Program Guide for Physical Education Plus (B.S.E.)
Goal
This program enables teacher candidates to 1) apply for a Kansas state teaching license with an endorsement in Physical Education (PK-12), and 2) prepare them to pursue endorsement in an additional secondary teaching field, or complete a minor in another academic area.
Overview
95-107 credits of general education, physical education content, and professional courses, and an interchangeable block of 18-25 credits in a second field.
Rationale
Individuals with an initial teaching license are designated by the state of Kansas as “highly qualified” to teach the subject in which they have an endorsement. Teachers with two or more teaching endorsements are more marketable than those with only one. Graduates will be eligible to apply for additional job openings. Once hired, they can move from one subject area to another as deemed necessary by their school or district.
Secondary physical education teachers are often called upon to serve as Athletic Director for high school and/or middle school sports. Coursework in business or management will prepare prospective teachers for administrative duties beyond the classroom.
An initial teaching license in physical education is proposed because PE has unique teaching methodology and classroom management strategies that are essential for effectiveness and student learning. The physical education teaching context presents challenges that require special managerial and instructional techniques which can also facilitate success in a classroom context. Physical education training can prepare prospective educators to teach in both contexts--the gymnasium and the classroom.
Background
Since June 2012, licensed Kansas teachers can add endorsements by passing the appropriate content exam through ETS. The KSDE Licensure Regulation 91-1-209 reads as follows:
(f)(1) Except as prescribed in paragraph (f)(2), any person who holds a valid teaching license may add an additional teaching endorsement by submitting to the state board the following: (A) Verification of successful completion of the endorsement content assessment prescribed by the state board; (B) an application for an added endorsement; and (C) the application fee.
(f)(2) Teaching endorsements for early childhood, early childhood unified, early childhood through late childhood generalist (elementary), adaptive, functional, gifted, deaf or hard-of-hearing, or visually impaired shall not be available under paragraph (f)(1). (Authorized by and implementing Article 6, Section 2(a) of the Kansas Constitution; effective July 1, 2003; amended Aug. 10, 2007; amended July 18, 2008; amended July 27, 2012.)
This regulation enables licensed teachers to take an exam and be awarded endorsements in one or more additional teaching fields, excluding those listed in paragraph (f)(2). They can do so without coursework, field experience, observation, practice teaching, etc. in their second subject. The State of Kansas considers them “highly qualified” teachers in a field in which they have received no training. The proposed program would provide relevant coursework in two endorsement areas so graduates are more deserving of the distinction of a highly-qualified teacher in both fields.
General Education
Course # | Title | Credit hours | |
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*ENGL 101 | Composition | 3 | |
*ENGL 102 | Critical Reading & Writing | 3 | |
*MATH 101 or MATH 204 | College Algebra or Precalculus Mathematics | 3-5 | |
*MATH 105 or above | Intro to Topics in Mathematics | 3 | |
*COMS 130 | Speaker-Audience Communication | 3 | |
*BIOL 100 and BIOL 102 | Principles of Biology and Lab | 4 | |
*PSYC 104 | General Psychology | 3 | |
*SOC 104 | Elements of Sociology | 3 | |
*Arts & Humanities/Non-Western elective | elective | 3 | |
*Social Science/Global Awareness Elective | elective | 3 | |
admission requirements * KU core | 34-36 Hrs. |
Physical Education Content
Course # | Title | Credit hours | |
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HSES 108 electives (3) | Basic Skill Instruction in: (Weight training, yoga, and sports) | 3 | |
HSES 201 | Team Sports | 2 | |
HSES 202 | Individual & Dual Sports | 2 | |
HSES 210 or certification | Instruction & Analysis in Swimming (or WSI certification) | 0-1 | |
HSES 214 | PE Activities for Elementary School Children | 2 | |
HSES 244 | Intro to PE & Sport Studies | 3 | |
HSES 248 or certification | First Aid | 0-2 | |
HSES 260 | Personal & Community Health | 3 | |
HSES 358 | Creative Movement and Dance Appreciation | 2 | |
Elective | (if necessary) | 3 | |
admission requirements * KU core | 21-24 Hrs. |
Professional Courses
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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*C&T 235 | Cultural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in K-12 Schools | 3 |
C&T 359 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 1 |
*ELPS 250 | Education & Society | 3 |
HSES 269 | Intro to Exercise Science | 3 |
HSES 302 | Practicum in Adaptive Health & PE for Elem & Sec School Children | 2 |
HSES 315 | Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education | 3 |
HSES 320 | Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education | 3 |
HSES 340 | Instructional Strategies in Motor Development | 2 |
HSES 369 | Kinesiology | 3 |
HSES 410 | Program Design in Physical Education | 3 |
HSES 440 | Applied Sport & Performance Psychology | 3 |
SPED 326 | Teaching Exceptional Children & Youth in General Education | 3 |
* KU core | 31 Hrs. |
PE Plus Option
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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18-25 Hrs. |
Student Teaching
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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HSES 500 | Student Teaching in Physical Education | 14 |
*HSES 501 | Seminar in Teaching Health & Physical Education | 2 |
* KU core | 16 Hrs. |
The total program hours
PE PLUS Options
Health (PK-12)
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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HSES 403 | Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
HSES 308 | Drugs & Diseases in Society | 3 |
HSES 330 | Nutrition | 3 |
HSES 467 | Intro to Health Education | 3 |
HSES 468 | Methods & Materials in Health Education | 3 |
HSES 489 | Health & Human Sexuality | 3 |
18 hrs. |
Middle-level Math (5-8)
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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C&T 360/C&T 290 | Knowing & Learning in Math & Science/Intro Teaching | 3/1 |
C&T 366 | Class Interactions in Math & Science (prereq: C&T 360) | 3 |
MATH 109 | Math for Elem (Middle) School Teachers I | 3 |
MATH 110 | Math for Elem (Mid) Teachers II (prereq: MATH 109) | 3 |
MATH 115 | Calculus I | 3 |
MATH 116 | Calculus II (prereq: MATH 115) | 3 |
MATH 365 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
22 hrs. |
Middle-level Science (5-8)
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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C&T 360/C&T 290 | Knowing & Learning in Math & Science/Intro Teaching | 3/1 |
C&T 366 | Classroom Interactions in Math & Science (prereq: C&T 360) | 3 |
CHEM 110 | Introductory Chemistry w/lab | 5 |
EVRN 304 or 336 | Environmental Conservation OR Ethics, Ideas and Nature | 3 |
GEOL 101 | Way the Earth Works | 3 |
HIST 336 (optional) | Ethics, Ideas, and Nature | 0-3 |
PHSX 114 | College Physics I | 4 |
22 hrs. |
English (5-8 or 6-12)*
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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C&T 448 (sub for 359) | Reading in the Content Area | 3 |
ENGL 209, 210, OR 211 | Intro to Fiction/Poetry/Drama | 3 |
ENGL 312 OR 314 | Major British Writers | 3 |
ENGL 320 OR 322 | American Literature I or II | 3 |
ENGL 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 362 | Writing (Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Nonfiction, Technical) | 3 |
ENGL 359 | English Grammar | 3 |
HUM 304, 308, OR 312 | World Literature I, II OR III | 3 |
21 hrs. |
*6-8 credits can be earned through Study Abroad
Speech/Theatre (6-12)
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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COMS 210 | Comm in Org’l & Prof’l Contexts | 3 |
COMS 230 | Fundamentals of Debate | 3 |
COMS 320 OR 335 | Communication on the Internet OR Rhetoric, Politics and the Mass Media | 3 |
COMS 330 | Effective Business Communication | 3 |
COMS 331 | Persuasive Speaking | 3 |
15 hrs. |
Psychology (6-12)
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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PSYC 200 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 318 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 350 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 360 | Social Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 370 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
PSYC 333 OR EPSY 305 OR EPSY 306 | Child Development OR Dvlmnt & Lrng of Child OR Dvlmnt & Lrng of Adolescent | 3 |
18 hrs. |
Minors
Sport Management
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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HSES 289 | Intro to Sport Management | 3 |
HSES 380 | Sociology of Sport | 3 |
HSES 483 | Sport Finance & Economics | 3 |
HSES 486 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
HSES 487 | Personnel Management in Sport | 3 |
Any 2: HSES 381, 382, 384, 484, 485, 598 | Sport Ethics, Sport Facilities & Event Mgmt, Sport Law, Sport in Film, Sport Communication, Special Topics | 6 |
21 hrs. |
Business
Course # | Title | Credit hours |
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ACCT 205 (or 200) | Survey of Accounting (Fund of Financial Acctng) | 3 |
IST 205 (or 202) | Survey of Information Systems (Intro to Info Systems) | 3 |
MGMT 305 (or 310) | Survey of Management & Leadership (Org’l Behavior) | 3 |
MKTG 305 (or 310) | Survey of Marketing (Marketing) | 3 |
FIN 305 (or 310) | Survey of Finance (Finance) | 3 |
SCM 305 (or 310) | Survey Decision Making in Business (Mgmt Sci & Op Mgmt) | 3 |
18 hrs. |