Although it’s more than a week into the new semester, there is still time to add classes. Whether you’re looking to simply fulfill a requirement or looking for a class to keep you active, here is a list of sports related classes that are currently still available.
Keep in mind that undergraduate students have until Feb. 15 and graduate students have a deadline of Feb. 6 to add or drop any classes without being penalized. Students will now also need a permission number, which can be obtained by contacting either the professor of the class or the academic department.
One unit:
DANC 139A (Ballet I), DANC 141A (Jazz Dance I) and DANC 148 (Dance Conductioning and Somatic Practices) are classes where students will develop proficiency in said subjects. Students can expect to put in two hours per week for these classes.
If you’re looking to stay fit, a plethora of physical activity classes worth one unit are still available in the kinesiology department. A few courses being offered are strength training, fitness walking, running, karate, yoga, swimming, women’s self defense against sexual assault and tennis.
According to Sensei Timothy Komori, the instructor for karate, tae kwon doe, aikido and adapted self-defense, he is able to add students to the courses he teaches even if the CSUN portal says it has reached its capacity.
Komori said his courses can help students develop character and make new friends.
“They make classes, like accounting or something, you just sit in a class and you leave. You don’t know who’s sitting there,” Komori said. “Here, they’re going to work with each other and we rotate through.”
Two units:
The Recreation and Tourism Management department offers multiple classes that aren’t your average lectures. RTM 151B (Rock Climbing and Mountaineering), RTM 151D (Flat-Water Boating), RTM 151F (Survival) and RTM 151 G (Challenge/Ropes Courses) are courses that meet on Saturdays and are taught in less than the typical 16-week format. Note that arranged field trips are also required with these courses.
Three units:
For a more traditional lecture hall class, HSCI 336 (Health Aspects of Drug Use) is a course that does a deep dive into problems related to the use and misuse of drugs, as well as how this can affect those around them.
The Kinesiology department also has many classes worth three units open but some require prerequisites, so be sure to check the notes section of the class. A few classes that don’t require prerequisites are KIN 200 (Found Kinesiology) and KIN 347 (Intro Adapted PE).
