General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

• General Education Requirements  

The following major requirements may also count in General Education:

• HPE 4320 - Nutrition and Health-Related Fitness (3) (Note: 2 hours of HPE 4320 may be counted in General Education)
• PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)

Major Requirements (45 Hours)

HPE GPA requirement: 2.0 cumulative GPA required for declaration, 2.7 cumulative GPA required for admission into the teacher education program, 2.7 cumulative GPA required for retention in the teacher education program, and 2.7 cumulative and 2.0 major GPA required for graduation.

HPE grade requirements: All HPE majors must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in each required course in the major.

• HPE 2110 - Introduction to Health, Physical Education and Coaching (3)
• HPE 2120 - Kinesiology (3)
• HPE 2130 - Motor Behavior (3)
• HPE 3210 - Community and School Health (3)
• HPE 3220 - Instructional Systems (3)
• HPE 3230 - Assessment in Health and Physical Education (3)
• HPE 3240 - Behavioral Health Education (3)
• HPE 4310 - Elementary Physical Education (3) [WID] [WID]
• HPE 4320 - Nutrition and Health-Related Fitness (3)
• HPE 4330 - Sports and Activities I (3)
• HPE 4340 - Sports and Activities II (3)
• HPE 4350 - Sexuality and Sexual Health Education (3)
• HPE 4410 - Adapted Physical Education (3)
• HPE 4420 - PE Practicum (3)
• HPE 4430 - Health and Physical Education Methods (3)

Professional Education (24 Hours)

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required in each course. To be admitted to teacher education (TE), students must take and satisfy testing requirements for all areas of Praxis I Core (Reading, Writing & Mathematics); SAT or ACT scores may be used in lieu of Praxis I core provided required minimum scores are met. Praxis II Specialty Area Exam is required prior to Student Teaching. For teacher education admission criteria, testing requirements and additional information, please refer to the Undergraduate Teacher Education Handbook listed under Quick Links at www.ced.appstate.edu.

• CI 2300 - Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (2)
• FDN 2400 - Critical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching (2)
• PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)
• SPE 3300 - Creating Inclusive Learning Communities (3)
• CI 3400 - Policies and Practices in Educational Assessment (2)
• EDU 4900 - Student Teaching (12) [CAP] [CAP] Students must complete 12 hours of Student Teaching

Second Academic Concentration (SAC) Requirements (9 Hours)

Note: SAC is 18 hours; up to 9 hours can be double counted from General Education and Major

SACs must be selected from either 1) Sport Science and Coaching or 2) Public Health. Other SACs may be taken with the approval of an advisor or the program director.

Electives (3 Hours)

General Education Courses Taken for the Major (-5 Hours)

Total Required (120 Hours)