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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health/Physical Education, BS


About the Program

Health/physical education teachers provide experiences that enable students to be physically educated persons who have learned the skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities, are physically fit, participate regularly in physical activity, know implications of and benefits from involvement in physical activity, and value physical activity and its contributions to a healthy lifestyle. Our program also produces educators who promote healthy behavior outcomes by enabling students to comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention, practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks, analyze the influence of culture and other factors on health, use goal setting and decision making skills to enhance health, and advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Health-Physical Education  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

HK-BS
HPET
131-132 Credits

Health/Physical Education Core (University Foundational Learning Outcomes) (20-21 credits)


Required Courses in Other Departments (6 credits)


  • 10100 Other Language - Credit Hours: 3.00 (Total of 6 credits - must be from one language)- select from list
  • 10200 Other Language - Credit Hours: 3.00

Teacher Education Program


Students must meet criteria for admission to the Teacher Education program. For additional information see: http://www.teach.purdue.edu/current_st/index.html.

Gate A Admission Requirements:
Must meet all requirements prior to taking EDCI 42900  and EDCI 43200 .
Gate B Admission Requirements:
Must meet all requirements prior to Student Teaching Semester.
Gate C and Licensure Requirements:
Must meet all requirements prior to licensing.
  • Complete EDCI 20500 , EDCI 28500 , EDPS 23500 , EDPS 26500 
  • Complete Basic Skills Competency Assessment
  • Overall GPA 2.50/4.00
  • Content GPA 2.75/4.00
  • Professional Ed. GPA 3.00/4.00
  • Submit TEP Application and Signature Form
  • Complete EDCI 42900 , EDCI 43200 
  • Overall GPA 2.50/4.00
  • Content GPA 2.75/4.00
  • Professional Ed. GPA 3.00/4.00
  • Complete Pearson Content Tests
  • Overall GPA 2.50/4.00
  • Content GPA 2.75/4.00
  • Professional Ed. GPA 3.00/4.00
  • Complete all degree requirements
  • Degree posted to Purdue transcript
  • Complete Pearson Pedagogy Test (P-12)
  • Complete Suicide Prevention Training
  • Complete CPR/AED Certification
  • Submit Online LVIS Teacher Licensure Application

Note


Students must earn a “C-” or better in all EDCI, EDPS, EDST, and HK courses.

At least 32 credits of Purdue coursework required at 30000 level or higher.
HPET includes 52 credits (if taken at Purdue).

131-132 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Other Languages - 6 credits from one language
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

14 - 15 Credits


17 Credits


16 Credits


17 Credits


17 Credits


19 Credits


18 Credits


Spring 4th Year


13 Credits


Note


* Satisfies a University Foundational Learning Outcome

Students must earn a “C-” or higher in all EDCI, EDPS, EDST, and required HK courses.

131-132 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish