Physical Education (Grades EC-12) Certification (Sports and Exercise Sciences B.A./B.S.)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)/Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree

May be either depending on option selected; see the “Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees ” section of this catalog.

Major in Sports and Exercises

(Major Code: 462)

University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)

Refer to the “University Core Curriculum ” section of this catalog.

Sports and Exercise Sciences Requirements (27 hours)

A grade of “C” or better and a 2.75 GPA is required.

Education Requirements (27 hours)

A grade of “C” or better and a 2.75 GPA is required.

Second Teaching Field Requirements (24 hours)

Choose from agriculture, English language arts, history, life science, mathematics, physical science, science, social studies, Spanish (B.A. degree), speech or special education. See adviser for specfic courses.

Notes:

All undergraduate SES majors must achieve a grade of “C” or better in all courses with an SES prefix. Failure to do so requires retaking the course.
For teacher certification requirements, refer to the Department of Education section of this catalog. Students must also contact the Department of Education for teacher certification requirements.
The second field may be added after initial certification in SES and upon completion of TExES test.
Those taking History as a second teaching field are required to take HIST 2302 for one of the ANY-LEVEL COURSE requirements.
The number of additional hours required for the B.A. option will vary deppending on which second teaching field is selected (e.g., 0 for Spanish, 6-8 for English or history, 12-14 for physical science).

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