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Physical Education Major
Physical Education majors prepare for a career in teaching. This major is typically combined with a second academic major such as health education and/or certification in adaptive physical education and coaching. Graduates teach and coach at the elementary or secondary level and many pursue graduate study in physical education, exercise physiology, adapted physical education, sport psychology, sport pedagogy, sports medicine, biomechanics, or motor learning. If you have questions about the major, please contact Jeanne Herman (933-7614) or email jherman@gustavus.edu
Requirements for completion of a major in Physical Education (11.25 courses):
| HES 090 | Senior Portfolio | .000 course |
| HES 126 | First Aid and CPR | .25 course |
| HES 201 | Personal and Community Health | 1.0 course |
| HES 202 | Aquatics/WSI | .5 course |
| HES 205 | Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries | .5 course |
| HES 207 | Motor Learning | .5 course |
| HES 208 | Physiology of Exercise for P.E. Majors and Coaches | .5 course |
| HES 209 | History and Principles of Physical Education | .5 course |
| HES 224 | Teaching Methods: Fitness Activities, Mulicultural Activities and Invasion Games | 1.0 course |
| HES 227 | Teaching Methods of Dance and Gym | .5 course |
| HES 232 | Elementary Physical Education Content and Methods | 1.0 course |
| HES 234 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 1.0 course |
| HES 237 | Information Literacy in Health and Physical Education | .5 course |
| HES 302 | Foundations of Coaching | .5 course |
| HES 304 | Teaching Methods: Adventure Activities, Net Games, and Target and Fielding Games | 1.0 course |
| HES 305 | Kinesiology | .5 course |
| HES 306 | Adaptive Physical Education | .5 course |
| HES 316 | PE Curriculum | .5 course |
| T/D 102 or 105 | Beginning Modern Dance | 1.0 course |
Requirements for a major in Physical Education Teaching:
To earn a Physical Education Teaching major, students complete all requirements for the Physical Education major with the addition of HES 094-Methods Practicum, HES 396-Reflections on Student Teaching, and all courses required for teacher licensure (see Education Department for details on licensure).
Did You Know?
Old Main once housed a kitchen and 2 dining halls as well as the chapel, library, science lab, student sleeping rooms, and every classroom. It was built in 1876 for $25,000.
