General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (52 hours)

• HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours OR
• PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours

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• PHED 3430 - Skill Themes: Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythms 3 credit hours
• PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
• PHED 2800 - Introduction to Physical Education 2 credit hours

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• PHED 4000 - Pedagogy of Physical Education 3 credit hours AND
• PHED 4001 - Pedagogy of Physical Education Practicum 1 credit hour

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• PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
• PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
• PHED 4400 - Motor Behavior 3 credit hours
• PHED 4470 - Educational Rhythms for Teachers 2 credit hours
• PHED 4710 - Authentic Assessment in Teaching Physical Education 3 credit hours
• PHED 4780 - Curriculum in Physical Education 3 credit hours

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• PHED 4800 - Elementary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
• PHED 4801 - Teaching Elementary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours

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• PHED 4900 - Secondary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
• PHED 4901 - Teaching Secondary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours

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• PHED 4910 - Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics 3 credit hours
• PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games 3 credit hours
• PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games 2 credit hours
• PHED 4990 - Seminar in Teaching Physical Education 1 credit hour

Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor  for further information.

Freshman

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours (HLTH 1530/HLTH 1531 recommended)
• Natural Sciences (Rubric 1) 4 credit hours
• PHED 2800 - Introduction to Physical Education 2 credit hours

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• HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours OR
• PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours (or approved First Aid/CPR competency)

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• Choose 6 hours from:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• Natural Sciences (Rubric 2) 4 credit hours
• Mathematics (statistics rec.) 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (Rubric 2) 3 credit hours
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• PHED 3430 - Skill Themes: Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythms 3 credit hours
• PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12 3 credit hours
• PHED 3930 - Concepts and Tactics of Teaching Games 2 credit hours
• PHED 4910 - Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics 3 credit hours
• PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games 3 credit hours
• YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours

Junior

• PHED 4000 - Pedagogy of Physical Education 3 credit hours AND
• PHED 4001 - Pedagogy of Physical Education Practicum 1 credit hour

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• PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education 3 credit hours
• PHED 4400 - Motor Behavior 3 credit hours
• PHED 4470 - Educational Rhythms for Teachers 2 credit hours
• PHED 4710 - Authentic Assessment in Teaching Physical Education 3 credit hours
• PHED 4780 - Curriculum in Physical Education 3 credit hours
• PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games 2 credit hours
• YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
• YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours

Senior

• PHED 4800 - Elementary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
• PHED 4801 - Teaching Elementary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours

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• PHED 4900 - Secondary Physical Education Teaching Methods 3 credit hours AND
• PHED 4901 - Teaching Secondary Physical Education Practicum 3 credit hours

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• PHED 4990 - Seminar in Teaching Physical Education 1 credit hour
• YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
• YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours