# Kinesiology (KIN) courses Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 32 courses Source: https://mc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/48441/48769/49120/49121/49714 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### KIN 36 — Aerobic Circuits - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Development of personal fitness with an emphasis on the cardiovascular, muscular and respiratory systems through a variety of exercise activities. ### KIN 37A — Core and Restore I - Fundamentals - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Development of fundamental abdominal and core strength and stability in conjunction with using a roller to decrease stress and muscle tension throughout the body, as well as providing muscular rehabilitation. ### KIN 54A — Cross Fitness I - Fundamentals - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Basic introduction to an individualized program for achieving muscle tone and endurance. ### KIN 54B — Cross Fitness II - Beginning - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Moderate introduction to an individualized program for achieving muscle tone and endurance. ### KIN 54C — Cross Fitness III - Intermediate - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: This course employs resistive exercises which will improve lifetime fitness and overall body fitness with an emphasis on weights. ### KIN 54D — Cross Fitness IV - Experienced - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: This course employs an advanced principle of resistive exercises which will improve lifetime fitness and overall body fitness with an emphasis on weights. ### KIN 58A — Fitness Center Strength Training I-Fundamentals - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Instruction of fundamental techniques for strength training using resistance equipment to improve strength,endurance and size of skeletal muscles. ### KIN 58B — Fitness Center Strength Training II-Beginning - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Instruction for beginning techniques for strength training using resistance equipment to improve strength,endurance and size of skeletal muscles. ### KIN 58C — Fitness Center Strength Training III - Intermediate - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Instruction for intermediate levels of techniques for a strength training in the use of resistance equipment to improve strength, endurance and size of skeletal muscles. ### KIN 58D — Fitness Center Strength Training IV - Experienced - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Instruction of experienced techniques for strength training using resistance equipment to improve strength,endurance and size of skeletal muscles. ### KIN 60A — Circuit Training for Strength I-Fundamentals - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity Class: Conditioning through the use of exercises and apparatus with emphasis on overall improvement of muscle tone, endurance and cardiovascular system. ### KIN 60B — Circuit Training for Strength II-Beginning - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Conditioning through the use of exercises and apparatus with emphasis on overall improvement of muscle tone, endurance and cardiovascular system. ### KIN 60C — Circuit Training for Strength III-Intermediate - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 3 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Conditioning through the use of exercises and apparatus with emphasis on overall improvement of muscle tone, endurance and cardio-vascular system. ### KIN 60D — Circuit Training for Strength IV-Experienced - **Units:** 1-2 - **Hours:** 3 - 6 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Conditioning through the use of exercises and apparatus with emphasis on overall improvement of muscle tone, endurance and cardiovascular system. ### KIN 67A — Sports Training I-Fundamental - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Fundamental level of sport specific fitness training to increase sport performance. ### KIN 67B — Sports Training II-Beginning - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Fundamental level of sport specific fitness training to increase sport performance. ### KIN 67C — Sports Training III-Intermediate - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Intermediate level of sport specific fitness training to increase sport performance. ### KIN 67D — Sport Training IV-Experienced - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Competition level of sport specific fitness training to increase sport performance. ### KIN 70A — Speed Training I - Fundamentals - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Fundamental development of an individual's speed and power for applications to athletic activity in various sports. ### KIN 80A — Basketball I - Fundamentals - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Basic fundamentals and skills in basketball. ### KIN 80B — Basketball II - Beginning - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Beginning level of basketball rules and skills. Includes introductory concepts of offense and defense. ### KIN 80C — Basketball III - Intermediate - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Intermediate introduction of basketball fundamentals. Includes introductory concepts of offense and defense. ### KIN 80D — Basketball IV - Competitive - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Activity class: Introduction to competitive level basketball techniques through practice drills. ### KIN 103A — Soccer I - Fundamentals - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Covers the fundamental techniques of soccer, terminology, rules, and history. Practice, skills drills, and class competitions are provided to enhance skill development and game strategy. A written final exam and skills exams serve to evaluate student achievement. ### KIN 103B — Soccer II - Beginning - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Covers beginning soccer skills. Through team competition, emphasis is placed upon offensive and defensive tactics and strategies. Develop knowledge and understanding of the current collegiate soccer rules and fitness. ### KIN 103C — Soccer III - Intermediate - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Covers intermediate soccer skills. Through team competition, emphasis is placed upon offensive and defensive tactics and strategies. Develop knowledge and understanding of the current collegiate soccer rules and fitness. ### KIN 103D — Soccer IV - Experienced - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Advisory:** Fundamental soccer skills. - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Experienced soccer skills and team competition, with emphasis placed upon offensive and defensive tactics and strategies; develop knowledge and understanding of the current collegiate soccer rules and fitness. ### KIN 110A — Track and Field I - Fundamentals - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Fundamentals and skills in track and field. ### KIN 110B — Track and Field II - Beginning - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity class: Development of beginning level track and field skills including sprinting, the jumps, the throws, hurdling and middle/long distance running necessary for track and field competition. ### KIN 110C — Track and Field III Intermediate - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity Class: Intermediate level track and field skills; sprinting, the jumps, the throws, hurdling and middle/long distance running necessary for track and field competition. ### KIN 110D — Track and Field IV - Experienced - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** 2 hours lab - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Activity Class: Experienced level track and field skills; sprinting, the jumps, the throws, hurdling and middle/long distance running necessary for track and field competition. ### KIN 150 — Introduction to Kinesiology - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 3 hours lecture - **C-ID:** KIN 100 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/kin.md) Introduction to interdisciplinary approach to the study of human movement: Overview of motor learning/control, motor development, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and social psychological foundations.