Sep 16, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health and Physical Education, B.S.E.

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Degree Requirements

Areas A-E: Core Curriculum Recommendations

Students must complete 42 semester hours in Areas A-E of the Undergraduate Core Curriculum. Courses in Area A must be completed with “C” or higher grades.

Semester hours are shown in parentheses following an entry.

Area F. Courses Appropriate for a Major (18 Hours)

Students must complete coursework with a grade of “C” or higher in Area F prior to admission to teacher education.

Required for Teacher Certification and Sport Coaching Concentrations (18 Hours)

EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 3 Credit Hours
KH 2122 - Applied Health and Wellness 3 Credit Hours
KH 2130 - Introduction to Kinesiology and Health 3 Credit Hours
KH 2211 - Movement Sciences for Practitioners 3 Credit Hours

Area G. Major Courses (53-56 Hours)

Content:

Required Courses for Teacher Certification and Sport Coaching Concentrations (32 Hours)

Completion of KH 3010 is required before taking KH 3410 and KH 3420 .

Students must have either completed or be registered for KH 3010 in the same semester as KH 3200 .

Completion of KH 3200 is required before taking KH 4510 , KH 4520 , KH 4530 , and KH 4540 .

KH 3710 will fulfill the Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) requirement.

KH 3010 - Skill Themes and Movement Concepts 3 Credit Hours
KH 3020 - Fitness and Physical Activity 3 Credit Hours
KH 3030 - Invasion Games 3 Credit Hours
KH 3040 - Net/Wall Games 3 Credit Hours
KH 3070 - Target and Field Games 3 Credit Hours
KH 3080 - Dance 3 Credit Hours
KH 3200 - Instructional Skills for Physical Education and Physical Activity Professionals 3 to 4 Credit Hours (For Teacher Certification, completion of KH 3200 with a “C+” or higher.)
KH 3375 - Safety and Injury Prevention 2 Credit Hours
KH 3610 - Motor Learning and Development 3 Credit Hours
KH 3710 - Health Risk Behaviors-CTW 3 Credit Hours
KH 4280 - Psychology of Physical Activity 3 Credit Hours

Methods and Curriculum for Teacher Certification Concentration (24 Hours):

Completion of KH 3410 , KH 3420 , KH 3700 with a grade of “C+” or higher and KH 4510 , KH 4520 , KH 4530 , and KH 4540 with a “B-” or higher is required along with permission from HPE faculty before taking KH 4710 and KH 4720 .

For GaPSC certification requirements, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in EXC 4020 .

Required (24 Hours)

EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)
KH 3410 - Assessment in Health and Physical Education 3 Credit Hours
KH 3420 - Curriculum in Health and Physical Education 3 Credit Hours
KH 3700 - Sexuality Education for P-12-CTW 3 Credit Hours
KH 4510 - Contemporary Instructional Models for Pre-K and Elementary Physical Education 3 Credit Hours
KH 4520 - Contemporary Instructional Models for Secondary Physical Education 3 Credit Hours
KH 4530 - Contemporary Instructional Models for Health Education 3 to 4 Credit Hours
KH 4540 - Contemporary Instructional Models for Adapted Physical Education 3 Credit Hours

Methods and Curriculum for Sport Coaching Concentration (21 Hours)

Required (12 Hours)

KH 3630 - Principles and Philosophy of Coaching 3 Credit Hours
KH 3635 - Special Considerations for Coaching Athletes with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
KH 4200 - Analysis of Sport Coaching 3 Credit Hours
KH 4350 - Fitness Program Management-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Electives (9 Hours)

Select nine (9) hours:

GERO 4200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Credit Hours (same as [SNHP 4200])
GERO 4610 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit Hours (same as PSYC 4610 )
KH 2220K - Anatomy and Lab in Kinesiology and Health 4 Credit Hours
KH 2400 - Introduction to Sport Management 3 Credit Hours
KH 2460 - Sport and Society 3 Credit Hours
KH 3060 - Performance and Analysis in Disability Sport 3 Credit Hours
KH 3360 - Disability, Sport, and Physical Activity 3 Credit Hours
KH 3520 - Strength Training and Conditioning 4 Hours
KH 3680 - International Experience in Sport and Exercise Science 3 Credit Hours
KH 4210 - Long Term Athlete Development 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 3450 - Health Psychology 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 2100 - Principles of Nutrition 3 Hours
NUTR 3100 - Nutrition and Health 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 3105 - Normal Nutrition through the Life Cycle 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 4960 - Nutrition and Physical Fitness 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 4230 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours
Other courses may be selected with consent of advisor

Area H. Internship and Student Teaching (7-8 Hours)

First Aid and CPR Proficiency: All students must have current certifications in First Aid and CPR (including infant, child, and adult) at the time of application to student teaching or internships. Those certifications must remain current through the end of the student teaching/internship term. Students may demonstrate this proficiency by attaining the appropriate certifications from GSU Recreation Department, American Heart Association, local fire departments or the American Red Cross. Please note: The skills test for first aid and CPR cannot be taken online.

Students must complete internship or student teaching coursework in Area H with a grade of “B” or higher for program completion. A grade of B or higher is required for students in the teacher certification concentration for recommendation for certification.

Students must post passing scores on the GACE Content Assessment, Georgia Educator Ethics - Program Exit (360) Assessment, and edTPA in order to be recommended by Georgia State University for clear, renewable certification.

For educator certification, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities .

Required for Teacher Certification Concentration (8 Hours)

KH 4650 - Opening School Experience 0 Credit Hours
KH 4710 - Student Teaching in Health and Physical Education, P-5 4 to 6 Credit Hours
KH 4720 - Student Teaching in Health and Physical Education, 6-12 4 to 6 Credit Hours

Required for Sport Coaching Concentration (7 Hours)

KH 4740 - Physical Activity Internship 7 Credit Hours