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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physical Education (BS Degree)

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A major in Physical Education consists of 74 hours and does not require a minor.

[Certification Program for Grades PreK-12]

Physical Education (74 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

ENGL 111 - English Composition and Rhetoric I (3 hours)
ENGL 112 - English Composition and Rhetoric II (3 hours)
COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 hours)
ENGL 202 - Survey of American Literature (3 hours) or
ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours) or
ENGL 204 - Survey of English Literature II (3 hours)
EDUC 221 - Technology for Teachers (3 hours)
ART 201 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
ART 202 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)
CHST 111 - Survey of the Old Testament (3 hours)
CHST 112 - Survey of the New Testament (3 hours)
HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours) or
HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours) or
HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)
HIST 211 - American History I (3 hours) or
HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)
KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (3 hours) or higher

Foreign Language or Language Literature (choose one):

FREN 213 - French Literature in Translation (3 hours) or
SPAN 213 - Spanish Literature in Translation (3 hours) or
WRLD 213 - World Literature in Translation (3 hours)
or 200-level foreign language course

Natural Science

BIOL 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 hours)
One course from Physics, Geology, or Chemistry

Major Requirements

Physical Education (47 hours)

KINE 202 - School Health (3 hours)
KINE 204 - First Aid and Personal Safety (3 hours)
KINE 211 - Health and Fitness Assessment (3 hours)
KINE 215 - Introduction to Kinesiology (3 hours)
KINE 305 - Tests and Measurements (3 hours)
KINE 317 - Health, Safety and Physical Education in the Primary and Elementary Grades (3 hours)
KINE 331 - Individual and Dual Sports (3 hours)
KINE 380 - Physiology of Exercise (4 hours)
KINE 404 - Strategies for Managing Individual Differences in Physical Education (3 hours)
KINE 405 - Organization and Administration of Physical Education (3 hours)
KINE 408 - Kinesiology (3 hours)
* KINE 427 - Physical Education and Health Curriculum and Methods (3 hours)

Note:

*Requires admission to the Professional Program in Teacher Education

Four courses from the following (excluding KINE 114 and 134):

KINE 101 - Aerobics and Physical Fitness (1 hours)
KINE 104 - Beginning Badminton (1 hours)
KINE 106 - Beginning Bowling (1 hours)
KINE 108 - Beginning Golf (1 hours)
KINE 109 - Beginning Gymnastics and Tumbling (1 hours)
KINE 113 - Beginning Soccer (1 hours)
KINE 118 - Beginning Tennis (1 hours)
KINE 121 - Beginning Weight Lifting (1 hours)
KINE 132 - Intermediate Tennis (1 hours)

Two courses from the following:

Education (27 hours)

Professional Foundations

EDUC 201 - Principles and Philosophy of Education (3 hours)
EDUC 300 - Psychology Applied to Effective Teaching (3 hours)
EDUC 313 - Introduction to Human Growth and Development (3 hours)

Professional Studies

Requires Admission to the School of Education

EDUC 325 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
EDUC 405 - School, Parent, and Community Relations (3 hours)

Requires Admission to the School of Education

EDUC 095 - Praxis II (0 hours)
EDUC 442 - Clinical Practice in the Elementary and Secondary Schools (12 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.

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