Physical Education Major — Special License (Grades K–12) Concentration

First-Year Seminar - Total Credits: 2-3

English Composition - Total Credits: 6

• ENG 101 - Composition I
• ENG 102 - Composition II

Second-Year Seminar - Total Credits: 3

Constitutions - Total Credits: 4

Mathematics - Total Credits: 3

Distribution Requirements (Social Science)

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• Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9

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• Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 10

• BIOL 189 - Fundamentals of Life Science
• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Multicultural and International

(see notes below)

• EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity

Education Core Requirements - Total Credits: 16

• EDU 210 - Nevada School Law
• EPY 303 - Educational Psychology
• EPY 452 - Counseling/Consultation Skills for Classroom Teachers
• EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity
• PED 465 - Introduction to Adapted Physical Education
• PED 494 - Evaluation in Physical Education

Physical Education Program Requirements - Total Credits: 49

• PBH 170 - Advanced First Aid
• PED 170 - Introduction to Physical Education
• PED 240 - Scientific Bases of Physical Education
• PED 286 - Teaching Team Sports
• PED 287 - Teaching Fitness Activities
• PED 288 - Teaching Individual Sports

• Choose any two courses in Techniques of Coaching:

• PED 300-306

• PED 320 - Motor Development for the Practitioner
• PED 336 - Elementary Physical Education Teaching Practicum
• PED 337 - Movement Experiences for Children
• PED 340 - Teaching Rhythmic Activities
• PED 350 - Psychology of Coaching
• PED 391 - Conditioning and Training Principles
• PED 428 - Methods of Teaching Physical Education

• Choose any two courses in Physical Education Activities:

• PEX 100-168 (2 credits)

• PED 445 - Secondary Physical Education Teaching Practicum

Field Experiences (Student Teaching) - Total Credits: 14