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Health and Physical Education - B.S.Ed.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H     
MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (CHEM 1110, CHEM 1110L)
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1103, BIOL 1103L)

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s): DANC 2010 or COMM 1110 or COMM 1500 or COMM 2150H
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): (HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H) and (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101H)

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Area VI
CBIO 2200-2200L
CBIO 2210-2210L
EDUC 2110* or EDUC 2110H*
EDUC 2120*
EDUC(EPSY) 2130* or EPSY 2130H* 

*A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher is required for these courses.  
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Entrance Requirements
Overall GPA of 2.5

All teacher education candidates are required to have a GaPSC pre-service certificate prior to beginning field experience. Click on the link for the Pre-Service Requirements and instructions: https://resources.coe.uga.edu/students/ed-prep 
Students seeking non-certification are required to have a Pre-Check, Inc check prior to beginning major coursework. 

For teacher certification completion, see below.
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (60 hours)
(A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or higher is required.) 

Students are required to demonstrate eight sport competencies. This may be achieved via completion of PEDB classes or credit for high school varsity participation in interscholastic competition. Three of the competencies are designated by the state: swimming, outdoor recreation (i.e., GORP), and dance. The remaining five competencies are selected by the student. Students will not receive credit for PEDB classes which are noted as high school competencies (e.g., played varsity basketball, cannot receive credit for PEDB 1040: Beginning Basketball).

First Fall Semester in Major
KINS 3720

First Spring Semester in Major
KINS 3600 (CBIO 2200-2200L is a prerequisite) or KINS 4200
KINS 4305/6305
KINS 4360/6360

Second Fall Semester in Major
KINS 4330/6330
KINS 4340/6340

Other Required Courses
ECHD 3170E or HPRB 5210 or HPRB 5210E  (HPRB 5210 or HPRB 5210E is preferred)
KINS 3105
KINS 3110
KINS 3120
KINS 3210
KINS 3220
KINS 3302S
KINS 3700 (CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L are prerequisites) or KINS 4630/6630
KINS 4760/6760
KINS 5620/7620-5620L/7620L* (Beginning July 1, 2019, all teacher education candidates must have a grade of B or higher in the exceptional children course requirements for certification.)


Choose either the Teacher Certification Option or the Area of Emphasis in Educational Studies in Health and Physical Education.

Teacher Certification Option:
HPRB 5060
KINS 5460 (10 hours)


Program Completion Requirements for Teacher Certification:

To be considered a UGA program completer and to be eligible for a Certificate of Eligibility in an initial educator preparation program, you must complete the following assessments:

  • Child Abuse and FERPA Trainings (CA-FERPA)
  • Dyslexia Trainings
  • Passing score on Dispositions
  • Passing score on Intern Keys
  • Passing score on Program Key Assessments (PKAs)
  • Completion of MFECOE Exit Survey
  • Attendance of certification session
  • MFECOE Ethics Training Assessment
  • MFECOE Professional Ethics and Conduct Agreement (PECA Contract)
  • GaPSC Grade Bands Requirement Met
  • GACE Content Assessment (Certification Requirement)
  • GaPSC Educator Ethics Assessment - 360 (Certification Requirement) 
For detailed information on the program completion requirements, visit https://resources.coe.uga.edu/students/ed-prep/#certification.

OR

Area of Emphasis in Educational Studies in Health and Physical Education: (13 hours)
Please note: The Area of Emphasis in Educational Studies in Health and Physical Education WILL NOT lead to teacher certification.
Courses may be selected from the following, but enrollment may be dependent on required prerequisites and/or permission of instructor. Other courses requested by the student and approved by the program coordinator may be substituted.

Choose 13 hours from the following:
KINS 2100 and KINS 2100L
KINS 2500-2500L
KINS 3115E
KINS 3415
KINS 3420
KINS 3430
KINS 3450S
KINS 3460
KINS 3480
KINS 3500-3500L
KINS 3510
KINS 3830
KINS 4000
KINS 4250
KINS 4300/6300
KINS 4310/6310
KINS 4320/6320
KINS 4350/6350
KINS 4400/6400
KINS 4450E
KINS 4600/6600 
KINS 4640/6640-4640L/6640L
KINS 4820
KINS 4830
KINS 4840
KINS 4750S/6750S
KINS 5120E/7120E
KINS 5180E/7180E
KINS 5190/7190
KINS 5190E/7190E
KINS 5210/7210
KINS 5250/7250
KINS 5450
KINS 5660/7660
KINS 5930E/7930E
NUTR(KINS) 4220/6220

Note: Students are required to complete Red Cross Certification in CPR and First Aid to graduate with this major. Completion of requirement is preferred before starting major coursework. 
 
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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