Department website: http://www.wku.edu/krs

Program Coordinator

Keri A. Esslinger, keri.esslinger@wku.edu, (270) 745-6038

The major in Physical Education is designed to develop positive teaching skills in physical activity and to meet the need for qualified teachers in public/private schools, business settings, or community agencies. The major requires 94 semester hours for the Physical Education Health Education concentration (PEHE), 79 hours for the Physical Education Teacher Education concentration (PETE), and 60 hours for the Physical Education Movement Studies concentration (PEMS), all of which lead to a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education.

Students who complete the professional education requirements with the PETE, and PEHE concentration, may be certified in the professional education program.

Concentrations

• Movement Studies (PEMS)
• Teacher Education (PETE)
• Teacher Education/Health Education (PEHE)

Program Requirements (60-94)

A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours. More information can be found at www.wku.edu/registrar/degree_certification.php.

Students who began WKU in the Fall 2014 and thereafter should review the Colonnade requirements located at: https://www.wku.edu/colonnade/colonnaderequirements.php.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core Courses:
PE 111	Movement Themes and Concepts I	3
PE 123	Movement Themes and Concepts II	3
PE 211	Net / Wall and Target Sports	3
PE 212	Striking / Fielding and Invasion Sports	3
PE 300	Lifespan Leisure & Recreation Activities	3
PE 310	Kinesiology	3
PE 311	Exercise Physiology	3
PE 313	Motor Development	3
PE 319	Adapted Physical Education	3
PE 320	Methods in Early and Middle Childhood Physical Education	3
PE 324	Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology	3
PE 390	Fitness / Wellness Applications	3
or PE 291	Scientific Base/Conditioning
PE 414	Secondary Health and Physical Education Curriculum	3
PETE 322	Field Experience in Physical Education I	2
PETE 415	Field Experience in Physical Education II	2
BIOL 131	Human Anatomy and Physiology	4
or BIOL 113/114	General Biology
HMD 211	Human Nutrition	3
SFTY 171	Safety and First Aid	1
Total Hours		51

Students need to select one of the three concentrations:

Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE)

Students will complete the core courses as detailed above, plus the following requirements:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDU 250	Discover Teaching: Introduction to Teacher Education	3
EDU 260	Classroom Assessment	3
EDU 350	Student Diversity and Differentiation	3
EDU 360	Behavior and Classroom Management in Education	3
PSY 310	Educational Psychology: Development and Learning	3
EDU 489	Student Teaching Seminar	3
ELED 490	Student Teaching	5
MGE 490	Student Teaching	5
or SEC 490	Student Teaching
Total Hours		28

Physical Education Teacher Education Health Education (PEHE)

Students will complete the core courses as detailed above, plus the following requirements:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PH 261	Foundations of Public Health Education	3
PH 365	Human Sexuality	3
PH 381	Public and Community Health	3
PH 461	Comprehensive School Health Program	3
PH 467	Drug Abuse Education	3
EDU 250	Discover Teaching: Introduction to Teacher Education	3
EDU 260	Classroom Assessment	3
EDU 350	Student Diversity and Differentiation	3
EDU 360	Behavior and Classroom Management in Education	3
PSY 310	Educational Psychology: Development and Learning	3
EDU 489	Student Teaching Seminar	3
ELED 490	Student Teaching	5
MGE 490	Student Teaching	5
or SEC 490	Student Teaching
Total Hours		43

Physical Education Movement Studies (PEMS) Non-Certification

Students will complete the core courses as detailed above, plus the following requirements:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PE 497	Advanced Principles of Coaching	3
PE 290	Foundations of Coaching Principles	3
PE 340	Football Coaching	3
or PE 341	Basketball Coaching
or PE 342	Track and Field Coaching
or PE 343	Baseball Coaching
or PE 333	Coaching of Volleyball
or PE 347	Sports Officiating
Total Hours		9

Students majoring in Physical Education are required to meet with their advisor before enrolling for the next semester. 

Students must maintain a “C” or better in all coursework for this major. Students in the PETE AND PEHE concentrations must meet all requirements for admission into the teacher education program and be admitted into teacher education prior to registering for PETE 415 . All PEHE majors also need to declare the Health Education minor for certification purposes. Additionally, all PEMS concentration students are encouraged to declare the Athletic Coaching Certificate.

Finish in Four Plans

Movement Studies Concentration

First Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
COMM 145	3	BIOL 131 or BIOL 113/114	4
HIST 101 or HIST 102	3	ENG 100	3
PE 100	3	EDU 250	3
PE 111	3	MATH 109, MATH 116, or MATH 115	3
Colonnade - Arts & Humanities	3	PE 123	3
General Elective	3
	18		16
Second Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
ENG 200	3	ENG 300	3
PE 211	3	PE 212	3
PSY 100	3	PE 313	3
SFTY 171	1	General Elective or World Language (if needed)	3
General Elective	3	General Elective	3
General Elective	3
	16		15
Third Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
PE 101	1	PE 311	3
HMD 211	3	PE 320	3
PE 291 or PE 390	3	PETE 322	2
PE 310	3	PE 324	3
General Elective	3	Connections - Local to Global	3
	13		14
Fourth Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
PE 300	3	PE 319	3
PE 414	3	PE 333, PE 340, PE 341, PE 342, or PE 343	3
PETE 415	2	PEMS 426	2
PH 365	3	PE 497	3
General Elective	3	General Elective	3
	14		14
Total Hours 120

Teacher Education Concentration

First Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
COMM 145	3	BIOL 131 or BIOL 113/114	4
HIST 101 or HIST 102	3	ENG 100	3
PE 100	3	EDU 250	3
PE 111	3	MATH 109, MATH 116, or MATH 115	3
Colonnade - Arts & Humanities	3	PE 123	3
	15		16
Second Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
EDU 260	3	EDU 350	3
ENG 200	3	EDU 360	3
PE 211	3	ENG 300	3
PSY 100	3	PE 101	1
SFTY 171	1	PE 212	3
General Elective	3	PE 313	3
	16		16
Third Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
HMD 211	3	PE 311	3
PSY 310	3	PE 319	3
PE 101	1	PE 320	3
PE 291 or PE 390	3	PETE 322	2
PE 310	3	PE 324	3
	3
	16		14
Fourth Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
PE 300	3	EDU 489	3
PE 414	3	ELED 490	5
PETE 415	2	SEC 490 or MGE 490	5
PH 365	3
Connections - Local to Global	3
	14		13
Total Hours 120

Teacher Education Health Education Concentration

First Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
COMM 145	3	BIOL 131 or BIOL 113/114	4
HIST 101 or HIST 102	3	ENG 100	3
PH 100	3	EDU 250	3
PE 101	1	MATH 109, MATH 116, or MATH 115	3
PE 111	3	PE 123	3
Colonnade - Arts & Humanities	3
	16		16
Second Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
EDU 260	3	EDU 350	3
ENG 200	3	EDU 360	3
PE 101	1	ENG 300	3
PE 211	3	PE 212	3
PH 261	3	PE 313	3
SFTY 171	1
	14		15
Third Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
HMD 211	3	PE 311	3
PSY 310	3	PE 319	3
PE 310	3	PE 320	3
PE 390 or PE 291	3	PETE 322	2
PH 381	3	PE 324	3
		PH 467	3
	15		17
Fourth Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
PE 300	3	EDU 489	3
PE 414	3	ELED 490	5
PETE 415	2	SEC 490 or MGE 490	5
PH 365	3
PH 461	3
	14		13
Total Hours 120