Health and Physical Education Teacher Education, K-12 Major (B.A.)

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Students must be admitted to the secondary teacher education program and complete all Secondary Education Professional Studies requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor in the Health and Physical Education Teacher Education Program as well as the Teacher Education Certification Office in the sophomore year to plan this additional course of study.

The Health and Physical Education major is available to students desiring to teach grades K-12. It requires a double major described in the College of Education section.

Teacher Education Secondary: Grades PK to 12

Admission to the major does not constitute admission to the College of Education.

Admission to the College of Education is a multi-step process and information on that process can be found at the link below.

Teacher Education: Policies And Procedures

Major Required Courses (45 cr)

Pre-Professional Studies (5 cr)

PSYC 100 - General Psychology (GE6) 4 cr
PSYC 315 - Adolescent Psychology 3 cr
TEMS 100 - Exploring Teaching 2 cr

Student Teaching (12 cr)

Physical Education Teacher Education majors must obtain an acceptable level in all content area skill requirements and program assessments prior to entering student teaching.

TEMS 412 - Seminar in Secondary Teaching 2 cr
TEMS 422 - Secondary Student Teaching 3-12 cr