Courses & Requirements
HPE Full and Part-time Sample Course Flows (pdf)
Coursework focuses on current trends in health and physical education and effectively utilizes field research.
- Track A (already licensed Health & P.E. Teachers): 33 credits
- Track B (licensed in a discipline other than Health & P.E.): (Must take HPEP 501 Principles of Teaching P.E. & HLTH 501 Core Content in Health Education as electives)
This is not an initial licensure program. Applicants must have a teaching license to complete this program.
Summer I
- HPEP 564, Adapted P.E.
- EDUC 671, Supervision Eval Program
Summer II
- HLTH 575 Community Health Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation (Track A Elective for Community Health Internship)
- EDUC 502 Research Design
Track B Electives
- HPEP 501 Principles of Teaching P.E.
- HLTH 501 Core content in Health Education
Fall Semester
HPEP 530 Curriculum & Instruction in P.E.
HLTH 525 Curriculum & Instruction in Health Ed.
EDUC 571 Foundations of Instruction and Learning Theory
Spring Semester
HPEP 520 Developing Leadership Skills in Health & P.E.
HPEP 504 Principles of Coaching
HLTH 691- Professional Portfolio (online, end of program requirement)
Choose one:
- HLTH 684- Community Health Internship (flexible, can be set up at current place of employment or hometown) (*Must take HLTH 575 as elective)
- HLTH 683- Internship in Health Education
- HPEP 681- Internship in P.E.
- HPEP 682- Internship in Adapted P.E. (*Must take HPEP 534 as elective instead of HLTH 575)