2016-2017 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

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Physical Education, B.S. (Certifiable for PK-12 teaching)

Requirements

82 credits in physical education skill and lecture courses as follows:

Skill Courses

PE 219Skills and Instructional Strategies in Golf

1
PE 221Skills and Instructional Strategies in Resistance Training

1
PE 222Skills and Instructional Strategies in Yoga

1
PE 223Skills and Instructional Strategies for Cross-Curricular Teaching

1
PE 273Tumbling and Gymnastics

2
PE 277Methods of Teaching Cooperative Activities

1
PE 278Methods of Teaching Games and Rhythmic Activities

2
PE 279Methods of Teaching Team Sports

2
PE 280Methods of Teaching Racquet Sports

2
DAN 272Creative Dance in Education

2
DAN 377Modern Dance & Theory

1
Total Credit Hours:16

Professional Education Courses

EDT 315Educational Technology in the Secondary School Classroom

1
EDTE 314Applying Learning Theories in Diverse Settings (K-12 Programs)

3
EDF 415Educational Foundations

3
EDSC 417Student Teaching (Elementary P.E.)

6
EDSC 419Student Teaching (Secondary School P.E.)

6
Total Credit Hours:19

EDT 315, EDF 415, EDSC 417, and EDSC 419: Require admission to the professional program prior to enrollment.

Required general education courses:

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3
or
ENG 110Introduction to College Writing

3
 
HIST 161American History to 1877

3
or
HIST 162American History from 1877 to present

3
 
STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3
PHYS 111Introductory Physics I

3
PSY 236Life-Span Development

3
COMM 115Fundamentals of Communication

3
or
COMM 140Public Speaking

3
and
PE 144Fitness/Wellness Ventures

2

Choose one of the following:

BIO 111Introductory Biology

3
BIO 121General Biology I

4
BMS 111Cells and the Human Body

3

Note: No minor is required with this major.

Note: For information on admission to the professional program see the page linked here.