Bachelor of Arts in K-12 Physical Education

Keep students fit & healthy as a PE teacher

Establish fun, interactive, and supportive environments for elementary, middle, and high school students to develop their physical abilities and confidence. With a degree in K-12 physical education, you will teach students the importance of exercise and health education as youth, teenagers, and eventually as adults.

Credits120-129

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All courses offered face-to-face on main campus.

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Program Overview

Becoming a physical education teacher requires a knowledge in a wide-variety of topics to meet the physical, emotional, and mental needs of K-12 students. Develop the skills and awareness to modifty activities for students with specific disabilities in a recreational setting. Gain a better understanding of the human body with exercise physiology, motor development, anatomy, and physiology. Plus, you will learn the ins and outs of health education within personal, family, and community health.

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What to Expect

Professors are current and former educators
Low student-to-faculty ratio for more personalized training
Participate in off-campus field experiences in local schools
Student teaching is completed in the your final semester
Option to earn a Lutheran Teacher Diploma to teach in Lutheran schools

Undergraduate

Undergraduate Application Steps

For first-time freshmen and transfer students:

Complete our online application
Provide Official High School Transcripts (college transcripts, if applicable)

Optionally, high school seniors may provide their ACT score.

Physical Education Certificate

In an attempt to give Secondary/K-12 education students more potential areas of licensure, the School of Education offers this certificate. Please check with your advisor or program coordinator if you are able to take this program.

Student Learning Outcomes for the Physical Education Certificate:

The student will demonstrate, articulate, and apply core concepts, terminology, and principles,
in the basic sciences as related to motor skills and movement activities (e.g. anatomy and
physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics and kinesiology, motor development,
motor learning and student growth and development).
The student will possess, demonstrate, and articulate basic knowledge and application in
management, motivation and communication.
The student will possess and apply the concepts and principles for student planning,
instruction, and assessment.

Curriculum:

Exercise Physiology, 3 cr
Motor Development, 3 cr
Biomechanics, 3 cr
Curriculum and Methods of Teaching PE-Elementary, 4 cr
Curriculum and Methods of Teaching PE-Secondary, 4 cr
While not listed in the program curriculum, it is recommended that secondary/K-12 education students take an additional methodology course that corresponds to this certificate.
Total: 16 credits

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

With only 18 credits, you can earn a Lutheran Teacher Diploma (LTD) with your bachelor's in education. This add-on option will give you the opportunity to serve within the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS). You need to be a confirmed member of the LCMS to earn this Lutheran Teacher Diploma.

With your LTD, you will become eligible to receive Calls as Commissioned Ministers of the Gospel, as our program's six courses are tailored to provide the necessary theological training. These courses are taught in collaboration with Concordia's Theology department:

New Testament
Old Testament
Biblical Theology
Lutheran Confessions
Faith and Life Elective
Teaching the Faith

And our Forward in Faith scholarships from the School of Education are for eligible students looking to earn their Lutheran Teacher Diploma.

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Bachelor of Arts in K-12 Physical Education

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Brad A. Alles
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