- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology: Physical Education Teacher Education requires 123 credit hours.
- 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
- No more than 61 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
| INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). Take no more than six hours in a single discipline in Area II or Area IV.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V Pre-Professional Courses | ||
| Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements. | ||
| BYS 119 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BYS 215 | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | 4 |
| BYS 216 | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 |
| CH 101 & CH 105 | INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | 4 |
| or CH 121 & CH 125 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | |
| CM 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 |
| KIN 327 & KIN 328 | EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY and EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| MA 110 | FINITE MATHEMATICS | 3 |
or higher | ||
| PY 101 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 |
| PY 201 | LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| Education Courses | 28 | |
| INTRO TO EDUCATION PRACTICUM | ||
| MULTICULTURAL FND EDUCATION | ||
| EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| TCHG READING/CONTENT AREA | ||
| P-12 INTERNSHIP | ||
| TCHG THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD | ||
| INSTR STRATEGIES INCLUSIVE CLR | ||
| Kinesiology Core Courses | 12 | |
| HEALTH & WELLNESS CONCEPTS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF KINESIOLOGY | ||
| MOTOR LEARNING | ||
| MEASUREMNT & EVAL IN PHYS ACTV | ||
| PETE Specific Courses | 24 | |
| SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH | ||
| TEACHING TEAM SPORTS | ||
| TEACHING INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES | ||
| TEACHING FITNESS & WELLNESS | ||
| ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION | ||
| INST APP TO SPORT PEDAGOGY | ||
| TEACHING PHYS ED IN ELEM SCH | ||
| TEACHING SECONDARY PE | ||
| Choose 6 hours of KIN Electives 300+ | 6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 123 | |
Sample four year plan for BS degree in Kinesiology: Physical Education Teacher Education (P-12)
Note: This is only an example and variations are possible.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| FYE 101D | CHARGER SUCCESS - EDUCATION | 1 |
| BYS 119 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| KIN 240 | HEALTH WELLNESS CONCEPTS | 3 |
| MA 110 | FINITE MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| or MA 112 | or PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | |
| Fine Arts elective-see Requirements tab for options | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 101 & CH 105 | INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | 4 |
| CM 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 |
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| KIN 260 | FOUNDATIONS OF KINESIOLOGY | 3 |
| History elective-see Requirements tab for options | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| BYS 215 & 215L | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I and HA&P I LABORATORY | 4 |
| KIN 362 | TEACHING INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES | 3 |
| KIN 370 | ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| PY 101 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 |
| Literature elective-see Requirements tab for options | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BYS 216 & 216L | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II and HA&P II LABORATORY | 4 |
| KIN 363 | TEACHING FITNESS WELLNESS | 3 |
| PY 201 | LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| 2nd Humanities, Fine Art, or Literature-see Requirements tab for options | 3 | |
| 2nd History or Social & Behavioral Science-see Requirements tab for options | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED 301 | INTRO TO EDUCATION PRACTICUM | 1 |
| ED 307 | MULTICULTURAL FND EDUCATION | 3 |
| ED 308 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDC 301 | TCHG THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD | 3 |
| EDC 311 | INSTR STRATEGIES INCLUSIVE CLR | 3 |
| KIN 300+ level elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| KIN 327 & KIN 328 | EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY and EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| KIN 340 | SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH | 3 |
| KIN 361 | TEACHING TEAM SPORTS | 3 |
| KIN 455 | MOTOR LEARNING | 3 |
| KIN 462 | TEACHING PHYS ED IN ELEM SCH | 3 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| KIN 421 | INST APP TO SPORT PEDAGOGY | 3 |
| KIN 465 | TEACHING SECONDARY PE | 3 |
| KIN 457 | MEASUREMNT EVAL IN PHYS ACTV | 3 |
| ED 408 | TCHG READING/CONTENT AREA | 3 |
| KIN 300+ level elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED 499 | P-12 INTERNSHIP | 12 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 124 | |