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Offered by Department of Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation & Leisure Studies:

Physical Education Major

Physical Education K-6
Teaching Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2505

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
Take 1 course from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any GS course from:
Social Perspective,
Geographical Perspective or
Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 28
TE 318, Management and Assessment in Preschool/Elementary Classrooms - 2 hours - 2 hours
TE 321, Reading and Inclusion in Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 30
Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30
Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 133
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BAE in Physical Education K-6 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 133
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Phys Ed K-6 Subject Endorsement Requirements (30 hours required)
Take 1 hour from:
PE 110GS, Basic Sports (swimming and tumbling) - 1 hour
Take all of the following:
PE 100, Principles of Physical Education - 2 hours
PE 240*, Non-Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
PE 241*, Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
PE 325, Motor Learning and Development - 3 hours
PE 360, Human Anatomy and Kinesiology - 4 hours
PE 369, Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 3 hours
PE 420, Methods in Health and Physical Education - 3 hours
PE 441, Elementary School Physical Education - 3 hours
PE 450, Curriculum and Assessment for Physical Education - 3 hours
PE 471, Field Experience in Health & Physical Education - 2 hours

* Elementary Education majors may substitute PE 340 and PE 361 for PE 240 and PE 241.

11 May 2006
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