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Health and Physical Education Option (K-12)
 

Health and Physical Education and Recreation Core

This program will endorse an individual to teach Health and Physical Education in grades Kindergarten (K) through twelve (12).

 

 

Hrs

HPER 201 Foundations of Health and Physical Education 2
HPER 215 First Aid, CPR & AED 2
HPER 240 Health and Society 3
HPER 309 Organization, Administration and Curriculum of Physical Education, Health Education, and Sport 3
HPER 310 Psychology of Sports and Physical Activities 3
HPER 312 Muscular Anatomy and Kinesiology 3
HPER 325 Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries 3
HPER 360 Physiology of Exercise 3
HPER 415 Motor Learning 3
HPER 416 Skills & Fitness Assessment 2
HPER 417 Adapted Physical Education 3
HPER 420 Biomechanics 3
HPER 422 Coord School & Comm Health: Program Plan/Impl 3

 

Other Required Courses

HPER 220 Sports Skills 3
HPER 230 Rhythms & Dance for Elementary School 3
HPER 313 Physical Education in Elementary/Middle Grades 3
PE 315* Secondary Physical Education & Health Teaching Methods 3
  Total for Health and Physical Education courses 49

 

The K-12 subject endorsement requires the Education Core and the K-12 Education Option

 
EDUC 312* K-12 Practicum 2
EDUC 434* Secondary Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum 3
  Total for K-12 Health and Physical Education Option 87

 

Education Core

All students seeking certification in any endorsement option area are required to complete the following courses. Educ 209 is a prerequisite (or co-requisite) for the other courses, so plan to take Educ 208/209 during your first semester of Education coursework.

 

EDUC 205** Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 208** Teacher Education: Principles & Practicum

3

EDUC 209** Teacher Education Orientation

0

EDUC 255** Diversity in Education 3
EDUC 300* Classroom Management & Effective Teaching

3

EDUC 317* Tests and Measurements 3
EDUC 400* Professional Practices 2
SPED 200** Introduction to Special Education 3
EDUC 410* Student Teaching - Elementary 6
EDUC 411* Student Teaching - Secondary 6
EDUC 420* Student Teaching Seminar 1
  Total for Education Core 33
  Total for Health and Physical Education (K-12) Option 87

 

Note: Required Program Prerequisite:

PSYC 250** Human Growth & Development 3

* Course requires admission to Teacher Education prior to enrollment.

** Students must complete these courses and HPER 101 prior to receiving admission to Teacher Education