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Curriculum in Health and Physical Education Grades K-12
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101H2,G		 Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors		 3

MATH 105

MATH 107/108 or
MATH 1612,G

Finite Mathematics

Applied Algebra with Applied Algebra Lab 
College Algebra

 3-5
PSYC 1012,G General Psychology I 3
††HS 131 Emergency Health Care 2
††KINL 210 Content and Teaching Strategies for Net & Racket Games 1
††KINL 224 Content and Teaching Strategies for Recreational Games, Golf, and Outdoor Recreation 1
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15-17

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102H2,G		 Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors		 3
MATH 162 or
MATH 2412,G		 Plane Trigonometry
Elementary Statistics		 3
††HS 133 Healthy Lifestyles for the 21st Century 3
††HS 162 Drugs and Society 3
††KINL 2141  Content and Teaching Strategies for School based Fitness 1
††KINL 2211
 Content and Teaching Strategies for Elementary School PE 1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 2322,G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3
GBIO 1512,G General Biology I                 3
BIOL 1522 General Biology Laboratory I 1
History ElectiveG  History Elective 3
†††EDUC 202 Introduction to Education 3
††KINL 201 Introduction to Health and Physical Education 1
††KIN 275 Anatomy and Anatomical Kinesiology  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ZOO 2502,G Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I 3
ZOOL 2522 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I 1
††EPSY 301
or PSYC 204G		 Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents
Developmental Psychology		 3
††KIN 251 Health and Human Sexuality - Contemporary Perspectives 3
††KIN 270 Fitness Concepts and Application 3
††KINL 226 Content and Teaching Strategies for Invasion Games 1
††Kin Lab 228 Content and Teaching Strategies for Track/ Field, Volleyball, and Softball 1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

 

Successful completion of the Praxis Core Exams recommended.

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††EDUC 315 or
EDUC 316		 Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers
Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers		 3
††HS 401 Health Studies 3
††KIN 313 Current Topics of Health and PE 2
††KIN 431 Measurement and Evaluation 3
††KIN 4601 Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools 3
††HS 491 Intro to Physical Education for Individuals w/ Disabilities 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††KIN 321 Motor Learning 3
††KIN 3511 Physical Education in the Elementary School 3
††KIN 362 History of Sport and Physical Education 3
††KIN 372 Biomechanics 3
††KIN 436 Psychosocial Dimensions of Physical Activity 3
††EDUC 472 1 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 18

 

Successful completion of the Praxis Content and PLT exams recommended

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
COMM 2102,G Communicating in the Classroom 3
CHEM 1012,G General Chemistry I 3
Music, Art,
Dance, or
TheatreG		   3
†††EDUC 4531 Clinical Residency I in the PK-12 Schools 6
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
†††EDUC 4861 Clinical Residency II in the Secondary Schools 9
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 9

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120-122

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
††Major course; grade of C or higher is required.
†††Major course; grade of B or higher is required.
1Prerequisites for this course include successful completion of Praxis exams.
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.
Students majoring in degrees in the Kinesiology and Health Studies Department may be required to participate in a drug screening program and/ or submit information for criminal background checks as part clinical/ internship requirements.