Health and Physical Education Major, B.S. in Ed., Standard Secondary Certificate

B.S. in Education, Standard Secondary Certificate 

If you have a passion for health, fitness, and working with people to improve their quality of life, a degree in health and physical education is right for you. Currently, the health trends of our nation continue to decline as obesity, hypokinetic disease, mental health issues, substance abuse, and many more health complications are rising. As a health and physical educator, you will be prepared to be the front line of defense to educate and induce behavioral change in K-12 students to improve their health and wellbeing for a lifetime.

As a health and physical education major, you will be equipped with the following knowledge and skills to teach:

• Health concepts such as nutrition, physical fitness, substance abuse prevention, human sexuality, and disease prevention,
• Functional motor competency,
• Resistance and cardiovascular training techniques,
• Fitness plan development,
• Lifelong physical activities.

 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

The major in Health and Physical Education leads to certification to teach health and physical education in grades K-12. 

1. Prior to declaring the major, the student must have an overall 2.5 GPA.
2. Students must earn a grade of C+ or higher in HPE 215WI, HPE 346, HPE 348, HPE 386, and HPE 435 in order to graduate with this major. 
3. Students must be competent in the Health and Physical Education professional dispositions. Students failing to meet the professional dispositions will be removed from the major and may result in removal from teacher education. 
4. Students must pass a prescribed cardiovascular fitness test during the semester enrolled in HPE 435 in order to graduate with this major.
5. To gain approval to student teach, each student must:
   
   - have an overall GPA of 2.8;
   
   - have received a grade of C+ or higher in HPE 215WI, 346, 348, 386, and 435;
   
   - have current CPR and First Aid Certification.
6. At least 15 hours of this major must be completed at CMU.
7. A minimum 2.8 GPA (B-) must be earned in all teaching majors.

 

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses (49 hours)

HPE 215WI	K-12 Physical Education Programming	3(3-0)
HPE 222	Sexuality in Health Education	3(3-0)
HPE 223	Basic Health Concepts I	3(3-0)
HPE 224	Basic Health Concepts II	3(3-0)
HPE 316	Assessment in Health and Physical Education	3(3-0)
HPE 323	Applied Skills & Methods - Individual and Team Sports	3(3-0)
HPE 325	Applied Skills & Methods in Fitness Education	3(2-1)
HPE 340	Curriculum and Planning School Health Programs	3(3-0)
HPE 344	Methods in Elementary Health and Physical Education	3(3-0)
HPE 346	Methods in Secondary Health Education	3(3-0)
HPE 348	Methods in Secondary Physical Education	3(3-0)
HPE 386	Adapted Physical Education	3(3-0)
HPE 425	Clinical Experience in Health and Physical Education	2(Spec)
HPE 435	Professional Aspects in Health and Physical Education	3(3-0)
PES 115	Motor Development	2(2-0)
PES 186QR	Principles of Physical Fitness for Lifelong Wellness	3(3-0)
PES 302	Fundamentals of Motor Learning	3(3-0)

Total: 49 semester hours