Kinesiology: Concentration in Integrated Teacher Education Program in Physical Education
Bachelor of Science
About this program
The Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology: Concentration in Integrated Teacher Education Program in Physical Education prepares you to teach physical education in K–12 schools. You’ll learn how to support students’ physical, social, and emotional development through movement. The program blends classroom instruction with fieldwork, giving you real experience early on. It leads to a Single Subject Credential in Physical Education so you can start teaching after graduation.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Scope
The Integrated Program of Professional Preparation consists of a four-year Physical Education Teaching Education program. Students will complete the required courses for the major in three years and during the fourth year take the courses required for the single subject Physical Education credential (Student Teaching requirements). In general, the Integrated Program comprises courses already offered in the Subject Matter program approved by the California Commission of Teaching Credentialing (CTC) and the Secondary Education department. In addition, students will have the option to add the Adapted Physical Education authorization to their credential by completing all required courses.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the concentration in Physical Education should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the philosophical, historical, and legal/ethical foundations of physical education.
- Demonstrate understanding of human growth and development processes, as well as how these processes interact with and influence motor learning to teach movement knowledge and skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific bases of human movement to guide students in meeting the goals identified in the California Standards for Teaching Preparation.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the sociology and psychology of human movement in which physical activity provides a context for a broad range of experiences that can be used to promote the personal and social developmental concepts and skills contained in the CCTC Standards.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the movement concepts and forms contained in the CCTC Standards.
- Demonstrate an understanding of assessment principles and procedures to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of physical education strategies and activities in promoting student achievement of the goals presented in the CCTC Standards.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the integration of themes and concepts in physical education and the interrelationships between physical education and other subject matter to create effective learning environments and experiences that provide students with opportunities to achieve the goals contained in the CCTC Standards.