Strength and Conditioning Minor Final Field-Experience Practicum (Kines 414)

Kines 414 Off-Campus Practicum

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What makes Kines 414 different than Kines 412 and 413?
  • To expand your experience within the profession and science of strength and conditioning, Kines 414 is required to be at a different location, commonly known as an Off-Campus Practicum.
• How do I know if a site location qualifies?
  • The field-experience supervisor is required to be a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, CSCS, in good standing with the NSCA. You will be required to provide their certification number. This field-experience needs to include new learning outcomes.  Your responsibilities and supervisor should not be the same as previous practicums. The opportunity should provide between 120-150 hours of active learning within a S&C experience through the term you are enrolled.
• What do I need to communicate with a potential site supervisor?  What are their responsibilities?
  • We aim to make your supervisor’s responsibilities manageable!  They will have formal paperwork, brief online supervisor training, and communication at the beginning, a midway check in, and a final evaluation of your performance.  Otherwise, their requirement is to have you learn within their professional environment and find ways for you to contribute within the 120-150 hours.
• I found a site that I am excited about and fits the requirements, how do I enroll?
  • A formal practicum proposal for Kines 414 must be submitted to the clinical coordinator and approved by the committee in the semester prior to beginning the practicum. The practicum application is submitted online.
• What if I am enrolled in Kines 485, too?
  • The practicum proposal for Kines 414 is separate from Kines 485.  The KINES 414 proposal includes the essential aspects of listing your supervisor’s credentials that show they fit the practicum requirements.  The learning objectives must also be different. You can view the different proposal forms using the following links:
    • Kines 414 practicum application
    • Kines 485 internship application
• What is the difference between the learning objectives of Kines 485 vs. Kines 414?
  • Kines 414 must have three learning objectives that meet the competencies of being a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS®).  A good reference for this content is our program’s textbook learning objectives, NSCA’s Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th ed.
• I am enrolling in both Kines 485 and Kines 414 together, how do I complete the hours?
  • IF YOU ARE COMPLETING BOTH 485/414 AT THE SAME LOCATION:  You can count your Kines 414 hours towards your total for Kines 485. IF YOU ARE COMPLETING 414 AT A SEPARATE LOCATION:  You cannot count your Kines 414 hours towards Kines 485.
• Will I have any other course requirements during the practicum?
  • You will have assignments and competencies according to the syllabus, similar to Kines 412 and 413, on the Canvas course space.
• What else do I need to think about regarding an off-site practicum?
  • PLEASE remember, you are a representative of the WSU Strength and Conditioning Minor!  Our reputation depends upon the actions of every student within the community.  So far, our interns have performed so outstandingly that they have built opportunities for not only their own employment, but also built a bridge for upcoming minor students to find practicum locations.  You all are great individuals, SHOW OFF HOW GREAT OUR PROGRAM IS!

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