Physical Education & Health Education

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

• Launch Seminar (1)
• Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

• Writing & Information Literacy (3)
• Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
• Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
• Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
• Natural Science (4-5)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

• Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World (4-6)
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
  • Lived Environments
  • Origins & Evolution
  • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
  • Sustainability
  • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

• EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Health Content Requirements (13 Hours)

• KNSFHP 1103 Introduction to Health and Wellness in American Society (2)
• Complete a minimum of 11 Hours from below:
  • HDFS 3440 Human Sexuality and Intersectionality Across the Lifespan (can overlap with GE: Race, Ethnicity, & Gender Diversity) (3)
  • KNSFHP 1104 Stress Management for the College Student (3)
  • KNSFHP 2250 Cancer Prevention (2)
  • KNSFHP 3312 Issues in Alcohol/Drug Use and Abuse (2)
  • KNHES 2995 Food is Function, Movement is Medicine (can overlap with GE Theme: Health and Wellbeing) (4)
  • HW 2110 Health Athlete (1)
  • HW 2210 Dimensions of Wellness and Resilience (3)
  • HW 2102 Optimizing Personal Health, Happiness & Well-being (3)

Major Requirements (71 Hours)

• KNPE 2201 Concepts of Fitness and Wellness (3)
• KNPE 2301 Teaching Invasion Games (3)
• KNPE 2307 Adventure Based Learning (3)
• KNPE 2542 Lifespan Motor Development (3)
• KNPE 2601 Teaching Physical Education, Leisure and Exercise (3)
• KNPE 3302 Teaching Racquet Sports (3)
• KNPE 3305 Court Sports (3)
• KNPE 3520 Content in Lower Elementary Physical Education (3)
• KNPE 5521 Skill Analysis (3)
• KNPE 5544 Introduction to Adapted Physical Activity (3)
• KNPE 5795 Sociocultural Issues in Sport, Recreation and Physical Education (3)
• KNPE 2262 Coaching the Young Athlete (3)
• ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
• EDUTL 5442 Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum (3)
• Physical Education Field Experience/Seminar (24)
  • KNPE 3740 Teaching Physical Education in Elementary Schools (3)
  • KNPE 3189 Field Experience in Elementary Physical Education (3)
  • KNPE 4741 Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools (3)
  • KNPE 4189.02 Field Experience in Secondary Physical Education (3)
  • KNPE 4191.01 Internship: Elementary Physical Education (5)
  • KNPE 4191.02 Internship: Secondary Physical Education (5)
  • KNPE 4780 Seminar for Student Teaching (2)
• Health Education Field Experience/Seminar (5)
  • KNPE 4189.30 Practicum in K-12 Health Education (2)
  • KNPE 4743 Teaching Health Education in Elementary, Middle and High Schools (3)

Successful completion of the Ohio Assessment for Educators examinations is required prior to student teaching. To be recommended for state of Ohio teacher licensure, must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.75 content GPA, and earn a B-or higher grade in student teaching.

Total Hours: 114-124

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-6

Minimum of 120 Hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.