Health and Physical Education Certificate, Graduate
The Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate program is designed for graduate candidates to gain advanced knowledge of health and physical education. The Health and Physical Education program can prepare students to work in a variety of settings.
- This program does not lead to initial teaching certification.
- Must hold valid teaching certificate for admission into program.
- This program meets the requirements for an add-on endorsement in the State of Washington.
- This is an online accelerated program with 6-week academic sessions. For more information about this program visit our website.
Through this program, certified Washington educators will be eligible to earn a P-12 Health & Fitness endorsement upon successful completion of the WEST-E to add to their teaching certificate.
Admissions Requirements
- Have earned a baccalaureate degree (either a BA or BS) from an accredited institution of higher education.
- Have earned a GPA ≥3.0 on a 4–point scale during the final 90 quarter credits (or 60 semester credits) of enrolled coursework.
- Submit a copy of an educator certificate.
| Required Core | ||
| EDUC 514 | HEALTH BASICS | 4 |
| EDUC 527 | SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE IN PE | 4 |
| EDUC 528 | ADVOCACY, PROMOTION AND PROGRAMMING IN HPED | 4 |
| EDUC 529 | SEMINAR IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| EDUC 547 | ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| EDUC 548 | SECONDARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| Internship | ||
| EDUC 655 | INTERNSHIP IN HEALTH EDUCATION | 2 |
| EDUC 656 | INTERNSHIP IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 2 |
| Portfolio | ||
| EDUC 657 | HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ED PORTFOLIO | 2 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |