Degree Requirements
Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in
FSL 101.
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one of two sequences:
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours
Choose one course from the following:
AND Choose one course from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Health and Human Performance Core - 18 hours
Choose one:
AND Choose one Activity (non-varsity) course:
AND Choose all of the following:
| HPER 200 | Foundations of Health, Physical Education, and Athletic Programs | 3 |
| HPER 227 | Safety and First Aid Education | 2 |
| HPER 370/PSY 370 | Psycho-Socio Issues of Movement | 3 |
| HPER 402 | Administration of Health, Physical Education & Athletic Programs | 3 |
| HPER 427 | Research Methods | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.
Emphasis in Physical Education and Health - 35 hours
| HPER 210 | Applied Human Anatomy & Physiology | 2 |
| HPER 301 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| HPER 311 | Personal and Community Health | 3 |
| | or | |
| HPER 400 | Health Issues | 3 |
| HPER 312 | Nutrition | 3 |
| HPER 320 | Motor Learning and Development | 2 |
| HPER 328 | Methods of Teaching & Learning Motor Skills | 2 |
| HPER 343 | Essentials in Adaptive Physical Education | 2 |
| HPER 360 | Drugs & Violence in Health Education | 3 |
| HPER 410 | Curriculum Development in Health and Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 425 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| HPER 433 | Exercise Testing & Prescription | 3 |
| HPER 434 | Health & Physical Education in Elementary Schools | 3 |
| HPER 435 | Health & Physical Education in Middle & High Schools | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. HPER 400 may be taken in place of HPER 311.
Professional Education - 33 hours
Students with
CIS 170 or equivalent should choose
ED 191.
| ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 191 | Computers in the 21st Century Classroom | 1 |
| ED 201 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED 301 | Strategies in Teaching | 3 |
| ED 314 | History of Education | 3 |
| ED 330 | Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students | 3 |
| ED 432 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| ED 435 | Enhanced Student Teaching | 9 |
| ED 436 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| HPER 424 | Health and Physical Education in the Classroom | 3 |
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.