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BS in Physical Education Teaching/Coaching (K–12) (78 hours*, including licensure hours)



This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center or department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this program.

The Discipline

Students preparing to teach physical education and/or coach will have a variety of experiences that will enhance proficiency in the knowledge and skills requisite to working in the contemporary school setting. Majors learn to perform a variety of sport, fitness, outdoor adventure, and dance activities personally. After becoming proficient, students take courses and have practical experiences in teaching and coaching children, adolescents, and adults. The discipline is interesting and rewarding, and those in a teaching/coaching career help others pursue and practice healthy lifestyle habits.

Career Opportunities

Graduates seek teaching and physical education/coaching careers in elementary and secondary education settings. With an advanced degree, teaching and coaching positions at institutions of higher learning are available.

It is recommended that students desiring to be optimally employable in secondary schools complete an approved teaching minor.

Program Requirements    |    View MAP

  1. Prior to beginning course work in the major, students must apply for admittance into the PETE Program. The program requires that all students take most of the major courses together as a cohort group. See the PETE advisor during January of the sophomore year (106 SFH).

  2. Complete the senior exit interview.

  3. A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.

  4. Complete the following required prerequisite and general education courses:

  5. Complete the following:

  6. Complete one course from the following:

  7. Complete the Professional Education Component:
    • Complete the following:
        EXSC 374 : Fundamental Skills and Teaching Methods for Elementary Physical Education. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        EXSC 374 : Fundamental Skills and Teaching Methods for Elementary Physical Education. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F
        PREREQUISITE: Acceptance into PETE program.
        DESCRIPTION: Identifying and demonstrating fundamental skills; identifying immature and mature movement patterns; selecting developmentally appropriate activities; appropriate management techniques.

        EXSC 377 : Secondary Practicum. (3:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        EXSC 377 : Secondary Practicum. (3:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F
        PREREQUISITE: Sc Ed 276R; fingerprinting and FBI clearance; acceptance into PETE program.
        DESCRIPTION: Written and practical teaching assignments designed to help prospective teachers plan, conduct, and evaluate lessons and unit plans appropriate to adolescent students.

        EXSC 380 : Use of Technology in Physical Education Teaching. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        EXSC 380 : Use of Technology in Physical Education Teaching. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F
        PREREQUISITE: Acceptance into PETE program.
        DESCRIPTION: Applying computer technology: Web page design and software focusing on skill, fitness grading, digital video editing, and presentation
        NOTE: Course meets secondary education technology requirements.

        EXSC 461 : Adapted Physical Education for Teaching Majors. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        EXSC 461 : Adapted Physical Education for Teaching Majors. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: W
        PREREQUISITE: Acceptance into PETE program.
        DESCRIPTION: Program, legal mandates, management techniques, and assessing and identifying special needs students.


        SC ED 276R : Exploration of Teaching: Exercise Sciences. (3-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        Exploration of Teaching: Exercise Sciences.
        SC ED 276R : Exploration of Teaching: Exercise Sciences. (3-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        Exploration of Teaching: Exercise Sciences.
        PREREQUISITE: Major-area preadmission requirements.
        DESCRIPTION: Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.
          (3 hours required)
        SC ED 350 : Adolescent Development in an Education Context. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        SC ED 350 : Adolescent Development in an Education Context. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
        PREREQUISITE: Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course.
        DESCRIPTION: Adolescent development and its implications for integrated school culture, curriculum design, instructional practices, and assessment.

        Note: Fingerprinting and FBI clearance must be completed prior to enrolling in ExSc 377.

    • Complete 12 hours of one of the following:
        SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education. (12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education.
        SC ED 476R : Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education. (12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        Secondary Student-Teaching Internship - Physical Education.
        OFFERED: F, W
        PREREQUISITE: Completion of all course work or departmental approval.
        DESCRIPTION: Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.
        SC ED 496R : Academic Internship: Secondary Education. (12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        SC ED 496R : Academic Internship: Secondary Education. (12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F, W
        PREREQUISITE: Completion of all course work or departmental approval.
        DESCRIPTION: Capstone, field-based, year-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.

                     : Academic Internship: Biological Sciences.
                     : Academic Internship: English.
                     : Academic Internship: Mathematics.
                     : Academic Internship: Social Sciences.
                     : Academic Internship: Physical Sciences.

  8. Complete the PRAXIS II exam.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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