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Physical Education Teaching Certification (K-12), BA

42 core credit hours

Requirements

Course requirements for K-12 certification in physical education are as follows:

BIO 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
EXS 31500Physiology of Exercise

3
HFS 16000First Aid/CPR/Sport Injuries

2
HFS 20000Health and Nutrition

4
HFS 22000Motor Learning and Rhythmic Activity

3
HFS 30500Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Education

3
HFS 31000Kinesiology of Physical Education

3
HFS 40000Adapted Physical Education

3
PE 15000Foundations of Physical Education

3
PE 31800Coaching with Character

3
PE 32000Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Physical Education

4
PE 33500Methods of Elementary Physical Education

3
PE 33600Methods of Intermediate Physical Education

3

K-12 education course requirements are as follows:

EDU 10000Orientation to Educational Experiences

3
EDU 11100School Observation

1
EDU 20200Psychology of Teaching and Learning

3
EDU 21501Teacher Education Seminar I

1
EDU 30700Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

3
EDU 32100Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology

3
EDU 34100Education of the Exceptional Child

3
EDU 34300Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3
EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1-3
EDU 40400Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning

3
EDU 41000Student Teaching

12

 

Plus four 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 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 14100Self Defense I

1
PE 14200Cardiovascular Fitness

1
PE 14300Self Defense II

1
PE 15100Table Tennis

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 16100Outdoor Education

1
PE 20300Adventure Education and Leadership

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
EDU 32500Perceptual Motor Development

2
MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3
Or other MTH course

Plus three credit hours of math coursework; MTH 14100 is recommended.