Physical Education - Health Education and Adapted PE Emphasis Requirements (BSE)

Major Requirements - 61 units 1,2
PEPROF 166FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ADAPTED PE2
PEPROF 240STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM AND PLANNING3
PEPROF 250MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING3
PEPROF 260ASSESSMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION3
2 units of any PEGNRL courses2
Program Requirements:
PEPROF 222FOSTERING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN HEALTH, PE, AND APE2
PEPROF 300INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY USE IN HEALTH, PE, AND APE2
PEPROF 301EXERCISE SCIENCE FOR HEALTH, PE, AND ADAPTED PE TEACHERS3
PEPROF 456TEACHING SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUAL SPORTS3
PEPROF 457TEACHING SKILLS FOR TEAM SPORTS3
PEPROF 477ACTIVITIES OF INCLUSION FROM A-Z IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION3
PEPROF 479ATHLETICS FOR ALL: ADAPTED SPORTS3
HEALTHED 300HEALTH LITERACY AND STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION3
HEALTHED 305CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR CONTENT IN STANDARDS-BASED HEALTH3
HEALTHED 310IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTENT IN STANDARDS - BASED HEALTH3
SPECED 360BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT FOR THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS3
COACHING 256PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF COACHING2
Select 3 units from: 3
TEACHING AND COACHING OF AQUATICS
TEACHING AND COACHING OF TUMBLING AND GYMNASTICS
TEACHING COOPERATIVE/ADVENTURE/OUTDOOR EDUCATION
TEACHING RHYTHMS AND DANCE
SPORTS PEDAGOGY: TEACHING AND COACHING SPORTS SKILLS
Methods and Pre-Student Teaching:
PEPROF 437METHODS AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ELEMENTARY PE3
PEPROF 447METHODS AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN SECONDARY PE3
PEPROF 475METHODS AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ADAPTED PE3
HEALTHED 445METHODS AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH EDUCATION3
Total Units61
1

Current certification in First Aid, CPR, and AED is required before Methods and Pre-Student Teaching courses.

2

GPA requirements:

  • To graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75; and
  • students must achieve a content GPA of 3.00 or higher across all introductory requirements and program requirements as listed below, or pass the standardized content knowledge test approved by the State Superintendent.
Unique Requirements
EDFOUND 212EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDFOUND 243FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY3
EDFNDPRC 210INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING3
SPECED 205INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION3
PEPROF 410STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR-PHYSICAL EDUCATION3
PEFIELD 411DIRECTED TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION3
PEFIELD 414DIRECTED TEACHING ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION3
PEFIELD 415DIRECTED TEACHING HEALTH EDUCATION3
Total Units24
First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
ENGLISH 1013ENGLISH 1023
MATH 1393CORE 1303
PEPROF 1662EDFOUND 2123
CORE 1103BIOLOGY 1204
INTRAUNV 1041PEPROF 2403
PEGNRL 1921 
 13 16
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
SPECED 2053EDFNDPRC 2103
PEPROF 2603EDFOUND 2433
CORE 120 or 1403PEPROF 3013
PEPROF 2503HEALTHED 3003
COMM 1103General Education Elective 3
PEGENRL Elective 1Any Non-Lab Science Other Than Biology3
 16 18
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COACHING 2562PEPROF 44713
PEPROF 47913HEALTHED 3053
SPECED 3603PEPROF 47713
PEPROF 30012HEALTHED 44513
PEPROF 45613CORE 3903
General Education Elective (if needed)2PEPROF 45713
PEPROF 2222 
 17 18
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
PEPROF 47513PEFIELD 41113
PEPROF Elective3PEFIELD 41413
PEPROF 43713PEFIELD 41513
HEALTHED 3103PEPROF 41013
 12 12
Total Units: 122
1

Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions

The HPEA License emphasis of the Physical Education Bachelor of Science in Education degree leads to endorsement for licensure to teach Physical Education, Adaptive Physical Education and Health Education courses at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Early Childhood through Adolescence developmental level (all ages in a public school).

Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.