Secondary Education Physical Education Major

Completion of this major, a teachable minor and the professional education sequence lead to secondary certification which enables the holder to teach physical education in the K-12 school setting.

Students with a major or minor in secondary education must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in the major and minor combined with no grades below a “C”. All courses in the professional education sequence must be at least a “B-“.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Health and Human Performance, School of department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm

Total Credits Required

130

General Education

30-40

Required Courses for Health Promotion	2
HP 200 Physical Well Being	1
Health Promotion Activity Course	1


Required Courses in Major	32
HL 111 Personal Wellness	4
PE 110 Introduction to Physical Education	2
PE 112 Fundamental Motor Skills	2
PE 212 Anatomical and Mechanical Assessment of Human Movement	3
PE 213 Physiology of Sport and Fitness	3
PE 214 Team Sports	2
PE 310 Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education	2
PE 224 Developmental Physical Education for Elementary Teachers	2
PE 300 Technology in Human Performance	3
PE 314 Individual and Dual Sports	2
PE 318 Motor Learning and Secondary School Physical Education	4
PE 346 Adapted Physical Education	3

Teaching Minor, Minimum	24

Professional Education	32
ED 201 Introduction to Education	2
ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom	4
ED 301 Dimensions of American Education	2
ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers	3
PE 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Physical Education	3
ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher	2
ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School	2
ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School	11
ED 450 Seminar in Teaching	1
ED 483 Educational Media Technology	2

Bulletin Year: 2017 - 2018 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.