Education, K-12 Physical Education Teacher Certification, B.A.

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Description, Program Outcomes, and Teacher Certification Requirements

Credits Required: 125

With careful planning, students may be able to complete the degree in fewer than 125 credits. The minimum number of credits required for a Bachelor’s degree is 120.

Education Core

ED 1000 - Introduction to Teaching (4 Credits) with a B- or better required to apply to the major.
ED 1020 - Psychology of Learning and Classroom/School Environment (4 Credits)
ED 1030 - Introduction to the K-12 Exceptional Learner (4 Credits)
ED 2010 - Curriculum Design, Planning, Instruction, and Assessment Across the Curriculum (4 Credits)
ED 2040 - Mental Health and Wellness for Teachers and Students (4 Credits)
ED 3040 - Assessment & Data-Driven Decision-Making (4 Credits)
ED 4905 - Student Teaching (12 Credits)

Additional Education Core Course

ED 4000 - Methods of Instruction Across the K-12 Curriculum (4 Credits)

Content Courses

BI 2030 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4 Credits)
ED 3210 - Pedagogy and Assessment in Physical Education (4 Credits)
KI 1110 - Introduction to Kinesiology (4 Credits)
KI 2010 - First Aid/CPR/AED (1 Credit)
KI 2112 - Movement Instruction: Creative Movement (2 Credits)
KI 2114 - Movement Instruction: Team Sports (2 Credits)
KI 2116 - Movement Instruction: Fitness Activities (2 Credits)
KI 2118 - Movement Instruction: Individual and Lifetime Activities (2 Credits)
KI 2130 (PS 2230/SM 2130) - Psychology of Sport and Movement (4 Credits)
KI 2140 - Motor Behavior (2 Credits)
KI 2150 - Wellness Concepts (4 Credits)
KI 3180 - Biomechanics (4 Credits)
KI 3190 - Adaptive Physical Activity (4 Credits)
KI 4410 - Exercise Physiology (4 Credits)

General Education

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning (2 Credits)
ED 1012 - Writing Across the Curriculum (4 Credits) or approved LAS Writing course.
MT 1015 - Number Sense (4 Credits) or higher
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World (4 Credits)
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values (4 Credits)
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts (4 Credits)
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences (4 Credits)
BI 1011 - Human Biology (4 Credits)
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities (4 Credits)
KI 3120 (SM 3120) - Sport in the Global Society (4 Credits)
LAS Elective (4 Credits)