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

Physical Education Major

Health and Physical Education K-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

ED BAE 2504

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  + General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 47
  • English Language minimum = 9 including:
    • ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
    • ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
    • 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:
    • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
    • Take any GS course from:
      • Social Perspective,
      • Geographical Perspective or
      • Behavioral Perspective - 3 hours
  • Personal Development minimum = 5 including:
    (Maximum of 3 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
    • PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
    • PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
• Professional Sequence = 28 including:
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 56
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 131
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Health and Physical Education K-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 131
  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.

1. Health and Physical Education Teaching Field Endorsement Requirements (56 hours required)
   • Take 2 hours from:
     • PE 110GS, Basic Sports - 0.5 hour
       (tumbling, swimming, track and one dance -- ballroom dance, country dance or square dance)
   • Take all of the following:
     • PE 100, Principles of Physical Education - 2 hours
     • PE 121, Sports Skills for Physical Education - 2 hours
     • PE 220, Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities - 1 hour
     • PE 221, Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours
     • PE 240, Non-Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
     • PE 241, Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours
     • PE 310, Introduction to Human Physiology of Exercise - 3 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 463, Health Safety Elementary School - 3 hours
     • PE 464, Secondary School Health - 3 hours
     • PE 471, Field Experience in Health & Physical Education - 2 hours
     • BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
     • CSP 417, Counseling Skills for Helping Professionals - 3 hours
     • FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
     • FSID 340, Family Life Education - 3 hours