As some of you have noticed, beginning this fall semester, the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology is now offering a new degree option for students.

In addition to a major in Kinesiology, students now have the option to major in Biomedical Physiology. As of Fall 2010, this new major will replace the Health and Physiological Sciences concentration under the Kinesiology major. Details of the requirements are found in the SFU calendar here.

At present, students have the option to follow either the original concentration in Health and Physiological Sciences or the new major. Students who are approved in the Health and Physiological Sciences concentration under the Kinesiology major are still able to complete their program according to the calendar requirements specified in the year that they were approved into the program. All classes that are part of the Health and Physiological Sciences concentration are still listed in the calendar and are still offered by the department.

Alternatively, the new major is derived from the original concentration and students may choose to switch to the new program. There are some differences between the programs and students who wish to follow the new degree must follow all of the new requirements. These requirements include:

• the addition of BISC 102-4 as a lower division requirement
• the removal of KIN 207 and PHYS 130 (or PHYS 131) as lower division requirements (if the classes have already been taken, they will still count as electives towards the degree)
• KIN 340 was removed as a core upper division requirement and instead is listed as an upper division elective
• the list of upper division electives from BISC and MBB was updated and expanded to provide more flexibility
• the removal of KIN 340 as a core course requires the addition of one upper division elective, which can be from any discipline as along as it is 300 or 400 level
• removal of the CCUPEKA requirements

Click here for a copy of the updated graduation check sheet from the new major.

If you have further questions, please send an email to bpkadvisor@sfu.ca (please be sure to include your student number).

IF YOU WISH TO BE APPROVED IN THE NEW MAJOR PROGRAM:
Please send the Advisor an email, including your name and student number, and clearly indicate that you wish to be approved into the new major.