2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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Health and Human Performance w/emphasis in Physical Education and Health

Total GEC credit requirements (44-47 hours)
Required Health and Human Performance core (20 hours)
HPER Practicum (1 hour)
Physical Education and Health Requirements (30 hours)
Professional Education requirements (33 hours)

All courses require a "C" or higher.

128 minimum hours required for graduation.

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours

Note: Only for new and transferring freshman with less than 24 credit hours.
FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I - Mathematics - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 112Trigonometry

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

PSY 201General Psychology

3
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3
ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4
BIO 111General Biology I

3
and
BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1

Area II - Choose one course from the following:

ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
and
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
PS 100Physical Science

4
PHY 201College Physics I

4
PHY 210General Physics I

4

Health and Human Performance Core - 20 hours

BUA 365Quantitative Methods I

3
or
PSY 205/MATH 205Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3
HPER 102-130PE Activity Courses

1
HPER 200Foundations of Health, Physical Education, and Athletic Programs

3
HPER 227Safety and First Aid Education

2
HPER 370Psycho-Socio Issues of Movement

3
HPER 402Administration of Health, Physical Education & Athletic Programs

3
HPER 421Senior Seminar

2
HPER 427Research Methods

3

HPER Practicum Requirements - 1 hour

HPER 496Practicum in Physical Education

1-3

 

Emphasis in Physical Education and Health - 30 hours

HPER 400 may be taken in place of HPER 311
HPER 210Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology

2
HPER 301Physiology of Exercise

3
HPER 311Personal and Community Health

3
or
HPER 400Health Issues

3
HPER 312Nutrition

3
HPER 320Motor Learning and Development

2
HPER 326Teaching Sport & Leisure Skills

3
HPER 343Essentials in Adaptive Physical Education

2
HPER 360Drugs & Violence in Health Education

3
HPER 410Curriculum Development in Health and Physical Education

3
HPER 411Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance

3
HPER 425Kinesiology

3

 

Professional Education - 33 hours

ED 190Introduction to Computers for Instruction

3
ED 201Education as a Profession

3
ED 301Strategies in Teaching

3
ED 314History of Education

3
ED 330Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students

3
ED 432Classroom Management

3
ED 436Student Teaching Seminar

3
ED 445Enhanced Student Teaching, K-12

9
HPER 424Health and Physical Education in the Classroom

3

*Total Program Requirements

    GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

    Health and Human Performance Core (20 hours)

    HPER Practicum Requirements (1 hour)

    Emphasis in Physical Education and Health (30 hours)

    Professional Education (33 hours)

    Minimum hours required for graduation (128 hours)

*All courses require a “C” or higher.

*Requirement to take the Praxis II for Tennessee State Teaching Licensure.