Physical education
Master of education/initial licensure
(Minnesota state licensure in physical education)
Program highlights
- Three distinct, 10-week teaching experiences give you the confidence to be a leader in the schools
- Passionate faculty with real-world experience.
- Get your license while working towards your master's degree (M.Ed.)
- As a member of a cohort, you will be among a small group of students who all started at the same time. Cohort members find that they can create stronger and more lasting professional relationships and friendships than they would in less structured academic arrangements.
Coursework
- Foundations courses like School and Society; Learning, Cognition, and Assessment; and Technology for Teaching and Learning
- Major courses such as Curriculum Development in Physical Education and Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology
- Student teaching
See full curriculum and description of this program
Following the licensure program, you may return to earn your M.Ed. degree (see finishing your M.Ed. degree).
Your next steps
- Learn more about our teaching programs
- Attend an information session
- Speak to an adviser
- See preadmission course requirements
- Apply | application instructions - read these first | application form [.pdf]
Application deadline is December 15. Program begins in early June.
Completing the program
Other resources
- Praxis testing
- Tuition
- About the Twin Cities
- Multicultural Teacher Development Project
- Career information for teachers (Exploratory, Transition, and Career Services center)
- School of Kinesiology home page
Revised October 2007