Teacher Certification Specialization Requirements
Empower children through physical education to lead active and healthy lives. The Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology focuses on those preparing to get certified in EC-12 all level physical education.
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Bachelor Science Degree in Kinesiology - Physical Education K-12 Degree Plan
Core Curriculum Requirement
10- Communication – 6 semester hours
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
20- Mathematics – 3 semester hours
- MATH 1314 - College Algebra or Equivalent
30 – Life and Physical Sciences – 7 semester hours
- Biological, Anatomy or Physiology sciences preferred
- At least one science course must include a lab
40 – Language, Philosophy and Culture – 3 semester hours
- American Literature preferred
- Literature, Philosophy, or Cultural Studies
50 – Creative Arts – 3 semester hours
- ARTS, MUSI or DRAM
60 – American History – 6 semester hours
- HIST 1301
- HIST 1302
70 – Government/Political Sciences– 6 semester hours
- PSCI 2305
- PSCI 2306
80 – Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours
- ECON, GEOG, PSYC or SOCI
- World Geography preferred
90-Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours
- SPCH - Fundamentals of Speech
- COSC 1301 or 1401, or BCIS 1305 - less than 5 years ago
Major Requirements
Other Lower Level Requirements – 9 semester hours
- KINE 1301 Foundations of Kinesiology
- KINE 2310 Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
- KINE 2311 Motor Learning & Development
Kinesiology Requirements – 48 semester hours
- KINE 2312 Kinetic Anatomy
- KINE 3310 Adapted Activities for Special Populations
- KINE 3311 Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
- KINE 3312 Physiology of Exercise
- KINE 3313 Scientific Principles of Strength and Conditioning
- KINE 3314 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
- KINE 3316 Foundations of Exercise and Sports Psychology
- KINE 3317 Nutrition in Sports and Exercise
- KINE 3321 Legal Issues in Sport and Exercise
- KINE 3326 Sport Administration
- KINE 3327 Individual and Dual Sports
- KINE 3328 Team Sports
- KINE 4310 Coaching Theory and Application
- KINE 4312 Teaching Early Childhood and Elementary Physical Education
- KINE 4313 Teaching Middle and High School Physical Education
- KINE 4316 Measurement, Evaluation and Research in Kinesiology
Teacher Education Program – 24 semester hours
- CUIN 3323 Instructional Design
- CUIN 3327 Educational Technology
- CUIN 4313 Secondary Teaching Strategies
- INDS 3323 Child Development and Its Application To Learning
- FEDU 3321 Educational Foundations for Teaching
- KINE 4303 Kinesiology Student Teaching
- KINE 4304 Kinesiology Student Teaching
- LITY 4364 Content Area Literacy and Study Skills
NOTES:
- s.h. = semester hours
- LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
- UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
- Students will need to make a "C" or higher in all required courses outside of the core.
- The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
- Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
- This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
- Must meet minimum requirements: 121 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.
- State TExES exams required for certification: PPR EC-12 #160; Physical Education #158
- Students are responsible for creating and maintaining an account with TEA online at www.tea.state.tx.us
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