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Major in Physical Education K-12 (B.A.)

HPE120 First Aid 2
HPE130 Personal and Community Health 3
HPE200Q*a Professional Activities I 4
HPE201 Foundations of Physical Education 2
HPE210a Professional Activities II 3
HPE215 Professional Activities III 2
HPE220A* Educational Rhythms 3
HPE247 Motor Development and Learning 2
HPE306 Administration of Athletics and Physical Education 2
HPE316 Curriculum Development in Physical Education 3
HPE320 Developmental and Adapted Physical Education 3
HPE340 School Health and Drug Issues 3
HPE375 Biomechanics 3
HPE376 Exercise Physiology for Health and Physical Education 3
Choose from:   4
   BIO101D* Principles of Biology  
   BIO109D* General Biology  
BIO209 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
EDU200 Introduction to Education 3
EDU201 Introduction to Education Field Experience 1
EDU220 Introduction to Middle Level Education 3
EDU240 Educational Psychology 3
EDU241 Educational Psychology Field Experience 1
EDU317GZ* Understanding Diversity 3
EDU320 Pedagogy of the Young Adolescent Learner 2
EDU424 Methods in Teaching K-12 Physical Education 3
EDU425 Middle Level Education Practicum in Physical Education 1
EDU490 Student Teaching Block 15
  Total 83
General Education   51-52
  TOTAL 134-135**

* A student may also choose to use this course to meet a General Education requirement.

** Because of possible double counting between General Education and the major, the actual total can be reduced to 129 credits.

a Students lacking competency in motor skills may be required to take additional one-credit Leisure and Lifetime Sports courses to improve their performance level.

Students must earn a grade of C or better in each content area and education course (HPE, BIO, EDU) in the major. Courses with grades of C- or lower must be repeated.