2008-2009 cohort
Content area preadmission course requirements
Master of education/initial licensure in physical education
Content area courses are prerequisites that must be completed or in progress at the time of M.Ed./ILP program admission.
Courses in the content area are required to meet the Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching: "The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students."
Contact Student Services to meet with an adviser, who will assess and recommend courses that fulfill this requirement.
* = Courses that count toward major GPA
Skill courses* (more than the minimum are encouraged)
- Conditioning and weight training—PE 1415 or PE 1014 plus 1015
- Gymnastics/tumbling and floor exercise—PE 1065
- Dance (ballroom or folk preferred)—DNCE 1311 or 1321
- Track and field—PE 1059
- Three team sports (a coaching course may be substituted for the equivalent activity course)—PE 1067, 1072, 1073, 1074 or 1174
- Two individual sports—PE 1029-1038, 1044, 1048, 1055, 1058
- One lifetime activity—PE 1022, 1041-1043, 1045, 1047, 1053, 1056, 1057, 1154, 1205, or REC 2151 (Swimming may not be applied to this requirement)
- WSI certificate in aquatics (optional, but strongly encouraged)—PE 1411
Sciences
- Biology or physics—BIOL 1009 or PHYS 1101W or 1111
- Chemistry—CHEM 1011 or 1021
- Human anatomy—KIN 3027 or 3111
- Exercise physiology*—KIN 4385
- Physiology—PHSL 3051 or KIN 3385
Core courses*
- Biomechanics—KIN 3112
- Psychology/sociology of physical activity—KIN 3126W
- History and/or philosophy of sport—KIN 3131W
- Motor control, learning, and development—KIN 3133
- Organization and management of sport—KIN 3143
- Measurement and evaluation—KIN 3151
- Adapted physical education—KIN 5103 or 5104
Additional requirements
- General psychology—PSY 1001 or PSTL 1281
- Child psychology*—CPSY 2301
- Adolescent psychology*—CPSY 4303
- Drug abuse; personal, community health*—
- PUBH 3004 or PUBH 3001 plus one of the following courses:
- PUBH 3003 or PUBH 3005
- Communication—COMM 1101 or COMM 1313W or PSTL 1461
- Statistics (preferred)—STAT 1001 or MATH 1031 or more advanced mathematics course
- First aid and CPR certification (current)
Practicum
Oral and written communication skills
Revised May 2008