Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Option: Physical Education Teacher Education
This option is designed for students seeking careers in teaching physical education. The undergraduate program provides the prerequisite skills needed for entry into the fifth-year graduate teacher education program (MS-PETE). For more information about this program, contact our Advising office.
I. Baccalaureate Core Requirements
Total = 48
II. Core Curriculum
- EXSS 312 Sociocultural Dimensions of Physical Activity
- EXSS 322 Anatomical Kinesiology
- EXSS 323 Biomechanics of Sports and Exercise
- EXSS 324 Exercise Physiology
- EXSS 325 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
- EXSS 370 Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
- EXSS 371 Measurement in Exercise and Sport Science
- EXSS 411 Movement Skill Learning and Control
- EXSS 444 Adapted Physical Activity
Total = 32
III. Physical Education Teacher Education Option
- EXSS 131 Introduction to Exercise and Sport Science
- EXSS 158 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
- EXSS 194 Pro Act/Basic Rhythms
- EXSS 271 Principles of Computing in EXSS (recommended)
- EXSS 313 Lifespan Motor Development
- EXSS 353 PETE Practicum
- EXSS 354 PETE Practicum
- EXSS 355 PETE Practicum
- EXSS 360 Sport Skill Analysis - Fall
- EXSS 360 Sport Skill Analysis - Winter
- EXSS 360 Sport Skill Analysis - Spring
- EXSS 381 Analysis of Critical Issues in EXSS (WIC)
- EXSS 394 Pro Act/Resistance Training
- EXSS 395 Pro Act/Group Fitness
- EXSS 396 Pro Act/Aquatics or
- EXSS 236 Water Safety Instruction
- EXSS 420 Physical Activity for Children
- EXSS 421 Physical Activity for Adolescents
- PAC Eight Credits in different activities is required to reflect
content taught in public schools and other physical activity settings
including fitness games and sports, outdoor leisure pursuits and aquatics.
Total = 47-51
IV. Supporting Courses
- PSY 350 Human Lifespan Development
- TCE 253 Learning Across the Lifespan
- TCE 216 Purpose, Structure & Function of Education in Democracy
- TCE 418 Civil Rights for Educators
OR TSPC Workshop - TCE 219 Multi-cultural Issues in Education
Total = 13
V. Science and Social Science
- CH 121, 122, 123 or 130 General Chemistry
- OR CH 221, 222, 223 General Chemistry
- MTH 112 Elementary Functions
- PH 201 General Physics
- PSY 201 General Psychology
- Z 331, 332, 333 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Z 341, 342 Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
Total = 21-35
