Physical Education B.S.
Retention Requirements
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 each semester.
- A minimum grade of B- in PED 302, PED 413, and PED 414; and a recommendation to continue from the instructors of each course.
- A minimum grade of B- in all other required and professional courses.
- Completion of the Professional Service Retention Requirement prior to enrolling in Physical Education 426.
Course Requirements
Courses
| HED 102 | Personal Health | 3 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| PED 140 | Introduction to Movement Sciences | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 206 | Fundamental Movement and Its Analysis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 243 | Foundations of Movement | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 301 | Principles of Teaching Activity | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 409 | Adapted Physical Education | 3 | Offered fall. |
| PED 410 | Evaluation and Measurement in Physical Education | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 411 | Kinesiology | 3 | Offered fall. |
| PED 412 | Organization and Administration of Physical Education Programs: Prekindergarten through Grade Twelve | 3 | Offered fall. |
| PED 420 | Physiological Aspects of Exercise | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
Activities Courses
| PED 207 | Motor Skill Development for Lifetime Wellness I | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 208 | Motor Skill Development for Lifetime Wellness II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 247 | Rhythmic Movement | 3 | Offered spring. |
| PED 323 | Teaching in Adventure Education | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
Note: Students must also demonstrate basic-level competency in aquatics by providing evidence of satisfactory completion of an entry-level or higher swimming course or its equivalent prior to student teaching. Materials explaining ways to fulfill this requirement are available in the Department of Health and Physical Education.
Note: Students must present current certification in basic first aid and adult-child-infant CPR and AED in order to student teach.
Professional Courses
| CEP 315 | Educational Psychology | 3 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| FNED 346 | Schooling in a Democratic Society | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| PED 302 | Practicum in Team Activities | 3 | Offered spring. |
| PED 413 | Practicum in Creative Movement and Dance | 3 | Offered fall. |
| PED 414 | Practicum in Individual and Dual Activities | 3 | Offered spring. |
| PED 426 | Student Teaching in Physical Education | 10 | Offered fall and spring. |
| PED 428 | Student Teaching Seminar in Health and Physical Education | 2 | Offered fall and spring. |
Cognates
| BIOL 108 | Basic Principles of Biology | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| BIOL 231 | Human Anatomy | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| BIOL 335 | Human Physiology | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| SPED 300 | Introduction to the Characteristics and Education of Children and Youth with Disabilities | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
BIOL 108: Fulfills the Natural Science category of General Education.
BIOL 335: Fulfills the Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning category of General Education.
Total Credit Hours: 87
Specialization in Adapted Physical Education
Students who anticipate working with special populations must meet the following additional requirements in order to qualify to take the Specialization in Adapted Physical Education Course:
- Maintain a minimum grade of B in each of the following courses: PED 302, PED 409, PED 413, PED 414, PED 415; and SPED 300/SPED 433.
- A minimum of three full weeks of documented hands on experience with K–12 schoolchildren in an adapted physical education setting under the supervision of a certified Adapted Physical Educator in the state of RI. Specific requirements to earn an adapted Physical Education Certificate in the state of RI are met during this course.