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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Physical Education
Major Program Guide For: B.S.Ed. in Physical Education
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 126 Credit Hours
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ENGL (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL (C1) | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH (C2) | 101 | Mathematical Concepts | 3 | CMHC (C3) | 201 | Intro to Speech Communication | 3 |
| HEAL (C4) | 123 | Health & Wellness | 3 | C5 | 3 | ||
| C5 | 3 | P1 | 3 | ||||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | P3 | 3 | ||||
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*One perspectives course must be a 300-400 level course | |||||||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P5 | 3 | P1 | 3 | ||||
| HEAL | 250 | First Aid & Safety Education | 2 | PE | 255 | Theory/Practice of Fitness & Wellness | 2 |
| PE | 264 | Skill Acquisition | 1 | PE | 256 | Pedagogical Aspects of Physical Ed | 2 |
| PE | 312 | Foundations of Health & Physical Ed | 3 | PE | 353 | Method/Analysis of Team Sports | 3 |
| PE | 335 | Anatomy & Physiology | 3 | PE | 311 | Measurement & Evaluation | 3 |
| EDCI | 231 | Foundations of Education | 3 | SAC | Second Academic Concentration | 3 | |
| The student begins application process to Professional Education and declares SAC by the end of fall semester.
*One perspectives course must be a 300-400 level course | |||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| *P6 | 3 | PE | 423 | Kinesiology | 3 | ||
| PE | 345 | Physical Education for Children | 3 | PE | 424 | PE for the Exceptional Child | 3 |
| PE | 346 | Rhythmic Fundamentals | 2 | PE | 435 | Motor Behavior | 3 |
| PE | 354 | Method/Analysis of Dual/Ind. Sports | 3 | SAC | 3 | ||
| PSY | 320 | Child & Adolescent Psychology | 3 | SAC | 3 | ||
| SAC | 3 | SAC | 3 | ||||
| The student must be fully admitted to Professional Education by spring semester.
*One perspectives course must be a 300-400 level course Graduation Fee: After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| PE | 488 | Internship I (middle/high school) | 2 | PE | 489 | Internship II (elem/middle school) | 9 |
| PE | 325 | Curriculum & Methods | 3 | PE | 496 | Internship Seminar | 3 |
| PE | 405 | Adventure Education | 1 | ||||
| PE | 425 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 | ||||
| PSY | 321 | Educational Psychology | 3 | ||||
| SAC | 3 | ||||||
| Students begins Internship in Physical Education. | |||||||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 126 Credit Hours