ALTERNATIVE CLASS A PROGRAM MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
MAJOR: PHYSICAL EDUCATION (P-12)
Required Courses (42 semester hours):
EFD 560 Psychological Principles of Learning (3)
HPE 500 Foundations of Health & Physical Education (3)
HPE 510 Physical Education Curriculum (3)
HPE 512 Physical Education Methods I (3)
HPE 513 Physical Education Methods II (3)
HPE 515 Assessment in Health & Physical Education (3)
HPE 520 Best Practices in PE (3)
HPE 540 Law & Ethics in Wellness and Sport Studies (3)
HPE 553 Applied Exercise Physiology I (3)
HPE 578 Research in Wellness and Sport Studies (3)
HPE 590 Directed Study in Wellness & Sport Studies (3)
*ED 595 Internship in Education (3)
ED 596 Reflective Practices in Education (3)
(Must be taken concurrently with ED 595.)
**SPE 500 Survey Course in Special Education (3)
*ED 595, Internship in Education, is equivalent to undergraduate student teaching and requires a semester long internship in the public schools. This must be scheduled during the last semester of course work.
** Students who have not previously satisfied the special education requirement at the undergraduate or graduate level must take SPE 500.
** Students who previously satisfied the special education requirement at the undergraduate or graduate level must take a state-approved diversity course by advisement.
42 Graduate Semester Hours Required for this Degree
Undergraduate Requirements: 12 semester hours of undergraduate course work in health and physical education to include the following:
BY 263 Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
HPE 232 Sport Safety First Aid Training (2)
HPE 362 Kinesiology (3)
HPE 400 Exercise Physiology (3)
54 Total Undergraduate and Graduate Semester Hours
Required for this Degree
Notes:
Students must meet admission requirements for the alternative class A teacher certification program.
Completion of this program leads to eligibility for class A (master’s) teacher certification in physical education (P-12).
Completion of the appropriate Praxis II examination(s) is required prior to internship for all alternative class A programs.
The Alabama State Board of Education now permits a student to take the Praxis II exam and attain an established minimum score in the student’s expected teaching field. The acceptable score on the Praxis II must be received before the student in the Alternative Class A programs begins graduate coursework. If a student earns the passing grade on the Praxis II required for this major, they are exempt from the following courses: BY 263 Human Anatomy and Physiology (4), HPE 232 Sport Safety First Aid Training (2), HPE 362 Kinesiology (3), and HPE 400 Exercise Physiology (3). Successful completion of the appropriate Praxis II content exam will satisfy the 32/19 content area requirement and/or the 4 x 12 requirement in all Alternative Class A programs. Please see your academic advisor for more information concerning this option.
