General Catalog 2021-2022

Physical Education Secondary Level 7-12

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Education with a Major in Physical Education at the Secondary Level (7-12)

General Education Requirements 51 credits
Core Course Requirements in Education 32 credits
Core Course Requirements in the Major 37 credits
Major Requirements 12 credits
Elective Courses* 3 credits
Total 135 credits

General Education Requirements - 51 credits

Fifty-one (51) credits are required in General Education for this Program. In addition to GEHS 2010, students will take GEHS 4020 and 4030 in the Historic and Social Context category. Students will take courses GEPE 4040 and GEPE 3010 or 3020 to fulfill the six credits required in the Philosophical and Esthetic Thought category.

Core Course Requirements in Education - 32 credits

EDUC 1080Field Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

1

EDUC 2021History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDUC 2022Society and Education

3

EDUC 2031Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 2032Learning Psychology

3

EDUC 2060Integration of Technology in Education

2

EDUC 2870The Exceptional Student Population

4

EDUC 2890Field Experiences in The Educational Scenarios Ii

2

EDUC 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

EDUC 4551Integration of Basic Knowledge and Communication Skills

1

EDUC 4552Integration of Professional Skills

1

HIST 3010Historical Process of the United States of America

3

Core Course Requirements in the Major - 37 credits

HPER 2140Experiences in Movement I

2

HPER 2210Fundamentals of Physical Education and Sport Technology

3

HPER 2220Experiences in Movement II

2

HPER 2330First Aid and Personal Safety for Children, Youth and Adults

3

HPER 2270Kinesiology and Functional Anatomy

3

HPER 3310Experiences in Movement III

2

HPER 3330Fundamental Skills and Training in Team Sports IV

3

HPER 3350Motor Learning and Analysis of Movement

3

HPER 3360Fundamental Skills and Training in Individual Sports V

3

HPER 3430Personal and Community Health and Safety

3

HPER 4020Administration of Physical Education, Wellness, Health and Sport Programs

3

HPER 4170Physiology of Human Movement

3

HPER 4370The Teaching of Physical Education for Special Populations

3

Courses for the Major in Physical Education at the Secondary Level - 12 credits

HPER 3230Theory and Design of Physical Education Programs Level 7-12

3

HPER 4120Evaluation, Assessment and Research in the Teaching and Learning of Physical Education 7-12

3

HPER 4305Sport Training Methodology

3

EDUC 3875Educational Theory, Methodology and Technological Resources in the Teaching of Physical Education at the Secondary Level 7-12

3

*Elective courses - 3 credits

In order for a candidate to aspire to teacher certification in Physical Education K-12 that the Department of Education of Puerto Rico grants in harmony with the Certification Regulation (2012), the candidate must have approved two methodology courses: one K-6 and another 7-12. For this reason:

  1. the student of Physical Education at the Elementary Level will select EDUC 3875 as an elective course.
  2. the student of Physical Education at the Secondary Level will select EDUC 3878 as an elective course.

However, if the student cannot select EDUC 3875 or EDUC 3878 (according to the major) as an elective course, the student must take the course as an additional degree requirement. In these cases, the student will take a total of 137 credits, instead of 134.