Physical Education - Licensure Emphasis
The Physical Education - Licensure emphasis leads to a 530 Physical Education Professional Educator license from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. This licensure provides students with the flexibility to teach students at all levels in both elementary and/or secondary schools. Students who are interested in making themselves highly marketable may choose from two additional add-on Professional Educator licenses: 910 Health Professional Educator and 860 Adaptive Physical Education.
Licensure Requirements (35 credits)
Requirement 1
- EDFOUND 212: Education Psychology (offered Fall/Spring)
- EDFOUND 222: Child Development (offered Fall/Spring)
- EDFOUND 423: Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education (offered Fall/Summer)
Requirement 2
- EDFOUND 243: Foundations of Education in a Pluralistic Society (offered Fall/Spring)
Requirement 3
- PEPROF 400: Methods of Teaching Physical Education (offered Fall)
- SECNDED 466: Literacy Strategies for Content-Area Teachers (offered Fall/Spring)
Requirement 4
Select 2 credits:
- EDFNDPRC 210: Introduction to Education and Teaching (offered Fall/Spring)
Requirement 5A
Select 6 credits:
Requirement 5B
Select 6 credits:
- PEFIELD 412: Directed Teaching Physical Education-Middle School
- PEFIELD 414: Directed Teaching Physical Education-Secondary
Requirement 6
Select 3 credits:
- PEPROF 492: Field Study (offered Spring)
Requirement 7
- PEPROF 410: Student Teaching Seminar-Physical Education recommended as a 2-credit elective (to be used as major credits under Requirement VII.9) concurrent with student teaching.
Major Requirements (54 credits)
Requirement VII.1
- PEPROF 165: Introduction to Physical Education
- PEPROF 173: Fundamentals of Tumbling
- PEPROF 177: Fundamentals of Track and Field
- PEPROF 200: Fundamentals of Rhythms
- PEPROF 212: Fundamentals of Apparatus
- PEPROF 215: Fundamentals of Weight Training & Physical Fitness
Requirement VII.2
- PEPROF 240: Theory of Team and Individual Activities
- PEPROF 271: Structure and Function of the Human Body
- PEPROF 281: First Aid and C.P.R.
- PEPROF 371: Kinesiology
- PEPROF 471: Physiology of Exercise (offered Spring)
- HEALTHED 181: Contemporary Health
Requirement VII.3
Select 1 credit from each group below:
- Group A:
- Group B:
- PEPROF 172: Fundamentals of Basketball
- PEPROF 174: Fundamentals of Volleyball
- PEPROF 210: Fundamentals of Softball (has not been offered in recent semesters)
Requirement VII.4
Select 2 credits:
- PEPROF 175: Fundamentals of Bowling and Badminton
- PEPROF 176: Fundamentals of Archery and Golf (offered Spring)
- PEPROF 213: Fundamentals of Tennis
Requirement VII.5
Select 1 credit from courses listed as PEGNRL (excluding PEGNRL 192 and courses listed in Requirement VII.6). Not all courses that may be used to satisfy Requirement VII.5 are offered every semester.
Requirement VII.6
Select 1 credit:
- PEGNRL 150: Beginning Swimming (ARC III-IV)
- PEGNRL 151: Intermediate Swimming (ARC V-VI)
- PEGNRL 158: Beginning Skin and Scuba Diving
- PEGNRL 159: Beginning Canoeing
- PEGNRL 180: Open Water Scuba "Check-Out Dives"
- PEGNRL 190: Swim for Fitness
- PEPROF 251: Water Safety Instructor
- PEPROF 291: Lifeguarding
Note: Each major must demonstrate at least an intermediate level of swimming by completing PEGNRL 151 or show proficiency through a swimming test. (Successful completion of the swimming test DOES NOT replace the 1 credit minimum requirement for Aquatics) PEPROF 251 OR 291 may be used. Not all courses that may be used to satisfy Requirement VII.6 are offered every semester.
Requirement VII.7
- PEPROF 314: Techniques of Teaching Dance
- PEPROF 324: Techniques of Teaching Gymnastics
- PEPROF 330: Techniques of Teaching Movement Activities in Elementary School (offered Spring)
- PEPROF 340: Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools (offered Spring)
- PEPROF 380: Perceptual Motor Activities for Young Children (offered Spring)
Requirement VII.8
Electives
Select 5 credits approved by your advisor.
Swimming Proficiency
Choose one:
- PEGNRL 151: Intermediate Swimming (ARC V-VI)
- PEPROF 251: Water Safety Instructor
- PEPROF 291: Lifeguarding
- Proficiency Test
Not all courses that may be used to satisfy Swimming Proficiency are offered every semester.
More Information
For more information about the Physical Education - Licensure Emphasis, contact:
Dr. Guoli Liang
Physical Education - Licensure Coordinator
127W Williams Center
Office Phone: (262) 472-1369
E-mail: liangg@uww.edu
