPA] prerequisite overrides – minors will need to complete ESS 3317 or 3320 with a “C” or better as prerequisites: 512-245-3050)

Choose 1 course from:

  • _____ ESS 3317 - Exercise Physiology (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: BIO 2430, or [BIO 2451 and BIO 2452], or [BIO 3425 and 3426] with grades of "C" or better. An overall GPA of 2.0 or higher is required. Coaching minors may contact the College of Education Advising Center for any needed course [not GPA] prerequisite and co-requisite overrides: 512-245-3050)
  • _____ ESS 3320 – Biomechanics (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: BIO 2430, or [BIO 2451 and BIO 2452], or [BIO 3425 and 3426] all with a grade of "C" or better. An overall GPA of 2.0 or higher is required. Coaching minors may contact the College of Education Advising Center for any needed course [not GPA] prerequisite overrides: 512-245-3050)

Choose 3 courses from:

  • _____ ESS 1172 - Beginning Field Sports (F, S) (Restricted to majors or minors in Exercise and Sports Science, Coaching, or Health and Fitness Management)
  • _____ ESS 1176 - Beginning Tennis, Badminton, and Other Racket Sports (F, S, SU) (Restricted to majors or minors in Exercise and Sports Science, Coaching, or Health and Fitness Management)
  • _____ ESS 1178 - Beginning Volleyball and Basketball (F, S, SU) (Restricted to majors or minors in Exercise and Sports Science, Coaching, or Health and Fitness Management)
  • _____ ESS 1179 - Beginning Weight Training (F, S, SU)