Sep 16, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Physical Education, Grades K-12, B.S.

Location(s): West Palm Beach Campus (Day)


121 Credit Hours

This major prepares students for the temporary certification which is required to begin teaching in the state of Florida and which may later be upgraded to full professional certification. To be eligible for temporary certification, a student must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited or approved institution and meet the guidelines required by the Florida Department of Education. http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/

Program Learning Outcomes


“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

  1. Internship: All Health and Human Performance majors will successfully complete an internship outside or inside of PBA in their chosen field.
  2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in assessing the components of health related fitness.
  3. Improved facilities and equipment for experiential learning - Continuous improvement in the Health and Human Performance Lab to enhance the Exercise Science student’s hands-on experiential learning, technical skills in the lab setting and technology related experiences.

Graduation Requirements


Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements outlined here .

NOTE: Students must earn 39 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.

Visit this program’s information page  for additional program-specific requirements.

Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) - 43 Credit Hours


The Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Social Science and Global Studies requirements are fulfilled through other courses in this major. Only 30 of the 43 credit hours of the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Program will still be required for the completion of this program.

Physical Education Major - 83 Credit Hours


Professional Education Preparation Requirements - 28 Credit Hours


Biology Courses - 4 Credit Hours


Mathematics Course - 3 Credit Hours


Additional Required Credit Hour - 8 Credit Hours


These additional hours may be fulfilled by a minor, second major, general electives taken concurrently, previous coursework taken at PBA or through transfer credits.

Suggested Electives:

^ Optional - this course is needed to receive ACSI certification