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Crown College 2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physical Education Major (B.S.)

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The Physical Education major 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. The student must be accepted into the Teacher Education Department and meet all of the requirements.

Program Requirements

Christian Studies Core

I. Christian Studies - 24 Credits

General Education Core

II. General Education - 30 Credits

  • Communication Elective 3 Credits (Choose from: COM 133 , COM 140  or COM 252 )
  • 3 Credits
  • History Elective 3 Credits
  • Math or Science Elective 3-4 Credits
  • Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science Electives 17-18 Credits2,3*

Major Core

III. Physical Education Major - 61 Credits

All major core classes and education core classes as well as general education English and math classes require a minimum passing grade of a C.

PED - P.E. Electives: Complete five credits from the following courses

Each varsity sport may only count once toward the total five credits

IV. Education Core - 25 Credits

IV. Electives - 6 Credits*

A minimum of 36 credits must be at the upper (300-400) level for a bachelor degree.

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 125 credits is reached.

Total - 125 Credits

1 Interdisciplinary courses in the major core that are cross listed as BIB or THE will fulfill this requirement. Choose Christian Ministry electives from CHM 201 , CHM 211 , CHM 300  or CHM 325 .

2 Select humanities electives from COM, ENG, FAR, HIS, HUM, LAN, MUS, PHI, or PRC.

3 Select social science electives from ANT, CSJ, ECO, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, or SOC.

4 Students who scored high enough on the ACT to petition to waive EDU 209  (consult the teacher education department for more information), may need to take an extra credit of general elective courses to reach the institutional minimum of 125 credits for a baccalaureate degree.

This program is subject to change based on the Minnesota State Board of Teaching licensing revisions.

Four-Year Suggested Program for the Physical Education Major

Freshman Year

Fall Semester - 15 Credits

Spring Semester - 14-15 Credits

Take the MTLE: Basic Skills

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester - 16 Credits

Spring Semester - 16-18 Credits

Departmental Acceptance

Students apply for departmental acceptance during their sophomore year spring semester or their junior year fall semester. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for departmental admission in the Physical Education major.

Junior Year

Fall Semester - 15-16 Credits

Spring Semester - 17-18 Credits

Apply for admission to Student Teaching

Senior Year

Fall Semester - 16-17 Credits

Spring Semester - 13 Credits

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