Program: Health and Physical Education Major B.S.Ed. - Major Code 5350 - Northeastern State University

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. See General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees for more information.

Major

(42 semester hours)

Health Education

Physical Education

Professional Education Requirements

(29 semester hours)

HHP and HPE Additional Policies

Health Education and Physical Education courses may not be repeated for credit except as stated in description of course.

All HHP/HPE Majors are expected to participate in a Department capstone experience as a requirement for graduation, and a Professional Development Site (PDS).

Teacher Education Admission and Certification Policies

In addition to courses in the discipline, all students completing a BA or BS degree in Education degree must meet the following requirements for certification.

Be accepted for admission to teacher education, pre-II internship, and full internship according to published course sequence and guidelines.
Demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
Develop a portfolio which documents their accomplishments, learning, and strengths related to the competencies, standards, and outcomes established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Complete all courses in the major and Professional Education Core with a grade of “C” or higher.
Students entering NSU beginning Fall 2013 must have an overall GPA of 2.75 for admission to teacher education.
Once admitted to the teacher education program, all majors must continue to maintain a GPA of 2.5 (overall, in their major field of study, and professional education core) through completion with the exception that Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Educaton majors must maintain a GPA of 2.75 (overall, in their major field of study, and professional education) through completion.
4 X 12 requirement - Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (ENGL, COMM, Literature), Math, Science, and Social Science (ECON, GEOG, HIST, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.

Policies of the College of Education

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES:	A minimum of 55 semester credit hours of course work for the BS/BSED degree shall be in the liberal arts and sciences and 80 credit hours of liberal arts and sciences is required for the BA/BAED degree. Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated by a “#” after the course title.

Health and Physical Education Suggested Course Sequence

Semester 1	Semester 2
*UNIV 1002 University Strategies	*ENGL 1213 English Composition II
*ENGL 1113 English Composition I	*Communication Course (COMM 1113, 3213, 3223, or 3303)
*HED 1113 Personal Health or HFS 1113 Basic Nutrition (Life Skill)	*POLS 1113 American Federal Government
*HIST 1483 or 1493, American History	*Foreign Language (Global Perspective/Education Requirement)
*Humanities (Culture & Ideas)
Total Hours (14)	Total Hours (12)

Semester 3	Semester 4
*PSYC 1113 Introduction to Psychology (Social & Behavioral Sciences/Education Requirement)	* Physical Science (4 hours)
*Global Perspective (Second Course)	*Math (1473 or 1513, or advanced math, stats or computer programming course)
*Humanities (Fine Arts Appreciation)	*HED 2254 Anatomy & Physiology
*Biological Science (4 hours)	* PED 2022 Theory of Coaching Athletics
*HED 2212 First Aid/Responding to Emergencies (Life Skill)	* PED 2202 Foundations of Physical Education
UNIV 2091, General Education Capstone	*PED 2231, 2241, 2251 (enroll in all)
Total Hours (16)	Total Hours (18)

Semester 5	Semester 6
* EDUC 3113 Educational Psychology	*HED 3323 Health of the School Child
* EDUC 3313 Clinical Education	*HED 4363 Kinesiology
*PED 2552 Sports Officiating	* HED 4383 Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries
* PED 4333 Physiology of Exercise	*PED 4222 Physical Exams & Measurement
* PED 4513 Elementary School Programs in Physical Education	*PED 4232 Motor Development/Young Child
*SPED 4433 Introduction to Exceptional Child	**PED 4612 Secondary Methods in PE
Total Hours (18)	Total Hours (14 hours)

Semester 7	Semester 8
*EDUC 4032 Pre-Internship II (10 days)	*EDUC 4054 Elementary Intern Teaching
*EDUC 4823 Technology in Education (Life Skill/ Computer Proficiency)	*EDUC 4704 Secondary Intern Teaching
*EDUC 4353 Teaching Methods/Secondary	*EDUC 4172 Assessment & Evaluation
* PED 4312 Organization & Administration of Physical Education	*EDUC 4252 Seminar
*PED 4252 Curriculum & Instruction in Physical Education
*PED 4662 Adapted Physical Education

Total Hours (15)	Total Hours (12)

Take Free Electives throughout the program – must total 124 degree hours to graduate

Total Degree Hours: 124

* Offered Fall and Spring
** Offered Fall only
*** Offered Spring only.