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K-12 Education in Physical Education

63-64 credit hours Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education

39 credit hours K-12 Education Minor

Degree requirements updated after publishing per the addendum. **

Requirements

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

EDU 32315Methods of Elementary Physical Education

3
EDU 32320Methods of Intermediate Physical Education

3
EDU 32500Perceptual Motor Development

2
EXS 31500Physiology of Exercise

3
EXS 32500/HP 53000Biomechanics

3
HFS 16000First Aid/CPR/Sport Injuries

2
HFS 20000Health and Nutrition

4
HFS 22000Motor Learning and Rhythmic Activity

3
HFS 30500Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education

3
HFS 40000Adapted Physical Education

3
PE 15000Foundations of Physical Education

3
PE 31800Coaching with Character

3
PE 33000Psychological Aspects of Physical Education

3

One of the following:

BSC 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
HFS 20700Human Anatomy and Physiology

4

Additional course requirements include:

BSC 10000Concepts in Biology

4
CHM 10000Concepts in Chemistry

4
PSY 10000Principles of Psychology

3

Plus three credit hours of math coursework; MTH 14100 or MTH 14800 is recommended.

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 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 Fishing and Fly Tying

1
PE 16100Outdoor Education

1
PE 20300Adventure Education and Leadership

3
PE 24000Stress Management

3
PE 26200Marathon Course

2

Methods of Teaching

EDU 34000Secondary Methods of Teaching Physical Education

3