Health and Physical Education, BA or BS

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Requirements for the Major (Health and Physical Education)

1.

Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements.

2.

Complete all coursework for the major (75 credits).

3.

Complete courses within the major that satisfy the writing and capstone experience requirements of the major.

4.

Maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in all courses taken for the major.

Required Courses (Health and Physical Education)

(79 credits)

HE 160 - Majors Orientation 1 credit
or
PE 160 - Majors Orientation 1 credit
BI 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
BI 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
BI 233 - Human Anatomy and Physiology III 4 credits
HE 250 - Health and Society I 4 credits
HE 252 - First Aid and Safety 3 credits
HE 275 - Health and Society II 4 credits
HE 325 - Nutrition 3 credits
PE 361 - Care and Prevention of Sports Injuries I 3 credits
PE 362 - Care and Prevention of Sports Injuries II 3 credits
PE 372 - Kinesiology 3 credits
PE 425 - Research Methods in Health and PE 4 credits
PE 439 - Motor Development and Learning 4 credits
HE 453 - Drugs in Society 3 credits
PE 473 - Physiology of Exercise 4 credits
PE 476 - Exercise Prescription and Graded Exercise Testing 4 credits
HE 309 - Practicum 3 credits
or
PE 309 - Practicum 3 credits
HE 331 - Environmental Health 3 credits
HE 362 - Community Health 3 credits
HE 409 - Practicum 1 to 12 credits (3 credits required)
or
PE 409 - Practicum 1 to 12 credits (3 credits required)
HE 443 - Senior Capstone 3 credits
or
PE 443 - Senior Capstone 3 credits
PE 448 - Leadership and Management 3 credits
HE 452 - Analysis of Stress 3 credits
HE 455 - Work-Site Health Promotion 3 credits

Capstone

Health and physical education majors complete the capstone experience during their senior year. This is usually a field experience appropriate for the student’s projected career involving placement in a fitness/wellness, athletic training, classroom, medical setting, or outdoor recreation setting. Students are required to write a significant paper about the experience and to make an oral presentation to their peers.