2025-2026 Catalog

Health and 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 all program courses.
  3. A secondary admission to the School of Education is required. An acceptable Student Teaching Portfolio is required.

Course Requirements

Program Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HPE 140Foundation of Physical Education

3

Fall, Spring.
HPE 200WPromoting Health and Well-Being in Schools

3

Spring and as needed.
HPE 210Nutrition Education and Promotion

3

Spring.
HPE 213 Movement Appreciation for Children

3

Fall.
HPE 243Motor Development and Motor Learning

3

Fall, Spring.
HPE 300Health Education and Health Promotion Pedagogy

3

Spring, as needed.
HPE 301WPrinciples of Teaching Activity

3

Fall, Spring.
HPE 314Middle/High School Activities

3

Fall.
HPE 325Assessment in Health and Physical Education

4

Fall.
HPE 340Sexual Health Education and Promotion

3

Spring.
HPE 409Adapted Physical Education

3

Spring.
HPE 410Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health

3

Fall, Spring.
HPE 413Practicum in Elementary Physical Education

3

Spring.
HPE 414WPracticum In Secondary Physical Education

3

Fall.
HPE 415Practicum in Adapted Physical Education

3

Fall.
HPE 417Practicum in Elementary Health Education

3

Spring.
HPE 418WPracticum in Secondary Health Education

3

Fall.
HPE 423WStudent Teaching Seminar in Health and Physical Education

2

Spring, as needed.
HPE 425WStudent Teaching: Health and Physical Education

7

Spring.
HPE 428Educational Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology

3

Fall.
HPE 431Drug Education

3

Fall.
HPE 444Student Teaching in Adapted Physical Education

3

Early Spring.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 201Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 202Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory

1

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 203Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 204Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory

1

Fall, Spring, Summer.
CEP 215Introduction to Educational Psychology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 101Introduction to Teaching and Learning

2

Fall, Spring, Summer.
FNED 246Schooling for Social Justice

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 333Introduction to Special Education: Policies/Practices

3

Fall, Spring.
TESL 401Introduction to Teaching Emergent Bilinguals

4

Fall, Spring.

Note: BIOL 201 and BIOL 202: Fulfills the Natural Science category of General Education.

Note: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204: Fulfills the Elective category of General Education.

Note: CEP 215: Fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences category of General Education.

Total Credit Hours: 95