Physical Education/Health Education with Teacher Licensure, Bachelor of Science
| REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS |
42 |
| REQUIRED MINOR HOURS |
22 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS |
64 |
| PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: HLED 221, AND BIOL 101 |
This is a dual-licensure program that prepares a student to become a professional educator at any grade level, K-12.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Candidates demonstrate an understanding of physical education content knowledge, physical education curriculum models, whole-of-school physical activity programming and scientific foundations for the delivery of an effective physical education program;
- Candidates are physically literate individuals who can demonstrate skillful performance in physical education content areas and health-enhancing levels of fitness;
- Candidates demonstrate acquisition of functional health knowledge and proficiency in health-related skills for the purpose of enhancing healthy behaviors in learners;
- Candidates engage students in meaningful learning experiences through effective use of pedagogical skills;
- Candidates apply content and programming knowledge to plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with local, state and national standards and grade-level outcomes through the effective use of resources, accommodations and/or modifications, and technology to address the diverse needs of all students;
- Candidates use multiple methods of assessment to measure students’ knowledge acquisition and skill proficiency; and
- Candidates engage in ongoing professional learning and activities that improve student learning and advance the profession.
In order to be admitted into Teacher Education, students seeking dual licensure in Physical Education and Health Education are required to obtain minimum scores on Praxis I. Minimum scores are required on Praxis II Subject Assessment in order to be recommended for North Carolina teaching licensure. The candidate is referred to the Teacher Education Handbook for additional requirements.
Enrollment in any of the department’s professional classes is limited to students having declared the intent to major or minor in one of the department’s courses of study. Exceptions to this policy can be granted only by the department chair or the course instructor.
Program Requirements
Required Major Hours
| PHED 211 | Introduction to Health, Sport, and Physical Education | 3 |
| PHED 235 | Motor Learning | 3 |
| PHED 301 | Elementary School Physical Education | 3 |
| PHED 331 | Creative Movement | 3 |
| PHED 341 | Theory and Techniques of Team Sports | 3 |
| PHED 342 | Theory and Techniques of Individual and Dual Sports | 3 |
| PHED 402 | Physical Education for Diverse Populations | 3 |
| PHED 407 | Scientific Principles for Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy | 3 |
| PHED 408 | Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Athletics | 3 |
| PHED 409 | Tests and Measurements | 3 |
| HLED 226 | Health Education for the School Health Educator | 3 |
| HLED 320 | Comprehensive Health Education | 3 |
| HLED 321 | Teaching Methods for Health Education | 3 |
| EXSI 335 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 42 |
Required Minor Hours
Professional Education Minor
| EDUC 250 | Teaching in the 21st Century Schools | 4 |
| EDUC 450 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| PSYC 303 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PHED 432 | Seminar for Physical Educators and Health Educators | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors
All department majors, including those transferring under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, must complete HLED 221 Dimensions of Personal Health as part of the General Education curriculum.
*PHED 432 must be taken in the semester prior to student teaching.
Each student is required to complete BIOL 101 Human Biology and HLED 221 Dimensions of Personal Health in the General Education Curriculum.
The student must present a current CPR/First Aid certification card as a course requirement for PHED 432 Seminar for Physical Educators and Health Educators. The card must be current through the student teaching semester.
Students will not be permitted to complete more than 50% of the Professional Education minor (excluding student teaching) until they are formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program. All candidates must be fully admitted into the Teacher Education Program a minimum of two full semesters prior to the semester in which they student teach. Ideally, students should interview no later than the end of the first semester of the junior year.
Students achieve candidate status by being admitted into Teacher Education. Students are referred to the Teacher Education Handbook for admission requirements.
The PHED program at Gardner-Webb University is state approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education.