Secondary Education Physical Education Major

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

Students majoring in secondary education physical education must maintain a grade point average of 2.70 or higher with no grade below a “C” in the professional education sequence, the major and/or minors and required cognates combined.

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

133

Liberal Studies	30-40
Health Promotion Requirements	2


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: 2015 - 2016 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.