2013-14 University Bulletin 
    
    Apr 20, 2024  
2013-14 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physical Education and Health Education, B.S.


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NY State Program Code: 23165
HEGIS Code: 0835.00
CIP Code: 31.0599

Dual Certification: (73-98 credits).

While students may prefer to specialize in physical education, the department does offer a dual certification program. Students who choose to complete dual certification in health education and physical education must fulfill the following to be certified in health and physical education, plus student teaching in both health and physical education. In addition, students are also required to pass the New York State Teacher Certification Examination (Liberal Arts and Sciences–LAST), the Assessment of Teaching Skill–Written (ATS-W), and both the content exams in Health and Physical Education.

General Education


All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Physical Education and Health Education


Required GPA: 2.75
Credits Required for Major: 68
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Semester Sequence



Degree: B.S.
Required GPA: 2.75
Credits Required for Major: 68
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

 
Requirements
Course Credits Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior
    Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
PED (0852) 100 Principles of Health and Physical Education 3              
PED (0852) 167 First Aid and Injury Control 3 or ✓            
PED (0852) 375 Social Issues in Physical Education and Sport 3   ✓ or            
BIO (0105) 203 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4              
HED (0834) 372 Human Sexuality 3   ✓ or or ✓        
HED (0834) 373 Essentials of Healthful Living 3   ✓ or or ✓        
BIO (0105) 204 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4              
PED (0852) 315 Motor Development 3              
PED (0852) 461 Kinesiology 3              
HED (0834) 501 Dynamics of Substance Abuse 3         or ✓    
HED (0834) 571 Health Issues for Elementary School Educators 3         or ✓    
Health Electives1 6         or ✓ or ✓
PED (0852) 463 Physiology of Exercise 3           ✓ or  
PED (0852) 470 Health and Fitness 3              
HED (0834) 504 Comprehensive School Health for Secondary School Educators  3              
PED (0852) 508 Technology of Health and Physical Education 3              
Health or Physical Education Electives 15     or ✓ or ✓ or ✓
1In Junior year students may take 500 level only. In the senior level students may take 500 or 600 level courses.
*Students who wish to be certified in BOTH Physical Education and Health Education require ADDITIONAL credits to the above.
**Students who graduate with more than 120 credits may apply up to 9 credits of Health courses numbered 500 and above to the M.A. in Health Education. This may only be done if those Health courses are designated as floating credits while they are undergraduate students.
1Any class in Literacy Methods is acceptable.  Choose in consultation with an advisor.
2Students may take 6 credits in a language other than English or 3 credits at Level lll or higher to meet NYS Teaching Certification requirements, unless waived by virtue of documented passing scores on high school Regents Examination or documented fluency.

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