Undergraduate Catalog

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

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements and transfer information.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15)

ENG 101Composition I

3

MAT 231Statistics

3

BIO 111General Biology I

4

PSY 113General Psychology

3

HPPE Activity

1

FYE 101First Year Experience

1

Spring Semester (15)

ENG 102Composition II

3

Religion/Philosophy Core

3

BIO 112General Biology II

4

ENG 221Speech Communication

3

Or

COMM 221Speech Communication

3

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (18)

Literature Core

3

HIS 111History of Civilization I

3

Or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

PSY 113General Psychology

3

Fine Arts Core

3

HPPE 200Foundations of Health, PE, and Sport

3

REL 101History & Literature of the Old Testament

3

Or

REL 102History & Literature of the New Testament

3

Spring Semester (18)

Literature Core

3

HIS 112History of Civilization II

3

Or

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

HPPE 211First Aid and Emergency Care

3

HPPE 240Nutrition for Heath & Performance

3

MIS Core or Elective

3

HPPE 325Activity Skills: Individual and Team Sports

3

Junior Year

Fall Semester (18)

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3

EDU 331Educational Assessment

3

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

HPPE 320Motor Learning

3

HPPE 321PE for Elementary Teachers

2

HPPE 390Research Methods in Human Performance

3

Spring Semester (15)

HPPE Elective

3

HPPE 402Administration of PE & Sport Programs

3

HPPE 406Kinesiology/Biomechanics

3

EDU 315Exceptional Child

3

EDU 342Classroom Management

3

Senior Year

Fall Semester (17)

HPPE 343Essentials of Adaptive PE

3

HPPE 423Tests & Measurements in PE

3

HPPE 401Exercise Physiology

3

EDU 360Multicultural Education

3

EDU 410Technology in Education

3

EDU 422Strategies for Teaching K-12 PE

3

Spring Semester (12)

EDU 458Clinical Practice in PE Grades K-12

11

EDU 459Clinical Practice Seminar, K-12

1

Total Credit Hours: 129

Apply for admission to the program as early as possible in the sophomore year. No EDU– prefixed courses may be taken until the student is admitted to the Teacher Education Program at MMC (exceptions: EDU 101, EDU 308 and EDU 360 which are both cross listed).

Apply by October 1 for spring clinical practice, by March 1 for fall clinical practice.

All required sections of the Praxis II shall be passed prior to the clinical practice semester.