The Department of Exercise and Sport Science offers a program that leads to P - 12 teacher certification. This teacher education program prepares the student to teach physical education preschool through grade twelve.
The modern trend in the organization of the public schools is a division of three levels - - elementary, middle school or junior high, and high school. This means that once students finish the program they can apply for jobs at the elementary, middle or high school level. Students choosing this option will be certified to teach at any of these levels. This not only provides for greater employment opportunities but also gives the student a more thorough understanding regarding the growth and skill development of children. Such an understanding of the development of children will be of great value in any physical education profession.The starting salary for certified physical education teachers is $28,000 per year, plus benefits.
Curriculum for the Physical Education Teacher Education (P-12)
| Major Requirements |
43-46 hours |
| Core Requirements |
25-26 hours |
| PHE 125 Intro to Physical Education |
1 |
| PHE 224 Team Sports II |
3 |
| PHE 241 Swimming and Diving |
1 |
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| PHE 242 Advanced Lifesaving |
1 |
| PHE 305 Individual and Dual Sports |
3 |
| PHE 312 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries |
3 |
| PHE 315 Physical Fitness Concepts and Applications |
3 |
| PHE 320 Biomechanics |
3 |
| PHE 325 Physiology of Exercise |
3 |
| PHE 326 History and Philosophy of Physical Education |
3 |
| PHE 575 Tests and Measurements in Physical Education |
3 |
| CPR - Current Certification Required |
0 |
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| Options Requirements (20 hours) |
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| PHE 300 Technical, Social & Creative Dance (spring only) |
3 |
| PHE 310 Physical Activity and Motor Development (spring only) |
3 |
| PHE 323 Movement Concepts and Skill Themes |
3 |
| PHE 365 Gymnastics |
2 |
| PHE 415 Outdoor & Lifelong Motor Activities |
3 |
| PHE 467 Skill Acquisition |
3 |
| PHE 562 Adapted Physical Activity |
3 |
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| Supporting Courses |
40 hours |
| BIO 171 Human Anatomy |
3 |
| BIO 301 Human Physiology |
3 |
| CIS 212 Intro to Computer Information Systems |
3 |
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| CIS 104 Computer Literacy with Software Applications |
3 |
| EDF 103 Introduction to Education |
1 |
| EDF 203 School and Society |
3 |
| EPY 319 Human Development and Learning |
3 |
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| EME 465 Teaching Physical Education in P-8 |
3 - must be accepted into College of Education (Spring only) |
| ESE 566 Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Sch |
3 - must be accepted into College of Education (Fall only) |
| ELE 541 Survey of Elementary Curriculum Programs |
3 - must be accepted into College of Education (Fall only) |
| ESE 499 Supervised Teaching in Secondary School |
12 (Student teaching - spring only) |
| ESE 490 Fundamentals of Secondary Education |
3 (Student teaching - spring only) |
FOUR YEAR COURSE PROGRESSION
A suggested four year progression of courses, please click here: PDF Format
Faculty Advisor for Physical Education Teacher Education
Dr. John Ferguson
