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Bachelor’s Degree in Human Performance and Physical Education Emphasis in Physical Education (K-12 Licensure) Requirements

Expected Outcomes:

  • Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.
  • Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.
  • Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Courses (33)

Core Requirements to include:

Sequential literature courses
BIO 111General Biology I

4
BIO 112General Biology II

4
MAT 231Statistics

3
PSY 113General Psychology

3
PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Additional General Education Requirements (2)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

Major Field of Study (42)

Required Human Performance and Physical Education Courses (15)

HPPE 200Foundations of Health, PE, and Sport

3
HPPE 211First Aid and Emergency Care

3
HPPE 390Research Methods in Human Performance

3
HPPE 401Exercise Physiology

3
HPPE 406Kinesiology/Biomechanics

3

Additional Required for Physical Education Licensure Emphasis (24)

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4
HPPE 240Nutrition for Heath & Performance

3
HPPE 320Motor Learning

3
HPPE 321PE for Elementary Teachers

2
HPPE 325Activity Skills: Individual and Team Sports

3
HPPE 343Essentials of Adaptive PE

3
HPPE 402Administration of PE & Sport Programs

3
HPPE 423Tests & Measurements in PE

3

Human Performance and Physical Education Electives (choose from the list below) (3)

HPPE 111Personal and Community Health

3
HPPE 324Philosophy & Techniques of Coaching

3
HPPE 330Assessment and Care of Athletic Injuries

3

Professional Education (33)

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3
EDU 315Exceptional Child

3
EDU 331Educational Assessment

3
EDU 342Classroom Management

3
EDU 360Multicultural Education

3
EDU 410Technology in Education

3
EDU 422Strategies for Teaching K-12 PE

3
EDU 458Clinical Practice in PE Grades K-12

11
EDU 459Clinical Practice Seminar, K-12

1

Total Credit Hours: 126-129

*All physical education licensure majors must make a “C” or higher in all HPPE courses.

*See catalog reference or program coordinator for degree requirements for either BA or BS degree in physical education.