Health/Wellness, K-12 Teacher Licensure (HLTWL.BST)

* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, in the Specialty Area Requirements, and in the Professional Education / Professional Semester Requirements, as well as a grade of C or higher in all Professional Education courses.*

Degree Checklist

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HLTWL.BST 20-21

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 46-52

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NOTE: Students in this major must take MTHS-135 Introduction to Statistics as their general core mathematics class. They will also take Human Biology as part of their Specialty Area Requirements, and this will fulfill their general core science requirement.

Specialty Area Requirements

BIOS 110 - Human Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 231 - Principles of Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
EXSC 335 - Exercise Physiology I Credit Hours: 3
EXSC 365 - Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 352 - Substance Use and Abuse Credit Hours: 2
HLTH 353 - Safety and First Aid Credit Hours: 2
HLTH 357 - Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 360 - Personal and Community Health Credit Hours: 3
PHED 201 - Foundations of Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science Credit Hours: 1
PHED 440 - Motor Learning & Development Credit Hours: 3
PHED 441 - Assessment and Evaluation in Wellness, Recreation, and Exercise Science Credit Hours: 3
PHED 495 - Integration of Faith and Practice - Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 33 hours

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 315 - Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Foundations of American Education Credit Hours: 3
or EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SPED 316 - Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
PHED 342 - Teaching Adapted Physical Education Credit Hours: 2
PHED 380 - Principles of Elementary Physical Education Instruction Credit Hours: 2
PHED 390 - Principles of Secondary Physical Education Instruction Credit Hours: 2
SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary Credit Hours: 2
ELED 418 - The Teaching of Health and Physical Education, Grades K-5 Credit Hours: 2
SCED 418 & 418L - The Teaching of Health / Physical Education / Wellness, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SCED-418L), which must be taken concurrently.

Academic Catalog

Health/Wellness, K-12 Teacher Licensure (HLTWL.BST)

Degree Checklist

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 46-52

Specialty Area Requirements

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 33 hours

Professional Education Requirements

Subtotal Professional Education Requirements: 25 hours

Professional Semester

Subtotal Professional Semester: 12 Hours

Electives - Total Hours: 0/4 hours

Total Hours in Program: 120