TEACHING OPTION

Program Coordinator: Nancy Beach
Phone Number: (540) 365-4262
e-mail: nbeach@ferrum.edu

 
Students electing this program option must also minor in education and fulfill all the requirements and standards in both programs to become certified to teach Physical Education and Health at the elementary and secondary levels--PRE-K-12. The program provides the scientific background and academic experience which will prepare students to be effective educators.
 
Distribution and Cognate Requirements            
BIO 101 General Biology
BIO 254 Human Anatomy & Physiology                      
BIO 255 Physiology                                                    
PSY 255 Child & Adolescent Development with Preschool Experience                 
 
Other Required Courses
PEH 110 Concepts of Fitness
PEH 145 Rhythmics and Recreational Games
PEH 311 Personal and Family Health
PEH 320 Health & Physical Education for Children (PreK-6)
PEH 321 The Physical Education Experience f or Adolescents
BIO 320 Human Nutrition
PSY 328 Health Psychology
PEH 335 Foundations & Principles of P.E. & Sports
PEH 338 Motor Learning
PEH 340 Kinesiology
PEH 355 Physiology of Exercise

Three Credit Hours From the Following
PEH 300 Responding to Emergencies
PEH 301 Emergency Response
PEH 302 Emergency Medical Technician I
PEH 303 Emergency Medical Technician II

Two Credit Hours From the Following
SCI 121 Population, Food and Environment
SCI 127 Human Sexual Reproduction, Pregnancy, Development & Birth
SCI 128 The Healthy Human Body
SCI 129 The Diseased Human Body
Or other SCI courses approved by the PEH Coordinator
 
Select one credit hour from each of the categories below:

A. PEH 100 Beginning Swimming
PEH 120 Intermediate Swimming
PEH 124 Lifeguard Training
PEH 131 Tennis
PEH 133 Golf
PEH 134 Archery
      
 B. PEH 136 Muscular Fitness
 PEH 137 Advanced Fitness
 PEH 150 Water Aerobic Fitness
 PEH 151 Aerobic Fitness
 PEH 152 Fitness and Weight Control
 
 C. PEH 160 Folk and Square Dance
 Dance 105 Intro to Dance Styles