Physical Education, BS
NY: All levels
Department Chair: Paul Brawdy, Ph.D.
The physical education teacher education (PETE) program is registered in New York State to provide initial P-12 certification.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Education | 61 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS 1 | ||
| Biology (in addition to General Education) | 8 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Education/Special Ed | 9 | |
| General Education Requirements | 37 | |
| General Electives | 3 | |
| EDUC-099A | SAFE SCHOOLS WORKSHOP | 0 |
| EDUC-099B | CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION | 0 |
| EDUC-099D | CULTURAL DIVERSITY WORKSHOP | 0 |
| EDUC-099F | Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying & Di | 0 |
| Total Credits | 121 | |
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MATH-107 fulfills the general education quanitative literacy requirement and is also a requirement for the major.
Graduation Requirements for All Certification Programs
In order for students to graduate and/or be recommended for certification, all graduation and/or certification requirements must be completed satisfactorily. These include:
- Application for Graduation and Degree Audit (Registrar)
- Application for Graduation (School of Education evaluation)
- 3.0 GPA overall
- 3.0 GPA in all major coursework
- Minimum grade of "C" is required in all education, english, science, math, physical education or special education coursework
- Successful completion of Student Teaching
- Successful completion of EDUC-099D – Cultural Diversity Workshop
Certification Requirements
In order for students to be recommended for certification, all certification requirements must be complete. Students submit their application to the Certification Officer at the University with evidence of the following:
For New York Certification:
- Passing scores on required New York state certification exams and TWS
- Completion of the Child Abuse Prevention Seminar
- Completion of the Safe Schools Workshop
- Completion of the DASA (Anti-Bullying) Workshop
- An official transcript indicating degree completion
- Completion of New York State fingerprinting
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PHED-101 | 3 | BIO-101 & BIOL-101 | 4 |
| PHED-108 | 3 | SPED-230 | 3 |
| BONA-101 | 3 | ENG-102 | 3 |
| ENG-101 | 3 | General Education 1 | 6 |
| THFS-101 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO-211 & BIOL-211 | 4 | BIO-212 & BIOL-212 | 4 |
| PHED-109 | 3 | PHED-111 | 3 |
| PHED-107 | 3 | EDUC-210 | 3 |
| MATH-107 | 3 | General Education 1 | 6 |
| Foriegn Language Requirement | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PHED-312 | 3 | PHED-403 | 3 |
| PHED-407 | 3 | PHED-408 | 3 |
| PHED-311 | 3 | PHED-208 | 3 |
| PHED-411 | 3 | EDUC-360 | 3 |
| General Education 1 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | Select two of the following: | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PHED-490 | 5 | General Education 1 | 6 |
| PHED-491 | 5 | Electives | 9 |
| PHED-493 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 121 | |||
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Students must complete one course with diversity (D) coding and one writing intensive course (W). These courses need to be additional course, but can be ones that also fill another requirement.
Note: Elementary and Secondary Methods coursework with clinical field hours must be completed prior to student teaching. These courses may be rearranged depending on semester of student teaching.