Physical Education, B.S.

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Dr. Yoojin Choi, Program Director
410-543-6177

Advisement for the major is available from the Secondary and Physical Education Department.

The Bachelor of Science in physical education teacher education is a professional preparation program that prepares physical education teachers for K-12 teaching. This teacher preparation program provides students with the pedagogical and content knowledge necessary to teach in the public and private sector. The physical education major is an accredited program through the Society of Health and Physical Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This program includes a General Education experience, a theoretical core of foundation courses, and a professional semester clinical experience in the fall of the senior year followed by a professional semester, half in an elementary school and the other half in a middle or high school. Physical education majors are exempt from the General Education requirement of FTWL 106 - Lifelong Fitness and Wellness by earning a minimum grade of C in PHED 175 .

Candidates who successfully complete the physical education major are eligible to apply for Maryland State Department of Education certification in physical education, grades K-12.

Pre-Professional Requirements

Complete a minimum of 56 hours in the physical eduction program with an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher (including transfer courses that apply to the major). Any courses older than seven years are subject to review for acceptance toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Complete a minimum of 30 observation hours in approved field experience placement.
Show satisfactory results on Praxis Core, SAT or ACT examinations as defined by the Maryland State Department of Education (see advisor regarding passing scores). Scores must be submitted prior to preregistration during the semester preceding enrollment in professional education courses. Information regarding Praxis Core and Praxis II requirements may be found at www.ets.org.
Exhibit appropriate professional program candidate dispositions. Professional dispositions are the values, commitments and professional ethics that influence behaviors toward students, families, colleagues and communities and affect student learning, motivation and development as well as the educator’s own professional growth.

Professional Program Admission Requirements

In order to enroll in professional education program courses, students must meet the following requirements:

Meet with your advisor at an early stage to plan for and complete the application for admission to the program.
Complete an application for formal admission to the professional program. Obtain written approval of the application from advisor.
Complete a minimum of 56 college credits with a minimum of 2.50 GPA, including transfer credits.
Have a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.75 in the major, including transfer credits.
Present documentation of current CPR and First Aid certification.
Complete all pre-professional requirements.

Internship Requirements

Candidates must meet the following requirements for internship:

Complete the written application for internship.
Complete at least 90 credits toward the degree with grades of C or better, including transfer courses.
Provide evidence of SHAPE Maryland professional membership.
Have an overall GPA of at least 2.50, including transfer credit.
Complete Methods courses with a minimum GPA of at least 2.75 with no grade below C, including transfer credit.
Students may repeat education courses only once.
Obtain verification of completion of requirements from the physical education program director.

Graduation Requirements

Official scores on all certification examinations required by the State of Maryland must be sent from the testing company to Salisbury University as a requirement for graduation. To graduate and become certified in Maryland, teacher candidates must take the appropriate Praxis II exams for their disciplines. Students must complete certification exams required by the Maryland State Department of Education and submit an official score report to Salisbury University. See an education advisor for more information on the appropriate tests.
Earn an overall GPA of 2.50.
Earn a professional program GPA of 2.75 with no professional program course grade below C.
Complete a minimum of 120 credits.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

General Education Requirements

Please Note: Check Major Requirements section below for a list of General Education requirements that are fulfilled by the major.

Group I: English Composition and Literature (2 Courses)

A. C or Better in One of the Following

ENGL 103 - Composition and Research 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 111 - Critical Thinking and Writing 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course From:

Literature course (from either ENGL or MDFL Depts.) 4 Hour(s) Credit

Group II: History (2 Courses)

A. Select One Course From:

HIST 101 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 102 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 103 - First-Year Seminar in World History 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course From:

HIST 101 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 102 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 103 - First-Year Seminar in World History 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
A HIST course above 103 4 Hour(s) Credit

Group III: Humanities and Social Sciences (3 Courses)

A. Select One Course from One of the Following Seven Areas:

ART, COMM, DANC or THEA, MDFL, MUSC, PHIL 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 211 - Issues in the Humanities 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course from One of the Following Nine Areas:

ANTH, CADR, ECON or FINA, ENVR, Human GEOG, POSC, PSYC, SOCI 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 112 - Issues in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit

C. Select One Course from Either Group IIIA or IIIB

(Course must be from a different area than previously selected) 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Group IV: Natural Science, Math and Computer Science (4 courses)

A. Select Courses with Laboratories from at Least Two of the Following Four Areas:

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or Physical GEOG, PHYS 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course (Need Not be a Lab) from One of the Following Areas:

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or Physical GEOG, PHYS, ENVH, ENVR, COSC, or MATH 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 212 - Issues in the Natural Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit