University Catalog

Curriculum in Health and Physical Education Grades K-12

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 1012,G,H	Freshman Composition	3	hours
MATH 151/1612,G	College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
PSYC 1012,G	General Psychology I	3	hours
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
††HS 131	Emergency Health Care	2	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

ENGL 1022,G,H	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MATH 162 or MATh 2412,G	Plane Trigonometry Elementary Statistics	3	hours
History ElectiveG,H		3	hours
††HS 133	Healthy Lifestyles for the 21st Century	3	hours
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 2322,G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
GBIO 1512,G	General Biology I	3	hours
BIOL 1522	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
COMM 2102,G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
Music, Art, Dance, or TheatreG,H		3	hours
††HS 162	Drugs and Society	3	hours
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 2xx1		1	hour
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

†††EDUC 203	Foundations of Education	2	hours
††EDUC 212	Diversity in the Classroom	1	hour
ZOO 2502,G	Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I	3	hours
ZOOL 2522	Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I	1	hour
††KINL 221	Theories and Practice of Elementary School Physical Education	1	hour
††KINL 222	Theories and Practice of Teaching Dance	1	hour
††KIN 251	Motor Development and Movement	3	hours
††KIN 275	Anatomy and Anatomical Kinesiology	3	hours
††HS 251	Health and Human Sexuality - Contemporary Perspectives	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

††EPSY 301G	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††KIN 321	Motor Learning	3	hours
††KIN 362	History of Sport and Physical Education	3	hours
††KIN 392	Physiology of Exercise	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††KIN 351	Physical Education in the Elementary School,	3	hours
††KIN 372	Biomechanics	3	hours
††KIN 426	Strength Development and Conditioning Programs	3	hours
††KIN 431	Measurement and Evaluation	3	hours
††HS 461	The School Health Program	3	hours
CHEM 1012,G	General Chemistry I	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††EDUC 472	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3	hours
††HS 401	Health Instruction	3	hours
††KIN 436	Psychosocial Dimensions of Physical Activity	3	hours
††KIN 460	Teaching Physical Education in the Secondary Schools	3	hours
††KIN 491	Introduction to Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

Second Semester

EDUC 486	Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 124

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

^††Major course; grade of C or higher is required.
^†††Major course; grade of B or higher is required.
¹Kinesiology Labs required for this degree are: 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222.
²Grade of "C" or higher is required.

 

Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies

The Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education Grades K-12 fulfills Louisiana requirements for teacher certification in both health and physical education (K-12). Graduation requirements include a 2.5 GPA and earning a grade of "C" or better in all major courses plus courses in mathematics, English, and the sciences. Students must also earn passing scores on teacher licensure exams (PRAXIS), participate in a group interview screening process, complete a professional portfolio, and meet other requirements of the University's teacher education program described in the College of Education section of this catalog.