Health & Physical Education (PreK - Adult) (BAEd) - Course Requirements

Health & Physical Education (PreK - Adult) Course Requirements

Information accurate as of the 2024 - 2025 catalog.
For previous year's catalogs, please see the undergraduate catalog page.

Num. Title Credits
GSU 100 The First Year Experience 0 hours
All degree seeking students are required to take GSU 100 during their first semester.
     
General Education Requirements 30 hours
Students must complete BIOL 120, MATH 115, and PSYC 201 as part of the General Education requirements.
     
Content Specialization (PreK-Adult): Health Education 23 hours
HLTH 102 Introduction to Health Promotion 3
HLTH 105 Human Nutrition 3
HLTH 232 Foundations of Health 2
HLTH 240 Introduction to Anatomy & Kinesiology 4
HLTH 332 Organization & Administration of School Health Programs 2
HLTH 341 Community and Environmental Health 2
PED 201 First Aid and Safety 1
PSYC 360 Psychology of Human Sexuality 3
PSYC 380 Drugs and Human Behavior 3
     
Content Specialization (PreK-Adult): Physical Education 22 hours
PED 121 Foundations of Physical Education & Sport 2
PED 132 Individual and Dual Sports 3
PED 136 Team Sports 3
PED 223 Dance and Aerobics 1
PED 224 Assisting-Sports/Camps/Intra/Coaching 2
PED 326 Physical Education in the Elementary School 2
PED 327 Adapted Physical Education 2
PED 333 Motor Learning and Development 2
PED 410 Measurement in Physical Education 2
PED 421 Exercise Physiology 3
     
Professional Education Courses 26 hours
CSCI 267 Computer Skills for Education 3
EDSP 220 Introduction to Educating Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students 3
EDSP 334 Strategies for Educating Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students 3
EDUC 203 Foundations of Education 3
EDUC 205 Educational Psychology 3
EDUC 310 Classroom Management & Teaching Strategies 3
EDUC 351 Teaching Health/Physical Education Middle to Adult 3
EDUC 412 Curriculum and Assessment: Content (5-Adult) 2
READ 317 Teaching Reading in Middle and Adolescent Education 3
     
Residency 18 hours
EDUC 470 Residency I 6
EDUC 480 Residency II 11
EDUC 493 Capstone Assessment 1
     
General Electives 1 credit
     
Total minimum hours required for this degree 120 hours

In order to be officially and fully admitted to Teacher Education, ALL teacher candidates must meet and pass all sections of PRAXIS I (CORE) – Reading, Writing, and Math OR meet the WVDE approved exemptions for CORE. It is critical that teacher candidates check their Degree Works audit and speak with their academic advisors to see if they meet CORE exemptions.