Health and Physical Education, B.S.

Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38-40 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: See Admission Requirements for Teacher Education Majors on College of Education catalog page.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 39 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

UNIV 101 -UNIV 102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following:

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

MATH 121 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

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Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 8 Credits

At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

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Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

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Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

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Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools (completion of this professional education course satisfies the Ethics and Civic Engagement requirement)

Program Requirements: 81 Credits

Professional Education Courses: 33 Credits

(Admission to Teacher Education is required for EDUC 455 and EDUC 464 ; admission to Student Teaching is required for EDUC 490 and EDUC 480 or EDUC 497 )

Academic Catalog

Health and Physical Education, B.S.

Program Requirements

University College Core Curriculum: 39 Credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits

Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits

Information Literacy: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 8 Credits

And select one from the following:

Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits

Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Program Requirements: 81 Credits

Professional Education Courses: 33 Credits

Health Core Courses: 18 Credits

Physical Education Core Courses: 30 Credits

Total Credit Hours: 120