Health and Physical Education Grades K-12, BS

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The Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education Grades K-12 fulfills Louisiana requirements for teacher certification in both health and physical education (K-12). Graduation requirements include a 2.5 GPA and earning a grade of “C” or better in all major courses plus courses in mathematics, English, and the sciences. Students must also earn passing scores on teacher licensure exams (Praxis), complete a professional portfolio, and meet other requirements of the University’s teacher education program described in the College of Education section of this catalog. Students majoring in degrees in the Kinesiology and Health Studies Department may be required to participate in a drug screening program and/or submit information for criminal background checks as part of clinical/internship requirements.

First Year

Fall Semester

MATH 1050 - FINITE MATHEMATICS ^G,2
or MATH 1070 - APPLIED ALGEBRA &
MATH 1080 - APPLIED ALGEBRA LABORATORY
or MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA
PSYC 1010 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I ^G,2
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G,2 Credits / Units: 3
HS 1310 - EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE ^††
KINL 2100 - CONTENT AND TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR NET AND RACKET GAMES ^††
KINL 2240 - CONTENT AND TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR RECREATIONAL GAMES, GOLF, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ^††
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 15-17

Spring Semester

MATH 1620 - TRIGONOMETRY ^G,2
or MATH 2410 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G,2 Credits / Units: 3
HS 1330 - HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ^††
HS 1620 - DRUGS AND SOCIETY ^††
KINL 2140 - CONTENT AND TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR SCHOOL-BASED FITNESS ^††
KINL 2210 - CONTENT AND TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION ^††

Total Credit Hours: 14

Second Year

Fall Semester

HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED ^G,2 Credits / Units: 3
BIOL 1510 - GENERAL BIOLOGY I ^G,2
BIOL 1520 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I ²
EDCI 1010 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION: SCHOOL AND SOCIETY ^†††
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
KIN 2010 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ^†††
KIN 2750 - ANATOMY AND ANATOMICAL KINESIOLOGY ^††

Total Credit Hours: 17

Spring Semester

Total Credit Hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

EDCI 2460 - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS ^†† ¹
HS 4010 - HEALTH INSTRUCTION ^††
KIN 3130 - CURRENT TOPICS IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ^††
KIN 4310 - MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION ^††
KIN 4600 - TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS ^†† ¹
KIN 4910 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ^††

Total Credit Hours: 17

Spring Semester

KIN 3210 - MOTOR LEARNING ^††
KIN 3510 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ^†† ¹
KIN 3620 - HISTORY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ^††
KIN 3720 - BIOMECHANICS ^††
KIN 4360 - PSYCHOSOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ^††
EDCI 4720 - CONTENT AREA READING AND SUPPORT FOR DYSLEXIA AND OTHER DIVERSE LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS ^†† ¹

Total Credit Hours: 18

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

COMM 2100 - COMMUNICATING IN THE CLASSROOM ^G,2
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED ^G,2 Credits / Units: 3
EDCI 4530 - TEACHING RESIDENCY ^††† ¹

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

EDCI 4860 - TEACHING RESIDENCY CAPSTONE ^††† ¹

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Semester Hours Required 120-122

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

^†† Major course; grade of C or higher is required.

^††† Major course; grade of B or higher is required.

¹ Prerequisites for this course include successful completion of the Praxis Exams.

² Grade of “C” or higher is required.