2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Yoga Studies Minor

Tara Bogota, Program Coordinator

Room: D-167

Email: tbogota@kean.edu

The Yoga Studies minor provides students with an education of Yoga's history, theory and philosophy as well as providing a 200 hour registered Yoga Alliance Teacher Training certification. Completion of this program will provide the knowledge and insight needed to teach yoga as a career or use yoga as a tool when working with clients and other professionals such as physical therapist, occupational therapists, personal fitness trainers, athletic trainers, social workers, teachers, self employment and more.

Yoga Studies Minor Requirements

All Minor courses require a grade of "C" or better.

Required Courses 8

EXSC 2023YOGA II

1

EXSC 3023FOUNDATIONS OF YOGA: TECHNIQUES, THEORY & TRAINING

3

EXSC 3024YOGA TEACHER TRAINING AND METHODOLOGY

3

EXSC 3025YOGA TEACHER CERTIFICATION PRACTICUM

1

Guided Elective Courses 7

All electives should be selected with the advisement of a Yoga faculty member from the selection below. Each Yoga Minor student must fulfill seven (7) credits of guided electives to satisfy the requirements for a Yoga Minor.

EXSC 1023YOGA I

1

EXSC 1025ANIMAL FLOW

1

EXSC 1130GROUP FITNESS

1

BIO 2402HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY

4

HED 3515WELLNESS

3

TR 3000INCLUSIVE RECREATION SERVICES IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY

3

HED 3200HOLISTIC HEALTH

3

HED 3231FIRST AID, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, CPR /AED

3

EXSC 3510PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE

3

EXSC 3511PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE LAB

1

EXSC 3505KINESIOLOGY

3

AS 2000INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN STUDIES

3

PSY 3680POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

3

Total Credit Hours: 15