Program Overview

Health and Physical Education, Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.)

The purpose of the B.S.Ed. in Health and Physical Education degree is to prepare students to serve as health and physical education teachers in PreK-12 schools, as well as to serve as educators and leaders in schools and community-based settings. The program will focus on providing students with the knowledge and experiences they need to successfully implement national and state health and physical education standards.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Learner and learning: Students will understand human development and learning theories appropriate to the age group they will teach and acquire an awareness of the diversity of the school-age populations' cultural backgrounds, learning strengths and needs.
• Content: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the subjects they will teach.
• Instructional practice: Students will demonstrate an ability to plan and implement effective teaching and measure student learning in ways that lead to sustained development and learning.
• Professional responsibility: Students will