Physical Education

Bachelor of Science in Education

Students completing the following comprehensive major in physical education will receive a Bachelor of Science in Education degree and physical education licensure valid for teaching physical education in grades PreK-12.  Acquiring licensure in both Physical Education and Health Education is an option that may enhance employability, particularly in the state of Ohio.  With the following additional courses, a student will receive health education licensure valid for teaching health education in Pre-K-12:  HED 200, 300, 330, 342, 361, 425, 431, 442; EDUC 245, 436.  Careful planning with the academic advisor is encouraged.  Two additional semesters will be required in order to complete both licensure programs.

The major consists of the following: (42 hours)

  • PE 215 Anatomical Structure and Function (3 hrs)
  • PE 265 Introduction to Fitness, Physical Education, and Sport (3 hrs)
  • PE 282 Individual Sport Instruction (2 hrs)
  • PE 283 Team Sport Instruction (3 hrs)
  • PE 284 Dual Sport Instruction (2 hrs)
  • PE 313 Kinesiology (3 hrs)
  • PE 320 Physical Education for Children (3 hrs)
  • PE 332 Motor Behavior (3 hrs.)
  • PE 345 Sociology of Sport (3 hrs)
  • PE 383 Curriculum and Instruction in Physical Education (3 hrs)
  • PE 413 Physiology of Activity (3 hrs)
  • PE 424 Adapted Physical Education (2 hrs)
  • PE 432 Tests and Measurements in Physical Education (3 hrs)
  • HED 220 Core Concepts of Health (3 hrs)
  • BIOL 273 Human Biology (3 hrs)

Professional education courses totaling 38 hours are also required for licensure:

  • EDUC 112 Foundations of Education (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 232 Psychology of Human Learning (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 270 Expressive Arts for Young Childrlen (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 312 Principles of Secondary School Instruction (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 357 Content Reading Strategies in Middle/Secondary Schools (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 362 Instructional Technology (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 405 Applied Instructional Technology (1 hr)
  • EDUC 460 Student Teaching Seminar (1 hr)
  • EDUC 472 Teaching Physical Education in the Secondary School (3 hrs)
  • EDUC 495 Multi-Age Student Teaching (12 hrs)
  • SPED 243 Inclusion and the Schools (3 hrs)
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