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Health and Physical Education Area with Teacher Certification (P-12) – Bachelor of Arts

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program.

Program Competencies

Students will demonstrate:
  1. An understanding and working knowledge of discipline specific content.
  2. An understanding of general knowledge from other disciplines, which can be applied to the discipline.
  3. Experiences and opportunities to develop the skills and techniques (including technology) needed to ensure the effective delivery of content to students in developmentally appropriate ways.
  4. Knowledge and activities designed to promote sensitivity to and accountability for diverse learner populations.
  5. An understanding of and experience using the skills needed for effective classroom management.
  6. The skills needed to design, implement and evaluate student assessments.
  7. Knowledge and skills to participate in an interdisciplinary approach to education.
  8. Knowledge and skills needed to effectively select and utilize a variety of technical and human resources to augment the learning process.
  9. Opportunities to implement Kentucky Education Reform Act initiatives and to be assessed in regard to the effective delivery (KTIP guidelines) of the same in a variety of preservice practice teaching activities.

Assessment

  1. Teacher Performance Assessment
  2. PRAXIS Content Area Exam(s)
  3. PRAXIS PLT Exam
  4. Disposition assessment


Program Requirements

General Education

HLTH 230Community Health

3
EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3
HPE 499CSenior Seminar in HPE*

3
General Education courses

variable
Total Credit Hours:36

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education courses and requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

HPE Requirements

HLTH 151Wellness: Theory to Action

3
HLTH 203Safety and First Aid

3
HLTH 205Psychological Health

3
HLTH 206Principles of Nutrition

3
HLTH 360Family Health

3
HLTH 418Use and Abuse of Drugs

3
HLTH 475School Health Program

3
HPE 160Foundations of Health and Physical Education

3
HPE 300Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education*

3
HPE 301Classroom Assessment in Health and Physical Education

3
HPE 302Methods of Teaching Elementary Health*

3
HPE 303Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education*

3
HPE 304Methods of Teaching Secondary Health*

3
PHED 212Games and Rhythms for Elementary Teachers

3
PHED 213Methods of Teaching Individual Sports

1
PHED 214Methods of Teaching Racket Sports

1
PHED 215Methods of Teaching Team Sports

1
PHED 216Methods of Teaching Lifetime Sports

1
PHED 217Methods of Teaching Gymnastics and the Martial Arts

1
PHED 218Methods of Teaching Dance

1
PHED 306Functional Anatomy/Biomechanics

3
PHED 315Motor Development and Motor Learning

3
PHED 430The Psychosocial Dimensions of Sport and Physical Activity

3
PHED 432Physiology of Exercise

3
PHED 475Adapted Physical Education

3
Total Credit Hours:63

Professional Education Requirements

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3
EDF 311Learning Theories, Assessment and Diversity*

3
EDSE 312Educational Methods and Technology*

3
EDSE 416Clinical Practice*

12
EDSE 483Classroom Organization and Management for Secondary Teachers*

3
Total Credit Hours:24

Total Credit Hours: 123

Students must be admitted to the TEP before taking restricted courses in professional education (EDF 311, EDSE 312, EDSE 483, EDSE 416) or in Health and Physical Education Teacher Education (HPE 300, HPE 302, HPE 303, HPE 304, and HPE 499C).