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Graduate Programs PA Certification: Health and Physical Education (K-12)

Program Director: Mr. Ivars Bilkins (ibilkins@eastern.edu)

Program Description

The successful completion of this program will prepare students to teach health and physical education in the early childhood (k-4), middle (4-8) or secondary (7-12) education level.  This program can be combined with M.Ed. in Multicultural Education.

PA Certification Requirements

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements before being recommended for a PA certification in their certification area.

  • An exiting GPA of 3.0
  • Successful Completion of course requirements in their certification area
  • Successful Completion of PRAXIS II (HPE- 0511 & 0856) tests
  • Student Teaching in their certification area

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Course Requirements

* Candidates must have an undergraduate major or the equivalent in the area of certification.  If they have not completed the following courses at the undergraduate level, they need to complete them in addition to education courses.

Course Number

Course Name

Credit

BIO 233

*Human Physiology and Anatomy I

4

EXSC 201

*First Aid, AED/CPR (Red Cross Certificate)

3

HPE 330/ATR 301

*Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

3

EXSC 352

*Physiology of Exercise

3

EDU 550

Field Experience- See HPE 551-554 below

3

Fulfill the following education requirements:

Course Number

Course Name

Credit

EDU 511*

Educational Psychology

3

EDU 539*

Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Development

3

EDU 512

TESOL Methods with Field Experience

3

HPE 518

Curriculum Development and Administration in Special and Physical Education

3

HPE 519

Methods of Special & Health and Physical Education Instruction

3

HPE 522

Contemporary Topics in Special & Health and Physical Education

3

EDU 682

Evaluation & Assessment of Students in Inclusive Settings

3

EDU 684

 Inclusive Education with Field Experience

3

EDU 610

Student Teaching (Must apply by Nov. 15 for the following Fall sememster and April 15 for the following Spring sememster; application is avaialable online)

6

EDU 620

Practicum

3

* OR CLEP-Human Growth & Development & Introduction to Educational Psychology

  • HPE 551- Aquatic Skills (Red Cross Water Safety)
  • HPE 552- Individual, Dual and Team Sports (1 credit)
  • HPE 553- Outdoor pursuits and lifetime leisure skills (1 credit)
  • HPE 554- Gymnastic skills, dance and rhythmic skills (1 credit)

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