Physical Education (Grades EC-12, All-Level), B.S.E. with Teacher Certification

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General

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Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Core Curriculum Specifics (44 total hours for core, including these specific courses)

• MATH 1233 - College Algebra 3
• BIOL 1134 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4
• BIOL 1234 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4
• COUN 2023 - Human Development 3
• EDUC 2013 - School and Society 3
• COUN 2143 - Human Diversity 3

Major in Physical Education - 30 hours

• KNES 1503 - Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 3
• KNES 2023 - Motor Skill Acquisition and Analysis 3
• KNES 2423 - Techniques & Strategies of Fitness and Conditioning Activities 3
• KNES 3513 - Scientific Foundations of Human Movement 3
• KNES 3603 - Assessment and Evaluation in Kinesiology 3
• KNES 4513 - Adapted Physical Activity 3
• KNES 4663 - Fundamentals of Elementary Physical Education 3
• KNES 4693 - Fundamentals of Secondary Physical Education 3

Choose 6 semester hours from:

• KNES 2403 - Techniques & Strategies of Team Sports 3
• KNES 2413 - Techniques & Strategies of Individual/Dual Sports 3
• KNES 2433 - Techniques & Strategies of Adventure & Outdoor Activities 3

Choose one of the following concentrations:

English Language Arts and Reading Concentration - 15 hours

• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• ENGL 2113 - Intermediate Composition & Grammar 3
• ENGL 2__3 Sophomore Literature (This course cannot also be used in the Language, Philosophy and Culture core above.)
• ENGL 3023 - Composition Pedagogies and Practices 3
• ENGL 3213 - Digital and New Media Rhetoric 3

Mathematics Concentration - 15 hours

• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• GNMT 3003 - Concepts of Mathematics 3
• MATH 1433 - Plane Trigonometry 3
• MATH 2033 - Structure of the Number System I 3
• MATH 2043 - Structure of the Number System II 3

Science Concentration - 15 hours

• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• GNSC 1104 - Life/Earth Science 4
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4
• GNSC 3104 - Concepts of Science 4

Social Studies Concentration - 15 hours

• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• GEOG 3003 - Geography of the World 3
• HIST 1433 - Survey of Western Civilization 3 (This course cannot also be used in the Language, Philosophy and Culture core above.)
• HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History 3
• SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies 3

Education Block - 27 hours

2.75 GPA required for Clinical Teaching.

Grades of ‘D’ are not acceptable in the following Block courses.

Students must have taken EDUC 2013 and COUN 2143 and completed 45 semester hours.

Foundation Courses - 12 hours

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before enrolling.

• EDUC 3163 - Classroom Management 3
• EPSY 3153 - Educational Psychology 3
• KNES 3603 - Assessment and Evaluation in Kinesiology 3 *
• KNES 4513 - Adapted Physical Activity 3 *

Note:

*6 hours are duplicated in the Major but the total program hours do not change.

Block A - 12 hours

Students must have Foundations Courses completed prior to enrolling.

• EDUC 4066 - Teaching Methods in Social Studies (Middle and High School) 6

• OR

• EDUC 4076 - Teaching Methods in Mathematics (Middle and High School) 6

• OR

• EDUC 4086 - Teaching Methods in Science (Middle and High School) 6

• OR

• READ 4233 - Methods of Teaching Intermediate and Secondary Reading 3

• AND

• READ 4243 - Methods of Teaching Intermediate and Secondary Language Arts 3

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• READ 4273 - Content Reading 3 semester hours
• ETEC 4003 - Advanced Technology Integration 3

Final Semester - 3 hours

• EDUC 4173 - Clinical Teaching for Undergraduate Students 3

Approved Electives - 10 hours

Total Semester Hours - 120