What are the requirements for affiliation?A NEW LIST OF STANDARDS IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2022 CKA has established a new set of competencies to promote as the standards of the profession across Canada. These standards are the competencies deemed necessary to practise kinesiology in our country. This competency list will serve in decision making, such as in membership registration requirements and in continuing education credit requirements. The competency list includes as many university programs as possible in order to maximize access to membership. These new standards are effective as of January 2022. The CKA mandated its Membership, Standards & Continuing Education Committee to review the competency list, considering the many changes in the university curriculum over the past seven years. An initial list of universities was established by consulting with PKAs, visiting the CKO and CCUPEKA websites (membership and accredited sections), and reviewing previous CKA lists. From a total of 92 university programs, 86 were considered; 6 programs were rejected for not having enough credits related to the science of kinesiology. To the current CKA competency list, additional competencies were added as the analysis of the curriculum was performed, for a total of 54 competencies. Gathered by visiting university websites, a list of programs related to kinesiology was established. For each program, the following information was recorded:
Minimal Requirements1. 60 credits based on a 3-credit course or 11 credits based on a 0.5-credit course 2. Must include: Eight mandatory core competency courses and 14 elective kinesiology courses 3. Note: 1. Full-year courses lasting 72 to 80 hours (6.0 credits) may be considered as two courses of 3 credits. 2. For Quebec universities, the credit equivalence of most university programs in other provinces is 75%, thus 40 credits, including six mandatory core courses. LIST OF COMPETENCIESCore studies (eight mandatory courses): 1. Human anatomy 2. Physiology (human exercise) 3. Biomechanics 4. Psychomotor behaviour/motor control and learning 5. Research design 6. Statistics 7. Exercise programs/prescription 8. Fitness evaluation/assessment Elective studies (14 courses): 1. Adaptive kinesiology 2. Biochemistry 3. Biology 4. Chemistry 5. Chronic conditions/diseases 6. Computer science 7. Ergonomics/human factors 8. Exercise management/rehabilitation 9. Exercise physiology/exercise or work 10. Gerontology 11. Health promotion and prevention for different populations 12. Health science 13. Human growth and development 14. Human pathology 15. Individual study (kinesiology) 16. Information integration and judgment and care 17. Instructional/functional measurement/evaluation in kinesiology 18. Laboratory, tutorial, or practicum courses 19. Leadership skills 20. Neurophysiology 21. Nutrition 22. Organic chemistry 23. Philosophy/ethics (kinesiology) 24. Physics 25. Psychology of movement 26. Research project (kinesiology) 27. Kinesiology (scope of practice) 28. Sociology of movement 29. Sports medicine 20. Wellness
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS NOT RECOGNIZED
This list of competencies has been developed to include the majority of university programs, with the exception of the following, which have not been recognized for lack of scientific rigour. Graduating students of these programs are encouraged to take courses to acquire the scientific competencies required by the new standards before becoming a member.
COMPETENCIES EARNED BEFORE 2000For competencies earned in programs when the term kinesiology was not widely used (circa 2000), the CKA invites candidates to submit a list of equivalent competencies earned either in their bachelor's degree related to physical activity, physical education, or other program names related to kinesiology or in continuing education activities. For each of the competencies required, you must submit the equivalent course on a transcript or proof of successfully achieving the competency in a continuing education activity after the bachelor's degree. The reliance on science-based competencies is mandatory. A brief course description for each competency will be required. The CKA is no longer accepting applicants who do not have the necessary competencies. Learn more about CKA's standards and competencies here. |
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