B.S.Ed. Physical Education Curriculum

The following list of resources includes a check sheet of required course work to achieve a B.S.Ed. degree in Physical Education and sample academic plans. Review these resources and use them to work with your advisor to develop your academic plan.

» B.S.Ed. Physical Education check sheet (.PDF)
Course work required to attain a B.S.Ed. degree in Physical Education.

» Standard 4-year plan (.PDF)
Standard curriculum for B.S. Physical Education degree

» 4-year plan + Health Minor (.PDF) 
Earn a B.S. Physical Education degree + health minor in 4 years

» 4.5-year plan + Health Minor (.PDF)
Earn a B.S. Physical Education degree + health minor in 4.5 years

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TEACHING MAJORS AND MINORS
Physical Education students may seek certification to teach additional subjects in K-12.  Visit the Teacher Education Program web site to find curriculum for these additional teaching majors and minors.

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REQUIRED COURSES
Required course work includes the university requirements, the Department of HPERD core, the Idaho Technology Competency Certification and the following course work:

Movement Courses
To be completed prior to pedagogy course sequence
Dan 105	Dance	1 credit
Dan 360	Children's Dance	1 credit
PEB 108	Water-Based Sports and Fitness Activities	1 credit
PEP 107	Movement Fundamentals	1 credit
Individual Skill Courses
To be completed prior to or concurrent with Pedagogy course sequence
PEP 132	Skill and Analysis of Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton	1 credit
PEP 133	Skill and Analysis of Golf, Softball and Archery	1 credit
PEP 134	Skill and Analysis of Track and Field	1 credit
Team Skill Courses
To be completed prior to or concurrent with Pedagogy course sequence
PEP 135	Skill and Analysis of Basketball and Volleyball	1 credit
PEP 136	Skill and Analysis of Soccer and Speedball	1 credit
PEP 243	Recreation Activities	2 credits
Rec 125	Outdoor Leisure Pursuits	2 credits
Foundation Courses
Biol 120	Human Anatomy	4 credits
Biol 121	Human Physiology	4 credits
H&S 288	First Aid: Emergency Response (or current Emergency Response and CPR certification at the time of graduation	2 credits
PEP 161	Introduction to Physical Education	1 credit
PEP 300	Applied Human Anatomy and Biomechanics	2 credits
PEP 360	Motor Behavior	3 credits
PEP 380	Measurement and Evaluation	3 credits
PEP 418	Physiology of Exercise	3 credits
Pedagogy Courses
Note: Acceptance into the physical education pedagogy sequence requires completion with no grade lower than a “C” in movement and skill courses, at least 6 of the 14 credits of required skill courses, PEP 161, 300, 360, EDCI 201, 301, minimum 2.75 GPA, appropriate portfolio evidence, and advisor recommendation.
PEP 412	Elementary Physical Education Methods	3 credits
PEP 421	Secondary Physical Education Methods	3 credits
PEP 424	Physical Education for Special Populations	3 credits
PEP 440	Physical Education Curriculum and Administration	1 credit
General College of Education Requirements
EDCI 201	Contexts of Education	2 credits
EDCI 301	Contexts of Education	3 credits
EDCI 401	Internship Seminar	1 credit
EDCI 463	Literacy Methods for Content Learning	3 credits
PEP 484	Internship in Physical Education Teaching	14 credits
Psyc 101 or	Intro to Psychology	3 credits
Psyc 305	Developmental Psychology
Advanced Composition Requirement
Select one of the following for 3 credits		3 credits
Engl 207	Persuasive Writing
Engl 208	Personal and Exploratory Writing
Engl 209	Inquiry-Based Writing
Engl 313	Business Writing
Engl 317	Technical Writing

Note: For registration in upper-division courses in education, students must have been admitted to the teacher education program
and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75.