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Physical Education B.S.

58 core credit hours

The Bachelor of Science in Physical Education allows students to work in a non-traditional education setting. Places of employment may be in community health, community fitness centers, coaching, and health and wellness areas.

Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Physical Education requires completion of the following courses:

PE 15000Foundations of Physical Education

3
HFS 16000First Aid/CPR/Sport Injuries

2
HFS 20000Health and Nutrition

4
PE 20300Team Building and Cooperative Games

3
HFS 20700Human Anatomy and Physiology

4
HFS 22000Motor Learning and Rhythmic Activity

3
HFS 30000Community Health

3
HFS 30500Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Education

3
HFS 31000Kinesiology of Physical Education

3
EXS 31500Physiology of Exercise

3
PE 31800Coaching with Character

3
PE 32000Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Physical Education

4
PE 34900Organization and Administration of Health and Physical Education

3
PE 35600Theory & Methods of Coaching Weight Training

3
PE 35XXXTheory and Methods of Coaching
EDU 32500Perceptual Motor Development

2
PSY 2000-3000Elective

Plus six credit hours of coursework in Team or Lifetime Sports selected from the following list of courses:

Team Sports

PE 10000Team Sports (Competitive Sports)

1
PE 10100Recreational Sports I

1
PE 10200Recreational Sports II

1
PE 10300Volleyball

1
PE 10400Softball

1
PE 10500Track and Field

1
PE 10600Flag Football

1
PE 10700Basketball

1
PE 10800Soccer

1
PE 10900Wrestling

1
PE 11000Golf

1

Lifetime Sports

PE 11200Trap/Skeet Shooting

1
PE 12000Weight Lifting I

1
PE 12100Weight Lifting II

1
PE 12200Orienteering

1
PE 12600Aerobic Fitness

1
PE 12700Swimming I

1
PE 12900Lifeguarding

1
PE 13000Water Aerobics

1
PE 13100Bowling

1
PE 13200Lifetime Sports

1
PE 13300Tennis I

1
PE 13400Tennis II

1
PE 13500Badminton

1
PE 13600Scuba

1
PE 13700Archery

1
PE 13800Racquetball

1
PE 13900Pickleball

1
PE 14000Plyometrics

1
PE 14100Self Defense I

1
PE 14200Cardiovascular Fitness

1
PE 14300Self Defense II

1
PE 14400Camping

1
PE 14500Bicycling

1
PE 14800Hiking

1
PE 14900Canoeing

1
PE 15100Table Tennis

1
PE 15200Rappelling

1
PE 15300Officiating of Team Sports

1
PE 15400Billiards and Pool

1
PE 15500Swimming II

1
PE 15600Fencing

1
PE 15700Advanced Lifeguarding/Lifesaving

1
PE 15800Fishing and Fly Tying

1
PE 15900Advanced and Fly Tying

1
PE 16100Outdoor Education

1
PE 20300Team Building and Cooperative Games

3
HFS 24000Stress Management

3
PE 26200Marathon Course

2
PE 31800Coaching with Character

3
Additional course requirements include:
BIO 10000Concepts in Biology

4
CHM 10000Concepts in Chemistry

4
PSY 10000Principles of Psychology

3
MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3

MTH 14100: recommended.

See a physical education major advisor.