Health and Physical Education Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement requirements for prek–12 (PE) and 6–12 (Health).
Major Requirements–while in the Health and Physical Education Program, the student must:
- attend all EWU Health and Physical Education Majors' meetings;
- attend an advisor-approved Health/PE conference during the program;
- be a member of a Health/PE professional organization (preferred is SHAPE, WA);
- complete 30 hours of advisor-approved professional development per year;
- take an average of 15+ credits a quarter for at least 12 quarters:
- successfully complete the program e-portfolio.
| Secondary Education Program Prerequisites | ||
| All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 6 years. | ||
| A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses is required for admission to the Education program. | ||
| CMST 201 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| or CMST 340 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | |
| EDUC 201 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (or approved equivalent) | 5 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| SPED 363 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| PSYC 204 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency* | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
* Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning courses
Teaching Endorsement: This degree leads to the Washington State Health & Fitness/PE teaching endorsement (preK-12 PE and 6th-12th Health). Students must also pass the state teaching test (West-E in Health & Fitness) to earn the teaching endorsement.
Grade Requirements: Students must earn a minimum ≥B- in each required health and physical education course and earn a minimum cumulative GPA ≥2.8 in all university courses.
| All Health & PE students must complete the required PHED courses, education prerequisites, and education core courses. | ||
| Required Health and Physical Education Courses | ||
| PHED 202 | INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING | 4 |
| PHED 251 | MOTOR CONTROL AND LEARNING | 3 |
| PHED 300 | AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING | 3 |
| PHED 336 | TEACHING SPORTS | 2 |
| PHED 341 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES | 2 |
| PHED 343 | WELLNESS AND FITNESS (Increased 1 credit) | 3 |
| PHED 348 | ANATOMICAL/MECHANICAL KINESIOLOGY | 4 |
| PHED 364 | TEACHING METHODS IN HEALTH | 4 |
| PHED 365 | GENERAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| PHED 374 | HEALTH IN SCHOOLS | 4 |
| PHED 375 | PE TEACHING STRATEGIES | 3 |
| PHED 452 | ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| PHED 490 | CAPSTONE IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| Education Core Courses | ||
| EDUC 303 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 309 | FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 341 | SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 413 | CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES | 3 |
| EDUC 426 | SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12 | 12 |
| EDUC 427 | GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 | 3-15 |
| Total Credits | 76-88 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BAE in Health and Physical Education from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate the knowledge and application of discipline-specific scientific and theoretical concepts critical to the development of physically educated individuals;
- demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to demonstrate competent movement performance and health enhancing fitness as delineated in the WA State and National K–12 Standards;
- demonstrate the ability to plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with local, state, and national standards to address the diverse needs of all students;
- demonstrate the ability to use effective communication and pedagogical skills and strategies to enhance student engagement and learning;
- demonstrate the ability to utilize assessments and reflection to foster student learning and inform instructional decisions;
- demonstrate dispositions essential to becoming effective professionals.