Health and Physical Education Advising Sheets

  • B.S. Health and Physical Education – Teacher Certification
  • Second Degree Bachelor Candidates in Health and PE
  • Adapted Physical Activity Minor

B.S. Ed. in Health & Physical Education – Teacher Certification        

Course Record Sheet - effective Fall 2026 onward

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Students are bound by the major, minor, and related requirements in the catalog for the academic year for which they are accepted into the major or minor.  You must earn 120 credits to be eligible for graduation.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Category (# credit hours) Title/Number Course Information Credit Hours Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year

First Year Experience (4)

Required for < 24 credits transferred

 FYE 100A 4    

ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS (30 credits) 

Category (# credit hours) Title/Number Course Information Credit Hours Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
English Composition (6 or 7) WRT 120 or 123 based on placement test 3 or 4    
English Composition (6 or 7) WRT 200, 204, 205, 206, 208, or 220 3    
Mathematics (6) 2nd MAT PDE Req. MAT 103 or higher 3    
Mathematics (6) 2nd MAT PDE Req. MAT 104 or higher 3    
Interdisciplinary “INT” (3) EDF 300 Democracy in Education 3    
Diverse Communities “DIV” (3) HPE 254 Disability Studies [WRT] 3    
PDE Requirements (* clearances required; blue section denotes PDE required course) EDP 250 Educational Psychology* 3    
PDE Requirements (* clearances required; blue section denotes PDE required course) LAN/ENG 382 Teaching ELL* 3    
PDE Requirements (* clearances required; blue section denotes PDE required course) LIT 165 Topics in Literature [WRT] 3    
Ethics (3)  Recommended: PHI 180 (also 2nd humanities), PSY 100 or PSC 201 (also behavioral/social sci) PHI 180 or PSY 100 or PSC 201 3    

Science (6) 
See Audit for second science

 NTD 303 Intro Princ of Human Nutrition 3    

Science (6) 
See Audit for second science

   3    

Behavioral / Social Sciences (6)
See Audit for classes, Recommended: PSY 100 (ethics) or PSC 201 (ethics)

 PSY 100 or PSC 201 3    
Behavioral / Social Sciences (6)
See Audit for classes, Recommended: PSY 100 (ethics) or PSC 201 (ethics)		   3    
Humanities (6)
See Audit for classes Recommended: PHI 180 (ethics) and LIT 165 OR CLS 165 (humanities, WRT, & PDE)		 LIT 165 Topics in Literature [WRT] 3    
Humanities (6) 
See Audit for classes Recommended: PHI 180 (ethics) and LIT 165 OR CLS 165 (humanities, WRT, & PDE)		   3    
Arts (3)
See Audit for class		   3    

ADDITIONAL BACCALAUREATE REQUIREMENTS

Category (# credit hours) Title/Number Course Information Credit Hours Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
A. WRITING EMPHASIS COURSES “WRT” (9 credits) See catalog for approved courses. Students who transfer 70+ credits must complete one 300-400 level 3 credit “W” class, students with 40-70 transfer credits must complete 6 credits of “W” classes, students with fewer than 40 credits, must complete 9 credits of “W” classes.  “W” courses may also be used to satisfy other gen ed or HPE requirements.   HPE 225 (3)      
A. WRITING EMPHASIS COURSES “WRT” (9 credits) See catalog for approved courses. Students who transfer 70+ credits must complete one 300-400 level 3 credit “W” class, students with 40-70 transfer credits must complete 6 credits of “W” classes, students with fewer than 40 credits, must complete 9 credits of “W” classes.  “W” courses may also be used to satisfy other gen ed or HPE requirements.   LIT 165 (3)      
B. SPEAKING EMPHASIS COURSES “SPE” (9 credits) See catalog for approved courses. Students who transfer 70+ credits must complete one 300-400 level 3 credit “S” class, students with 40-70 transfer credits must complete 6 credits of “S” classes, students with fewer than 40 credits, must complete 9 credits of “W” classes.  “S” courses may also be used to satisfy other gen ed or HPE requirements.     HPE 489 (6)      
B. SPEAKING EMPHASIS COURSES “SPE” (9 credits) See catalog for approved courses. Students who transfer 70+ credits must complete one 300-400 level 3 credit “S” class, students with 40-70 transfer credits must complete 6 credits of “S” classes, students with fewer than 40 credits, must complete 9 credits of “W” classes.  “S” courses may also be used to satisfy other gen ed or HPE requirements.     HPE 490 (6)      

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Notes: 1) Teacher Candidacy required by July 15th  for Fall, December 15th for Spring prior to enrollment in (HPE 335/336/337), 2) EDF 030U in DPR means you have achieved teacher candidacy, 3) must earn C or better (not C-) in all major-related classes, 4) * denotes a Stage 2/3/4 PDE Field Experience in which Field Clearances Are Required (Child Abuse, Police Check, FBI Fingerprinting, TB test (see link), 5)  Pre-requisite (Preq, prior) or  Co-requisite (Creq, taken together), 6) [WRT] means writing emphasis, 7) [SPE] means speaking emphasis. 8) Green = DISPOSITION CLASSES

Graduation Prerequisites: Cum. GPA of 2.9 or higher PDE Certification Requirements: ETS Praxis Test Codes: 5857 and 5511, GPA of 3.0, TIMS appl.

HPE-TC Foundations (12 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
HPE 108 Introduction to K-12 Health and Physical Education  3    
HPE 186 Motor Development and Motor Learning 3    
HPE 220 Assessment and Technology in Health and Physical Education  3    
HPE 225 Behavior Management & Culturally Responsive Teaching in HPE [WRT] 3    

Health and Physical Education Pedagogy (21 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
HPE 300* Elementary Physical Education C& I + Field (Preq: 108, 186, 220, 225;  Preq./Creq: HPE 330)  3
1		    
HPE 304 Secondary Physical Education C&I (Preq: 108, 186, 220, 225; Teacher Candidacy; Preq/Creq: HPE 334) 3    
HPE 315* Adapted PE & Health for Students with Disabilities C&I + Field (Preq: HPE 300; Preq/Creq: HPE 335) 3
1		    
HPE 318* K-12 Health Education C&I + Field (Preq: 108, 186, 220, 225; Teacher Candidacy; Preq/Creq: HPE 338) 3
1		    
HPE 403* Health & PE (Secondary) Practicum (Preq: HPE 304, 318, Teacher Cand) 6    

Applied Science Content Knowledge (6 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
EXS 241 Body Systems and Applied Anatomy I (Fall) 3    
EXS 361 Body Systems and Applied Anatomy II (Recommend EXS 241 first) 3    

Applied Health Content Knowledge & Instruction (15 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
HEA 230 Health Issues of School Aged Youth  3    
HEA 304 Family Life and Sex Education 3    
HEA 316 ATOD Prevention Education (Prereq: HPE 108) 3    
NTD 303 Introductory Principles of Human Nutrition 3    
HPE 338 Strategies K-12 Health Educ. (Preq: 108, 186, 220, 225; Creq:HPE 318*)  3    

Applied Physical Education Content & Instructional Module (15 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
HPE 330 Strategies for Elementary Physical Educ. (Preq/Creq: 108, 186, 220, 225) 3    
HPE 331/ KIN 253 HPE 331 Strategies Water Safety & Swim Instruction (Preq/Creq: 108, 186, 220, 225) or KIN 253 Adapted Aquatics, Lifetime Sport and Fitness  2/3    
HPE 332 Strategies Advent. Educ. & Outdoor Pers. (Preq/Creq:108, 186, 220, 225) 2    
HPE 334 Strategies for Secondary PE (Preq: 108, 186, 220, 225) 3    
HPE 335 Strategies for Inclusion in Health & PE (Preq: 108, 186, 220, 225) 3    
HPE 340  Strategies for K-12 Fitness Education (Preq/Creq: 108, 186, 220, 225) 3    

Student Teaching (12 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
HPE 489* Student Teaching – Elementary [SPE] (Prereq: all major coursework completed; Teacher Candidacy, Praxis II trial, 2.9 GPA) 6    
HPE 490* Student Teaching – Secondary [SPE] (Prereq: all major coursework completed; Teacher Candidacy, Praxis II trial, 2.9 GPA) 6    

OPTIONAL Adapted Physical Activity Minor (9 Credits)

Course # Course Title

Credit Hours

 Grade or ‘T’ Sem. Year
KIN 253  Adapted Sport, Aquatics, and Fitness 3 ~  
KIN 360  Pathology for Adapted Physical Activity 3 ~  
KIN 362 Assessment and Programming for Adapted Physical Activity 3 ~  

Block Schedule, Fall 2025 & Forward

Year 1, Fall

HPE 108 (3) Introduction to K-12 Health and PE 

HPE 186 (3) Motor Development and Motor Learning

WRT 120 or 123 (3)

FYE 100D (4) First Year Experience 

Gen Ed. - Ethic/Beh.Soc. Sci (3) - PSY 100 OR PSC 201 

=16 credits

Year 1, Spring

MAT 103 or higher (3)

Gen Ed. - Art (3) 

HEA 230 – Health Issues of School Aged Youth

HPE 220 (3) Assessment and Technology in Health and PE 

HPE 225 (3) Behavior Management and Culturally Responsive Teaching in Health and Physical Education [WRT]

HPE 254 (3) Disability Studies [WRT]

=18 credits

Year 2, Fall

WRT 200,204, 205, 206, 208, or 220 (3)

Gen. Ed. - Humanities: LIT 165  (3) [WRT] 

EXS 241 (3) Body Systems and Applied Anatomy I

HPE 300* (3) Elementary Physical Education C&I + 1 credit for lab (Field Experience stage 2)

HPE 330 (3) Strategies for Elem. Physical Ed. 

=15 credits + 1 credit lab = 16

Year 2, Spring

Gen. Ed. - Beh.Soc. Sci  (3)

EXS 361 (3) Body Systems and Applied Anatomy II

MAT 104 (3) of higher 

HPE 315* (3) Adapted Health and PE for Students with Disabilities C&I +

 1 credit for lab (Field Experience stage 3

HPE 335 (3) Strategies for Inclusion in Health and PE 

=15 credits  1 credit lab = 16

*teacher candidacy after completion of this semester

Year 3, Fall

*obtain teacher candidacy before July 15th

HPE 331 (2) Aquatic Water Safety

HPE 318* (3) K-12 Health Education C& I + 1 credit for lab (Field Experience stage 2)

HPE 338 (3)  Strategies for K-12 Health Ed. 

EDP 250 (3) Educational Psychology

HEA 304 (3) Family Life and Sex Ed

HPE 332 (2) Strategies for Adventure Ed & Outdoor Pursuits

=16 credits + 1 credit lab = 17

Year 3, Spring

NTD 303 (3) Introductory Principles of Human Nutrition 

HEA 316 (3) ATOD Prevention Education

HPE 304 Secondary Physical Education C&I (3) 

HPE 334 (3) Strategies for Secondary Physical Ed.

HPE 340 (3) Strategies for K-12 Fitness Education 

=15 credits 

Year 4, Fall

ENG/LANG 382 (3)

Gen Ed - Humanities (3)

EDF 300 (3) Democracy in Ed

HPE 403 (6)Health and Physical Education Practicum (Field Experience stage 3)

*take praxis exams before student teaching

=15 credits

Year 4, Spring

HPE 489 (6) Student Teaching - Elementary   (Field Experience stage 4) [SPE]

HPE 490 (6) Student Teaching – Secondary (Field Experience stage 4) [SPE]

=12 credits

=122 credits  3 credit lab = 125 credits

Notes: 1) Teacher Candidacy required by July 15th  prior to enrollment in (HPE 318/338), 2) EDF 030U in DPR means you have achieved teacher candidacy, 3) must earn C or better (not C-) in all major-related classes, 4) * denotes a Stage 2/3/4 PDE Field Experience in which Field Clearances Are Required (Child Abuse, Police Check, FBI Fingerprinting, TB test (see link), 5)  Co-requisite courses must be taken together, 6) [WRT] means writing emphasis, 7) [SPE] means speaking emphasis. 

Graduation Prerequisites: Cumulative GPA of 2.9 or higher

PDE Certification Requirements: ETS Praxis Test Codes: 5857 and 5511, GPA of 3.0, TIMS application

HPE Block Schedule, Fall 2025 & Forward

Transfer and 2nd Degree Students – In Major Classes Only

Year Semester
Year 1

FALL (credits: 18)

  • HPE 108 (3)
  • HPE 186 (3) 
  • HPE 220 (3)
  • HPE 225 (3) 
  • EXS 241 (3)
  • HEA 230
Year 1

SPRING (credits: 16)

  • EXS 361 (3)
  • EDP 250 (3)
  • HPE 254 (3) [W]
  • HPE 300 * (3 + 1)
  • HPE 330 (3)

*apply for teacher candidacy
Year 2

FALL (credits: 17) 

  • HPE 315 * (3 + 1)
  • HPE 335 (3) 
  • HEA 304 (3)
  • HPE 331 (2)
  • HPE 332 (2)  
  • HPE 340 (3)
Year 2

SPRING (credits: 16)

  • HPE 318 * ( 3 + 1)  [W]
  • HPE 338 (3) 
  • HEA 316 (3) 
  • HPE 304 (3) 
  • HPE 334 (3)
Year 3

FALL (credits: 15)

  • ENG/LANG 382 (3)
  • EDF 300 (3) 
  • NTD 303 (3)
  • HPE 403 (6)
Year 3

Spring (credits: 12)

  • HPE 489 (6) [S]
  • HPE 490 (6) [S]

Adapted Physical Activity Minor

Requirements (18 credits)

Course Number Course Name Credits Grade
KIN 253 Adapted Sport, Aquatics, and Fitness 3  
KIN 254* Introduction to Disability Studies (J) 3  
HPE 205* Inclusion in Health and Physical Education 3  
HPE 206* Adapted Physical Education 3  
KIN 360 Pathology for Adapted Physical Activity 3  
KIN 362 Assessment and Programming for Adapted Physical Activity 3  

*These classes are required for the Health and Physical Education Major

Optional (1-3 credits)

Course Number Course Name Credits Grade
KIN 400 Internship in Adapted Physical Activity 3 can be repeated  

OTHER MINORS

Minor In Coaching 

The coaching minor is under revision. Please see Dr. Craig Stevens, chair of department of kinesiology

Minor in Dance (21 credit hours)

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a minor in Dance. This minor could be beneficial to those Exercise Science students interested in pursuing a career in dance, exercise science, or therapy. There are specific participation requirements. The student should check with the Dance minor coordinator for specifics. Course requirements include: DAN 344, two of three core/performance electives (DAN 315, DAN 441, or DAN 442); four technique courses (DAN 210, DAN 232, DAN 233, DAN 234, DAN 235, DAN 332, DAN 333, DAN 334, DAN 335); and both DAN 346 & DAN 446

Minor in Health Science (18 credit hours)

The Department of Health offers a minor in Health Sciences. This minor could be beneficial to those Exercise Science students interested in pursuing a career in fitness, exercise science, therapeutic or medical careers. Course requirements include: HEA 100 plus 15 credit hours of coursework selected under advisement. Nine credits must be at the 300 or higher level.

Minor in Nutrition and Dietetics (18 credit hours)

The Department of Nutrition offers a minor in Nutrition. This minor could be beneficial to those Exercise Science students interested in pursuing a career in fitness, coaching, exercise science, therapeutic or medical careers. There are two (2) courses required. They are NTD 303 and 309. Twelve more credits tailored to the student’s needs must be taken. Strongly recommended courses include NTD 200, NTD 300, NTD 301, NTD 302, NTD 420, NTD 422 and 435. Note that NTD 303 is part of the Exercise Science curriculum.

PRE-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (PPE) GUIDELINES

Health and Physical Education-Teacher Certification (HPE-TC)

Summary and Purpose: Teacher candidates must accrue 10 hours of professional development.  

  • Professional Development – 10 hours must be spent in professional development sponsored by the organizations listed below. 
    • 5 hours minimum face-to-face (can do ALL hours face-to-face) 
      • SHAPE America National Convention
      • State conventions – SHAPE PA, NJAHPERD, SHAPE DE, NYAHPERD
      • Local SHAPE PA Workshops
    • 5 hours maximum flex  
      • Local school district professional development days
      • Approved HPE Club and APA Club events
  • A list of approved PPE hours will be distributed at the beginning of each semester
  • Students may obtain PPE hours 3.5 years prior to due date within HPE 403

Submitting Documentation to your Professor 

  1. Submit completed PPE form 
  2. Include the registration receipt and name badge for each conference attended 
  3. Falsification of information is grounds for dismissal from the program and/or other penalties as determined by the HPE Coordinator. 

Expectations at conferences

  1. Wear professional WCU attire each day (black collared shirt) 
  2. Attend the session in a respectful and engaging manner 
  3. Obtain signatures AFTER the session 

Professional Development Log