Physical Education Licensure

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The Physical Education licensure program is designed to prepare students for a public and private teaching career as a K-12 Physical Education teacher. The program is structured to meet the Minnesota Board of Teaching Physical Education licensure requirements. Students must have a bachelor’s degree before they are approved to pursue a Physical Education licensure only program. The student must be accepted into the Teacher Education Department and meet all of the requirements.

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 - 25 Credits

EDU 209 - Teacher Education Basic Skills Review 0-1 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 312 - Instructional Design 3 Credits
EDU 314 - Multicultural and Diverse Learners 3 Credits
EDU 314F - Multicultural and Diverse Learners Field Experience 0 Credits
EDU 315 - Assessment for Learning 3 Credits
EDU 350 - Literacy Across the Curriculum 3 Credits
EDU 406 - Classroom Environment 3 Credits
EDU 455 - Student Teaching Seminar 1 Credits
PSY 232 - Educational Psychology 3 Credits

II. Physical Education Core - 60 Credits

HPE 210 - Introduction to Health and PE 2 Credits
HPE 221 - Personal and Community Health 2 Credits
HPE 310 - Fitness Evaluation & Diagnosis 2 Credits
HPE 314 - Administration, Assessment & Measurement in PE/Health 3 Credits
HPE 322 - Prevention and Care of Injuries 2 Credits
PED 111 - Weight Training 1 Credits
PED 125 - Rhythmic Movements 1 Credits
PED 252 - Individual and Dual Sport Fundamentals 3 Credits
PED 254 - Team Sports Fundamentals 3 Credits
PED 327 - Foundations of Coaching/Officiating 2 Credits
PED 421 - Methods of Elementary Physical Education 3 Credits
PED 421P - Elementary PE Methods Practicum 0 Credits
PED 423 - Adaptive Physical Education 2 Credits
PED 424 - Secondary Methods of PE 3 Credits
PED 424P - Secondary Methods of PE Practicum 0 Credits
PED 457 - Student Teaching: Elementary PE 8 Credits
PED 458 - Student Teaching: Secondary PE 4 Credits
PED - P.E. Electives 4 Credits (choose from: HEA 320 , PED 106 , PED 112 , PED 113 , PED 117 , PED 119 , PED 120 , PED 128 , PED 131 , SCI 260 , SCI 324 , SMG 305 or SOC 415X )
SCI 244 - General Biology II 4 Credits
SCI 325 - Biomechanics I 3 Credits
SCI 261 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credits
SCI 380 - Exercise Physiology 4 Credits

Total - 85 Credits

All courses require a minimum passing grade of a “C”.