May 08, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Education, Health and Physical Education (BEd)

Philip Liversedge, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Goodson Room 8, (540) 665-4791, pliverse@su.edu

The Bachelor of Education degree in Health and Physical Education requires the completion of the Professional Studies Certificate in Health and Physical Education PreK-12 and the Kinesiology Core courses. Completion of this program meets the professional studies required by the Virginia Department of Licensure Regulations for Health and Physical Education Pre-K-12 teachers.

Students who complete the Bachelors of Education in Health and Physical Education PreK-12 major as shown in the semester course listing below also complete the Coaching Certificate, as it is built into the sequence.

Core Requirements

SCE 101 Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Credit(s): 1
SCE 191 First Aid and CPR Credit(s): 1
EXSC 280 Care and Treatment of Athletic Injuries Credit(s): 3
KNS 252 Personal and Community Health Credit(s): 3
DA 260 Movement and Dance for Children Credit(s): 3
SCE 301 Ex. Sci. for Sport & Coaching Ed. 1 Credit(s): 3
SCE 302 Ex. Sci. for Sport & Coaching Ed. 2 Credit(s): 3
EDU 344 Methods and Management in Middle and Secondary Schools Credit(s): 3
EDU 345 Methods and Management in Elementary and Middle Schools Credit(s): 3
SED 465 Foundations/Legal/Medical Aspects of Special Education Credit(s): 3
SCE 477 Principles and Philosophy of Coaching Credit(s): 3
EXSC 350 Sport and Exercise Psychology Credit(s): 3

Total: 32 credits

Prerequisites to SCE 301:

BIO 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
BIO 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4

Professional Studies Certificate Program in Health and Physical Education PreK-12

EDU 310 The Teaching Profession Credit(s): 3
KNS 262 Instructional Strategies for Team Sports Credit(s): 3
KNS 263 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Individual and Dual Sports Credit(s): 3
KNS 322 Motor Development Credit(s): 3
KNS 370 Measurement and Evaluation in PE and Sport Credit(s): 3
KNS 481 Adapted Physical Education Credit(s): 3
KNS 490 Physical Education Curriculum and Administration Credit(s): 3
PSY 222 Lifespan Development Credit(s): 3

Materials and Methods Requirements

*Pass VCLA and acceptance into the Teacher Education program required prior to methods courses (below)

KNS 305 Materials and Methods in Teaching Elementary Health and Physical Education Credit(s): 4
KNS 306 Materials and Methods in Teaching Secondary Health and Physical Education Credit(s): 4
KNS 308 Materials and Methods in Teaching Health Credit(s): 3
RDG 425 Literacy in the Content Areas Credit(s): 3

Student Teaching Requirements

*2.5 overall GPA, 2.9 major GPA; Pass PRAXIS II in HPE and VCLA required prior to student teaching

KNS 452 Elementary School Student Teaching in Health/Physical Education Credit(s): 5 *
KNS 453 Secondary School Student Teaching in Health/Physical Education Credit(s): 5 *
KNS 454 Student Teaching Seminar in Health/Physical Education Credit(s): 2 *

Program Total (HPE with Professional Studies Certificate and Coaching Certificate) 90 credits

Professional Studies Certificate in HPE PreK-12

1st Year – Fall

Pass Praxis Core or VCLA and Praxis Core Math

ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere: Written Communication)
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3
SCE 101 Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Credit(s): 1
BIO 121 General Biology I Credit(s): 4 (Scientific Literacy Sphere: Natural Sciences)
BIOL 121 General Biology Lab Credit(s): 0
MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Total: 14 credits

1st Year – Spring

Pass VCLA

MATH 207 Introduction to Statistics Credit(s): 3 (Communicative & Quantitative Literacies Sphere: Quantitative Literacy)
PSY 101 General Psychology Credit(s): 3 (Scientific Literacy Sphere: Behavioral Science)
BIO 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Credit(s): 0
HIST 103 United States History I Credit(s): 3
KNS 262 Instructional Strategies for Team Sports Credit(s): 3

Total: 16 credits

2nd Year – Fall

Apply to Teacher Licensure Program

KNS 252 Personal and Community Health Credit(s): 3
BIO 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4
BIOL 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Credit(s): 0
KNS 263 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Individual and Dual Sports Credit(s): 3
ENG 209 Writing About Literature Credit(s): 3
PSY 222 Lifespan Development Credit(s): 3

Total: 16 credits

2nd Year – Spring

EDU 310 The Teaching Profession Credit(s): 3
KNS 308 Materials and Methods in Teaching Health Credit(s): 3
KNS 322 Motor Development Credit(s): 3
SED 465 Foundations/Legal/Medical Aspects of Special Education Credit(s): 3
EXSC 280 Care and Treatment of Athletic Injuries Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

3rd Year – Fall

Apply for the Teacher Education Program. Pass VCLA.

KNS 305 Materials and Methods in Teaching Elementary Health and Physical Education Credit(s): 4
EXSC 350 Sport and Exercise Psychology Credit(s): 3 (or elective for non-coaching Kinesiology majors)
DA 260 Movement and Dance for Children Credit(s): 3
SCE 301 Ex. Sci. for Sport & Coaching Ed. 1 Credit(s): 3
EDU 344 Methods and Management in Middle and Secondary Schools Credit(s): 3

Total: 16 credits

3rd Year – Spring

KNS 370 Measurement and Evaluation in PE and Sport Credit(s): 3
KNS 306 Materials and Methods in Teaching Secondary Health and Physical Education Credit(s): 4
SCE 191 First Aid and CPR Credit(s): 1
SM 341 Ethics in Sport Credit(s): 3 (Navigating Differences Sphere: Ethical Reasoning)
SCE 302 Ex. Sci. for Sport & Coaching Ed. 2 Credit(s): 3
MCOM 211 Media Ethics Credit(s): 3

Total: 17 credits

4th Year – Fall

Pass Praxis II

RDG 425 Literacy in the Content Areas Credit(s): 3
SCE 477 Principles and Philosophy of Coaching Credit(s): 3 (or elective for non-coaching Kinesiology majors)
KNS 481 Adapted Physical Education Credit(s): 3
KNS 490 Physical Education Curriculum and Administration Credit(s): 3
EDU 345 Methods and Management in Elementary and Middle Schools Credit(s): 3

Total: 15 credits

4th Year – Spring

KNS 452 Elementary School Student Teaching in Health/Physical Education Credit(s): 5
KNS 453 Secondary School Student Teaching in Health/Physical Education Credit(s): 5
KNS 454 Student Teaching Seminar in Health/Physical Education Credit(s): 2

Total: 12 credits

Total: 121 credits