Academic Requirements

A teacher preparation physical education (K-12) concentration requires these courses to be licensed to teach:

• Foundations of Physical Education
• Physiology of Exercise
• Organismal and Ecological Biology
• Human Anatomy
• Master Activity Class for Teachers
• Motor Learning
• Human Physiology
• Kinesiology
• Organization and Administration of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics
• Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education
• Methods of Elementary Physical Education and Health
• First Aid and CPR
• Measure and Evaluation in Physical Education and Health
• Adaptive and Corrective Physical Education

The athletic coaching endorsement and health endorsement are additional teacher preparation programs available at Coe. A major in Athletic Training is also available. Students may apply to the Committee on Independent Study to do an interdisciplinary major in Sports Management.