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

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education = 49
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 31
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 9 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
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • Take any ECON GS course - 3 hours
      • Take any approved PSY, SOC, or GEOG GS course - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• 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 = 58
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 135
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Health and Physical Education K-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 135
• 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 (58 hours required)
   • Take 2 hours from:
     • PE 110GS, Basic Sports (tumbling, swimming, track and one dance class -- ballroom dance, country dance or square dance) - 0.5 hour
   • 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 260, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 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