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

First Semester

ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H2,G	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
MATH 105 MATH 107/108 or MATH 1612,G	Finite Mathematics Applied Algebra with Applied Algebra Lab  College Algebra	3-5	hours
PSYC 1012,G	General Psychology I	3	hours
††HS 131	Emergency Health Care	2	hours
††Kinesiology Lab 210	Content and Teaching Strategies for Net & Racket Games	1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 224	Content and Teaching Strategies for Rec Games, Gold, and Outdoor Recreation	1	hour
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	15-17	hours

 

Second Semester

ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H2,G	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
MATH 162 or MATH 2412,G	Plane Trigonometry Elementary Statistics	3	hours
††HS 133	Healthy Lifestyles for the 21st Century	3	hours
††HS 162	Drugs and Society	3	hours
††Kinesiology Lab 214	Content and Teaching Strategies for School-Based Fitness	1	hour
††Kinesiology Lab 221	Content and Teaching Strategies for Elementary School Physical Education	1	hour
	Total:	14	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 2332,G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
GBIO 1512,G	General Biology I	3	hours
BIOL 1522	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
History ElectiveG		3	hours
†††EDUC 202	Introduction to Education	3	hours
†††Kinesiology 201	Introduction to Health and Physical Education	1	hour
††KIN 275	Anatomy and Anatomical Kinesiology	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

ZOO 2502,G	Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I	3	hours
ZOOL 2522	Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I	1	hour
††EPSY 301 or PSYC 204G	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents Developmental Psychology	3	hours
††KIN 251	Health and Human Sexuality - Contemporary Perspectives	3	hours
††KIN 270	Motor Development and Movement	3	hours
††KIN LAB 226	Content and Teaching Strategies for Invasion Games	1	hour
††KIN LAB 228	Content and Teaching Strategies for Track & Field, Volleyball, and Softball	1	hour
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††EDUC 315 or EDUC 3161	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers	3	hours
††HS 401	Health Instruction	3	hours
††KIN 313	Current Topics in Health and Physical Education	2	hours
††KIN 431	Measurement and Evaluation	3	hours
††KIN 4601	Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools	3	hours
††KIN 491	Intro. to Physical Education for Individuals w/ Disabilities	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††KIN 321	Motor Learning	3	hours
††KIN 3511	Physical Education in the Elementary School	3	hours
††KIN 362	History of Sport and Physical Education	3	hours
††KIN 372	Biomechanics	3	hours
††KIN 436	Psychosocial Dimensions of Physical Activity	3	hours
††EDUC 4721	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Successful completion of the Praxis Content and PLT exams recommended. 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

 

COMM 2102,G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
CHEM 1012,G	General Chemistry I	3	hours
Music, Art, Dance, or TheatreG		3	hours
†††EDC 4531	Clinical Residency I in the PK-12 Schools	6	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

†††EDUC 486	Teaching Residency Capstone	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 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 the 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.