*Students starting in Kinesiology and Health Science in Fall 2023 or earlier
Any student who started their KINE degree prior to Fall 2024 will be required to complete the PKIN program.
Practicum Maximum: Due to student safety concerns, Kinesiology and Health Science students may only enroll in a maximum number of PKIN courses per term. These maximums are 3 PKIN courses for each of the Fall and Winter terms and 2 PKIN courses for each of the S1 and S2 terms.
Practicum Participation Requirement
To receive credit for a practicum course a student must attend and actively participate in a minimum of 80 percent of classes for the course*. When full participation is not possible, accommodation agreements may be reached with the practicum instructor (complete classes missed on a different date, individual testing etc., dependent on the practicum instructor).
The following absences are allowed:
- 24 hour course, 2 hours week/12 weeks: students allowed a maximum of 4 absences
- 24 hour course, 4 hours week/6 weeks: students allowed a maximum 2 absences (S1 & S2 Term PKINs)
- 16 hour course, 3 hours week/8 weeks: students allowed a maximum 3 absences
- 12 hour course, 2 hours week/once per week/12 weeks: students allowed a maximum 2 absences
- P Terms – 80% of hours must be completed: students allowed to miss a maximum 20% absences
Please note that ANY practicum that certification is part of the course, 100% attendance is MANDATORY. Without 100% attendance then you will not come away with certification.
Cumulative Grade Point Average and Credit Weights
Practicum courses have no academic weight and are not included in the total of 120 academic credits required for the Honours degree. There is no tuition fee for practicum courses, although some practicum courses may have additional charges for consumables such as printed material and supplies.
Prerequisites
Where courses are offered consecutively in the same area (example: Volleyball I, Volleyball II) students must have achieved at least a B in the preceding course in order to take the subsequent course, unless otherwise stated. Qualified students may be admitted directly into an advanced level course with the permission of the instructor. In these cases, no credit is awarded for the lower-level course.
Practicum Enrolment
Priority enrolment is given to Kinesiology and Health Science Honours standing students. Students are responsible for enrolling, adding, and dropping courses. The add/drop dates for the practicum courses are the same as those published for the academic courses. Students requesting to drop a practicum course off of their transcript after the drop deadline must send an email to ugkhs@yorku.ca.
Evaluation – Grades and Pass/Fail Option
Evaluation of a student’s competence in a practicum is based on skill execution and skill theory (oral and/or written). The practicum grading scale is A, B, C, F, or Pass/Fail option.
Students may take practicum (PKIN) courses on a pass/fail basis provided that they apply to do so with the practicum instructor within the first two weeks of classes.
Note: Practicum courses and grades are listed on the official transcript but are not calculated in the cumulative grade point average.
Varsity Sport Practicum Credits
Students who complete a season as a member of a York University varsity team are eligible to receive 1 PKIN course credit allowance per year to a maximum of 3 practicum course credits. When students complete 3 years of varsity sport participation, elective PKINs are waived first automatically and then the PKIN they played varsity in would be waived. The waiver can only be applied to the PKIN area the student completed as part of a varsity team and cannot be applied to other PKIN areas. Students and the head coach must complete a PKIN Equivalency Request Form for Varsity Sport Participation. Students requesting PKIN Equivalency for varsity sport participation must send an email to ugkhs@yorku.ca.
Accommodation Circumstances
Religious Observance
Students who request absences from class based on the Senate’s Religious Observance Policy may be accommodated. In order to receive Religious Observance, students must submit the Religious Accommodation Agreement form to the Practicum Course Instructor by the date outlined in the Senate Policy: (Senate Policy on Religious Observance). Students are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Disabilities
Instructors must accommodate students who have a documented learning, mental health, physical, sensory, and/or medical disability. Appropriate documentation must be provided and accommodations must be arranged by the student with the Practicum Course Instructor directly. Students are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Temporary Illness and Injuries
Many students experience temporary illnesses and injuries. Students may be accommodated by instructors such that they are able to satisfy practicum requirements. Appropriate documentation must be provided and accommodations must be arranged by the student with the Practicum Course Instructor directly. Students are considered on a case-by-case basis.