Curriculum

The Physical Education Department offers three majors, physical education (teaching or non-teaching), exercise science, and sports and fitness center management, and two minors, physical education teaching and coaching, to prepare students for opportunities in the health and physical education field.

Physical Education Major
The major in physical education teaching leads to K-12 or standard secondary teacher certification. Students desiring certification must meet the requirements listed in the Education Department.

Exercise Science Major
The major in exercise science supplies students with a strong foundation for graduate studies in exercise physiology, biomechanics, cardiac rehabilitation, sports medicine, physical therapy and allied health fields.

Sports and Fitness Center Management Major
The major in sports and fitness center management prepares students for leadership roles in corporate fitness, agencies, institutions and private fitness centers. Students enrolled in this program complete an internship at a local fitness center or institution. With additional business credits, students completing course work for this major may also receive a minor in business administration.

Common Core
All majors must take the following common core:
PHE 151 Personal Fitness
PHE 150 swimming and one of the following: aerobic dance, weight training, jogging or body conditioning
PHE 170 Team Sports Skills
PHE 171 Lifetime/Leisure Activities
PHE 200 Foundations of Physical Education
PHE 201 Introduction to Health
PHE 202 Sports Officiating
PHE 244 Care and Prevention of Injuries
PHE 302 American Red Cross First Aid
PHE 304 Motor Learning
PHE 319 Kinesiology
PHE 434 Movement Experiences for the Handicapped
PHE 443 Physiology of Exercise
PHE 444 Tests and Measurements in Health & Physical Education

In addition to the common core each major field of study requires the following courses:

• Physical Education Major: consists of the common core and the following: dance (PHE 150), PHE 324, 328, 329, 494 or 497, and BIO 105.

• Exercise Science Major: consists of the common core and 15 credits chosen from the following: BIO 105, 130, 220, 226, 230, 350*, 355*; CHE 141-142, 301*-302*,410.1*; MAT 149, 151*; PHY 231-232, 271*-272*, PHE 408 and 409.

• Sports and Fitness Center Management Major: consists of the common core and the following: MAT 211, POE 261, BUS 385 (or equivalent); BUS 221, 330, 357, 360, 391, and PHE 324, 408 and 409.

• Coaching Minor: includes BIO 105, PHE 202, 244, 300, 302, 319*, and 443.

• Physical Education Teaching Minor: includes BIO 105, PHE 201, 304, 319, 327, 426, 428, and 444.

* Course has prerequisite