Courses & Major Requirements
Minimum Total hours: 132
Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 60:
General Education Requirements: Per General Education list (see General Education Council). Exceptions: FNAR 1200 (only one course is required and ARTS 2010 and MUSC 1910 are not permitted); PSYC 1010 must be taken to meet the behavioral science requirement; CGEO 2100 must be taken to meet the history, economics, or social sciences requirement; BIOL 1040 with lab must be taken to meet the lab science requirement; MATH 2400 must be taken to meet the mathematics proficiency requirement; special PHST 1300 section for Physical Education majors must be taken.
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.7; no grade less than C in 30 of the 36-38 credit hours of PEDU major content-related courses (BIOL, PEDU, and PHST courses that are not methods courses); no grade less than a C- in the remaining 11-13 credit hours in the PEDU major content related courses; no grade less than C+ in 100 level TEDU/PEDU methods courses; no grade less than B- in 200 and above level TEDU/PEDU methods courses (PEDU 3100, 3150, 3200, 3250, 3300, and 4510); minimum grade of C in COMM 1105, COMP 1010, and MATH 2400.
Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.
Application to the Major: A minimum overall GPA of 2.7 is required to be accepted and to remain in the major. It is extremely important for students to follow all stated guidelines, policies, and progressions in order to be admitted to and remain enrolled in the Teacher Education Program. See Admission to Teacher Education Programs at the beginning of the Department of Teacher Education section.
Major Requirements: 56 hours
- 8 hours of biology courses: BIOL 1030 with lab, BIOL 3230 with lab
- 4 hours of physical education courses: PHST 1060, 1250, 2020, and 2060
- PSYC 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development (3)
- 41 hours of professional physical education courses (PEDU 1500, 2250, 2350, 2500, 2600, 2700, 3100, 3150, 3200, 3250, 3300, 3400, 3600, 4430, 4500, and 4510)
- 95 fieldwork hours in conjunction with PEDU 3150, 3200, 3250, 3300, and 4510.
Professional Education Requirements: 24 hours
- TEDU 1850 Education in a Changing World (3)
- TEDU 1950 Foundations of Special Education (3)
- TEDU 2940 Integrated Literacy Practices Across the Curriculum (3)
- TEDU 3940 Culturally Responsive Teaching (3)
- TEDU 4050 & 4051 - Physical Education Student Teaching (6 + 6)
- Training in the Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
- Training in School Violence Prevention and Intervention
- Training in Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination Prevention and Intervention (DASA); and
- Professional conference attendance