Physical Education & Health: Recommended Sequence of Courses
Junior Year
Sophomore
Year
Freshman
Year
First Semester
University Studies
15 hrs
Second Semester
University Studies
15 hrs
Total 15 hrs
EDN 200 Teacher, School, & Society
EDNL 200 Field Studies
University Studies
PED 235 Foundations of PEH
PED 345 Childhood Obesity
PED 336 Coaching, Sport, & Society
PED 350 Motor Behavior
HEA 305 Program Planning
PED 386 Teaching Elem Healthful Living I
3
1
9
3
Total 16 hrs
3
3
3
3
4
Total 15 hrs
EDN 203 Psychological Foundations
EDN 303 Instructional Technology
EXS 216 Human Anatomy & Physiology
University Studies
(Take PRAXIS I & Apply to WCE)
PED 388 Teaching Elem Healthful Living II
PED 385 PEH Curriculum Development
HEA 304 Comprehensive School Health
HEA 207 Nutrition & Behavior
HEA 210 Substance Abuse Prevention
HEA 105 Ind. Well Being
Senior Year
Total 16 hrs
PED 387 Teaching Secondary Healthful Living
PED 415 Adapted Physical Activity
EXS 340 Biomechanics
EDN 352 Developing Reading & Writing
HEA 320 Foundations in Global Health
4
4
3
3
3
Total 17 hrs
Phase
Component
I. Foundations
Composition
Lifetime Wellness
Math & Statistics
Foreign Language
First Year Seminar
Aesthetic, Interpretive, &
Literary Perspectives
Historical & Philosophical
Approaches
Scientific Approaches to
the Natural World
Understanding Human
Institutions and Behaviors
Living in Our Diverse
Nation
Living in a Global Society
Global Diversity Cluster
Writing Intensive
II. Approaches &
Perspectives
III. Clusters
IV. Building
Competencies
Information Literacy
Quantitative & Logical
Reasoning
V. Explorations
Beyond Classroom
VI. Capstone Course
•
•
•
3
3
4
3-6
Total 13-16 hrs
3
3
3
3
3
3
Total 18 hrs
PED 410 Seminar in PEH
EDN 409 Practicum
1
12
(Take PRAXIS II)
Requirement
3-6 hours
2 hours
3 hours
3-6 hours *
3 hours
At least 6 hours; No more than 3 hours from one
discipline
At least 6 hours; No more than 3 hours from one
discipline
At least 7 hours with 1 lab course; no more than 4
hours from one discipline
At least 6 hours; no more than 3 hours from one
discipline
At least 3 hours
Total 13 hrs
Recommended for PEH
ENG 103
PED 101
MAT 101
SPN 201
UNI 101
PED 136; ENG 111
PAR 101; HST 203
EXS 216; GGY 230
EDN 203; PED 345
GRN 101
At least 3 hours
At least 9 hours with at least 2 different prefixes
9 hours with at least one at 300-400 level and at
least one in the major
HST 103
HEA 320; PED 235; PED 350
EDN 352; PED 415; HEA 305
9 hours; 1st year seminar and two additional
courses; one in the major
3 hours
UNI 101; EDN 303; PED 415
One approved experience
EDN 409
1-4 hours
EDN 409
PED 387
Minimum of 124 hours required for graduation.
Commonly offered summer courses include: EXS 216, EXS 340, PED 350, HEA 105, PED 415
This program of study is based on a student selecting the recommended Community Health Academic
Concentration. Other Academic Concentrations are available (see catalogue).