Physical Education B.S.

Retention Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 each semester.
2. A minimum grade of B- in HPE 413, HPE 414 and HPE 444 and a recommendation to continue from the instructors of each practicum.
3. A minimum grade of B- in all other required and professional courses.
4. Completion of the Professional Service Retention Requirement prior to enrolling in HPE 425.

Course Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HPE 102	Human Health and Disease	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 140	Foundations: Physical Education and Exercise Science	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 243	Motor Development and Motor Learning	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 301W	Principles of Teaching Activity	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 325	Assessment in Physical Education	2	Fall.
HPE 409	Adapted Physical Education	3	Spring.
HPE 415	Teaching/Assessment in Adapted Physical Education	3	Fall.
HPE 428	Educational Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology	3	Fall.

Activities Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HPE 313	Elementary Activities	3	Fall.
HPE 314	Middle School Activities	3	Fall.
HPE 315	High School Activities	3	Fall.

Note: Students must also demonstrate basic-level competency in aquatics by providing evidence of satisfactory completion of an entry-level or higher swimming course or its equivalent prior to student teaching. Materials explaining ways to fulfill this requirement are available in the Department of Health and Physical Education.

Note: Students must present current certification in basic first aid and adult-child-infant CPR and AED in order to student teach.

Professional Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CEP 215	Introduction to Educational Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 101	Introduction to Teaching and Learning	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 246	Schooling for Social Justice	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 413	Practicum in Elementary Physical Education	3	Spring.
HPE 414W	Practicum In Secondary Physical Education	3	Spring.
HPE 423W	Student Teaching Seminar in Physical Education	2	Fall, Spring.
HPE 425W	Student Teaching in Physical Education	9	Fall, Spring.
HPE 435	Physical Education Student Teaching Capstone	1	Early Spring.
HPE 444	Practicum in Adapted Physical Education	2	Early Spring.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 333	Introduction to Special Education: Policies/Practices	3	Fall, Spring.
TESL 401	Introduction to Teaching Emergent Bilinguals	4	Fall, Spring.

Note: BIOL 108: Fulfills the Natural Science category of General Education.

Note: BIOL 335: Fulfills the Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning category of General Education.

Note: CEP 215: Fulfills the Social/Behavioral category of General Education

Total Credit Hours: 81

Specialization in Adapted Physical Education

The purpose of the Specialization in Adapted Physical Education is to offer distinction for those who go above and beyond the minimum requirements of each course to set him/herself apart from peers. The Specialization can only be earned by maintaining a B in HPE 409, HPE 415, HPE 413, HPE 414, HPE 444 and SPED 333.