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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Physical Education, B.S.

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The physical education program is designed to prepare teacher candidates to teach physical education, K-12. The curriculum content includes areas, such as organization and administration of physical education programs, scientific understanding of the human body and its capabilities in athletic performances, and methods of instruction for basic elementary and secondary physical education classes. Other subjects include techniques for the performance of sports’ skills; the development of skill tests and various methods of evaluation; and individual classes in gymnastics, rhythmic activities, and lifetime fitness. Physical education teacher candidates also complete professional education courses to meet South Carolina initial teacher certification.

Specific Grade Requirements: 2.75 Overall GPA and 2.75 Cumulative GPA in Major Requirements

Specified Education Requirements

In adherence with SC state requirements, courses approved for Read to Succeed endoresement require a grade of “C” or higher. These courses include EDU 345, EDU 346, EDU 347, EDU 445, EDU 370, EDU 470, EDU 550, EDU 551, EDU 552, EDU 553.

Degree Requirements (130 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional) Specified Course Requirements: Quantitative Literacy: MAT 104 (Recommended) Scientific Inquiry: BIO 140 and BIO 141 Social Inquiry: PSY 101

Major Core Requirements (78 Cr. Hrs.)

Education Core (37 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 216 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 370 - Literacy Development for All Secondary Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 470 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Secondary Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

PE Core (41 Cr. Hrs.)

EDS 445 - Adapted Physical Education for Students with Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 138 - Personal Fitness and Wellness 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 260 - Motor Development and Learning 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 301 - Exercise Physiology 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 321 - Sport and Exercise Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 340 - Kinesiology 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 220 - Teaching Sport and Physical Activity 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 231 - Teaching Games for Understanding 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 232 - Teaching Games for Understanding 2 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 263 - Teaching Children How to Move 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 323 - Teaching Health Related Physical Education 2 Cr. Hrs.
PE 324 - Assessing Student Learning in Physical Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 333 - Elementary Physical Education Methods 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 383 - Secondary Physical Education Methods 3 Cr. Hrs.

Cognate Requirements (11 Cr. Hrs.)

BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 107 - Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 108 - Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry Lab 1 Cr. Hrs.
PSY 205 - Human Development 3 Cr. Hrs.

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

AU 101 - Transitions and Expectations 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Quantitative Literacy: MAT 104 - Math for the Liberal Arts 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 107 - Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 108 - Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry Lab 1 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 138 - Personal Fitness and Wellness 3 Cr. Hrs.
Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Social Inquiry: PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 216 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Scientific Inquiry: BIO 140 - Introduction to Cell Biology 3 Cr. Hrs.
BIO 141 - Introduction to Cell Biology Lab 1 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 4 Cr. Hrs.
PE 220 - Teaching Sport and Physical Activity 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 231 - Teaching Games for Understanding 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
PSY 205 - Human Development 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 260 - Motor Development and Learning 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 301 - Exercise Physiology 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 232 - Teaching Games for Understanding 2 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 263 - Teaching Children How to Move 3 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 370 - Literacy Development for All Secondary Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 321 - Sport and Exercise Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 323 - Teaching Health Related Physical Education 2 Cr. Hrs.
PE 324 - Assessing Student Learning in Physical Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 333 - Elementary Physical Education Methods 3 Cr. Hrs.

Seventh Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 445 - Adapted Physical Education for Students with Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 470 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Secondary Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 340 - Kinesiology 3 Cr. Hrs.
PE 383 - Secondary Physical Education Methods 3 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (12 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.