Physical Education Licensure

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The Physical Education Licensure qualifies the student to teach in a K–12 setting.

Licensure Requirements

All persons completing approved teacher education programs in Minnesota institutions and seeking initial teaching licensures are required to successfully complete the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE) Basic Skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students must take this exam prior to department acceptance. Students are also required to pass the MTLE pedagogy and content area tests to be eligible for licensure.

The State of Minnesota requires a background check of all persons seeking teacher licensure upon completion of the preparation program and prior to issuing the teaching licensure. A criminal record does not automatically disqualify a candidate from licensure, but candidates must consider whether their backgrounds would jeopardize receiving licensure approval. Additional information may be required by the Board of Teaching to determine whether or not to grant the license.

I. Education Core - 21 Credits

EDU 209 - Teacher Education Basic Skills Review 1 Credits *
EDU 211 - Media and Technology 2 Credits *
EDU 241 - Foundations of Education 3 Credits *
EDU 241F - Foundations of Education Field Experience 0 Credits *
EDU 311 - Assessment for Learning 2 Credits *
EDU 312 - Instructional Design 3 Credits *
EDU 313 - Multicultural and Diverse Learners 2 Credits *
EDU 313F - Multicultural and Diverse Learners Field Experience 0 Credits *
EDU 405 - Classroom Environment 2 Credits *
EDU 350 - Literacy Across the Curriculum 3 Credits *
PSY 232 - Educational Psychology 3 Credits *

Physical Education Core - 53 Credits

HEA 221 - Personal and Community Health 2 Credits *
HEA 325 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injury 2 Credits *
PED 100 - Lifetime Wellness 1 Credits *
PED 102 - Personal Fitness 1 Credits *
PED 111 - Weight Training 1 Credits *
PED 125 - Rhythmic Movements 1 Credits *
PED 250 - Introduction to Physical Education 3 Credits *
PED 252 - Individual and Dual Sport Fundamentals 3 Credits *
PED 254 - Team Sports Fundamentals 3 Credits *
PED 315 - Measurements and Evaluation in P.E. 3 Credits *
PED 327 - Foundations of Coaching/Officiating 2 Credits *
PED 420 - Methods of Elementary Physical Education 4 Credits *
PED 420P - Elementary PE Methods Practicum 0 Credits *
PED 423 - Adaptive Physical Education 2 Credits *
PED 429 - Methods of Secondary Physical Education 4 Credits *
PED 429P - Secondary PE Methods Practicum 0 Credits *
PED 455 - Student Teaching: Elementary 6 Credits *
PED 456 - Student Teaching: Secondary 6 Credits *
SCI 348 - Kinesiology 2 Credits *
SCI 261 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credits *
SCI 379 - Exercise Physiology 3 Credits *

Total - 74 Credits

* Requires a minimum passing grade of a “C”