2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

Human Performance and Physical Education, Physical Education Licensure Grades K-12 Concentration Requirements

(SLO) Expected Outcomes:

1. Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.

2. Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.

3. Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Courses

Core Requirements to include:

BIO 111General Biology I

4

BIO 112General Biology II

4

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

MAT 231Statistics

3

PSY 113General Psychology

3

Major Field of Study (40)

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

HPPE 200Foundations of Health, PE, and Sport

3

HPPE 240Nutrition for Heath & Performance

3

HPPE 320Motor Learning

3

HPPE 325Activity Skills: Individual and Team Sports

3

HPPE 343Essentials of Adaptive PE

3

HPPE 401Exercise Physiology

3

HPPE 402Administration of PE & Sport Programs

3

HPPE 406Kinesiology/Biomechanics

3

HPPE 423Tests & Measurements in PE

3

PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Professional Education Courses (33)

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3

EDU 315Exceptional Child

3

EDU 331Educational Assessment

4

EDU 342Classroom Management

3

EDU 360Multicultural Education

3

EDU 410Technology in Education

2

EDU 422Strategies for Teaching K-12 PE

3

EDU 458Clinical Practice in PE Grades K-12

11

EDU 459Clinical Practice Seminar, K-12

1

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)

General Electives (2)

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

Total Credit Hours: 120