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Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

Physical Education: Health, Wellness and Sport, BSED

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Mission

The mission of the Health, Wellness, and Sport program is to offer a quality program that prepares candidates for careers in the fields of health, wellness, and coaching and to instill the importance of providing developmentally appropriate activities to diverse populations.

Program Description

The Program is designed to prepare students to pursue a variety of career opportunities in health and wellness-related industries as well as in coaching and to help students apply principles of healthy living to the education of individuals and communities. The program’s curriculum focuses on building content knowledge and skills in the broad areas of health, wellness, fitness, and sport. It also highlights overall concepts, values, research, and applications that would prepare one to pursue a career in the related fields.

General Education Shared Core (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs)
Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

General Education requirements

The following are the General Education requirements and recommendations (no extra credits)

MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 Math 1200 or higher for the Mathematics Gen Ed requirement.
PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3 Social Science Gen Ed requirement
BIOL 1080 - Bi Sci Survey II Credit Hours: 3 - Recommended for Life Science Gen Ed
PH S 1130 - Practical Chemistry: Introduction to Food Science Credit Hours: 3 - Recommended for Physical Science Gen Ed

Professional Course Core Curriculum (66 credits)

The following courses are the required courses for the program

H S 1575 - First Aid Emerg Care Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 2520 - Sm Business Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
H S 2200 - Persnl Hlth/Wellness Credit Hours: 3
P E 2010 - Introduction to Physical Education: History and Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
P E 2130 - Methods of Instruction in Tumbling and Weight Training Credit Hours: 2
H S 4400 - Nutri & Hlth Child K-12 Credit Hours: 3
P E 2360 - Aquatics:PE/REC Prfn Credit Hours: 3
P E 2363 - Motor Lrng & Devlpmt Credit Hours: 4
P E 2380 - Mtd Ins Lifetime Spt Credit Hours: 3
H SC 2265 - Complementary and Integrated Medicine Credit Hours: 3
P E 2610 - Princpls Physcl Fit Credit Hours: 2
P E 2611 - Princpls Group Exer Credit Hours: 2
P E 3010 - Applied Biomechanics Credit Hours: 3
P E 3030 - Psly of Exercise Credit Hours: 3
P E 3280 - Psyc/Soc Aspect: PE Credit Hours: 3
H S 4050 - Contemp Is Hlth Ed Credit Hours: 3
REC 4240 - Sports and Recreation Management of Delivery Systems Credit Hours: 3
ZOOL 2050 - Human Functional Anatomy Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
P E 3040 - Adapted Phys Ed Credit Hours: 3
P E 4250 - Thry/Principles of Coaching Credit Hours: 3
P E 3410 - Persnl Training Cert Credit Hours: 3
P E 4950 - Capstone Project Credit Hours: 1
Plus three credits approved by departmental advisor Credits / Units: 3

Electives (18 credits)

Approved Elective course credits

4-Year Plan

Student-centric Sequencing by Term (Degree Plan).
Consult with your academic advisor for support.

Fall Year 1

ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3 or
ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
P E 2010 - Introduction to Physical Education: History and Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective Course Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 1

H S 1575 - First Aid Emerg Care Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3 or
ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
H S 2200 - Persnl Hlth/Wellness Credit Hours: 3
General Education Elective Courses Credit Hours: 6

Fall Year 2

H SC 2265 - Complementary and Integrated Medicine Credit Hours: 3
P E 2380 - Mtd Ins Lifetime Spt Credit Hours: 3
P E 2611 - Princpls Group Exer Credit Hours: 2
P E 2130 - Methods of Instruction in Tumbling and Weight Training Credit Hours: 2
General Education Elective Courses Credit Hours: 6

Spring Year 2

P E 2360 - Aquatics:PE/REC Prfn Credit Hours: 3
P E 2363 - Motor Lrng & Devlpmt Credit Hours: 4
General Education Elective Courses Credit Hours: 9

Fall Year 3

MGMT 2520 - Sm Business Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
P E 3040 - Adapted Phys Ed Credit Hours: 3
P E 3410 - Persnl Training Cert Credit Hours: 3
ZOOL 2050 - Human Functional Anatomy Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
Approved Elective Course Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 3

P E 2610 - Princpls Physcl Fit Credit Hours: 2
P E 3030 - Psly of Exercise Credit Hours: 3
P E 3280 - Psyc/Soc Aspect: PE Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Courses Credit Hours: 6

Fall Year 4

H S 4050 - Contemp Is Hlth Ed Credit Hours: 3
REC 4240 - Sports and Recreation Management of Delivery Systems Credit Hours: 3
P E 4250 - Thry/Principles of Coaching Credit Hours: 3
H S 4400 - Nutri & Hlth Child K-12 Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Course Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 4

P E 4950 - Capstone Project Credit Hours: 1
Plus 3 Credit Hours Approved Elective
P E 3010 - Applied Biomechanics Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Courses Credit Hours: 6

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