General Studies A.A. with Area of Concentration in Physical Education

Program Description

The Physical Education Concentration program provides students with the skills needed to become competent physical educators consistent with developmentally and instructionally appropriate guidelines. Opportunities are provided to study a diverse group of career paths related to physical education and fitness, and provide learning experiences in sports, fitness, and health. This program requires several biology courses. Students may meet with department faculty to discuss transfer program options.

Graduates of the Physical Education Concentration will be able to:

• Prepare physical education lesson plans
• Evaluate skills of a variety of sports
• Incorporate skills and techniques into sport, physical fitness, and recreation activities
• Assess health, wellness, and physical fitness to promote an increase in fitness level
• Provide First Aid and CPR

General Education Courses (31 Credits)

The list of general education courses appears in the General Education List . Some programs recommend or require specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Please check your program’s sequence of study for this information.

• English Composition

• EGL-1010 Composition I: Expository Writing 3 Credits
• EGL-1020 Composition II: Writing About Literature 3 Credits

• Humanities

• SPH-1010 Introduction to Speech Communication 3 Credits
• Any General Education Humanities course other than Speech at the 2000 level  3 Credits

• Mathematics

• MAT-1120 Finite Mathematics 3 Credits

• Social Sciences

• SOC-1010 Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
• HST-1510 History of African Americans I 3 Credits

• Science with a Lab

• BIO-1010 General Biology 4 Credits

• Science

• NTR-1010 Introductory Nutrition 3 Credits

• Institutional Requirement Computer Literacy

• INT-1010 Introduction to Information Technology 3 Credits

Area of Concentration (26 Credits)

• PAS-1000 First Year Experience 1 Credit (Institutional Requirement)
• BIO-2050 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credits
• BIO-2060 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credits
• HLE-1150 Personal and Community Health 3 Credits
• HLE-2000 Application of Concepts for Fitness and Wellness 3 Credits
• HLE-2130 First Aid-Responding to Emergencies/CPR FPR 3 Credits
• PED-1110 Introduction to Physical Education 2 Credits
• PED-1130 Rhythmic Activities 2 Credits

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• Choose four of the following:

• PED-1570 Skills Laboratories: Swimming 1 Credit
• PED-1670 Skills Laboratories: Basketball 1 Credit
• PED-1730 Skills Laboratories: Tennis 1 Credit
• PED-1790 Skills Laboratories: Golf 1 Credit
• PED-1810 Skills Laboratories: Weight Training/Physical Fitness 1 Credit

General Electives (3 Credits)

• Any elective at the 2000 level, 3 credits

Sequence of Study - Physical Education Concentration A.A.

Below are the required courses for your program arranged in a suggested sequence. Please note that the sequence does not include developmental coursework. See Academic Preparation  for the developmental course sequence if applicable to you.

Program Total: 60 Credits

Asterisk (*) denotes a general education course.

Transferability

Credit earned at any public institution in the state shall be transferable to any other institution if the:

• Credit is from a college or university parallel course or program;
• Grades in the block of courses transferred average 2.00 or higher; and
• Acceptance of the credit is consistent with the policies of the receiving institution governing students following the same program. Refer to ARTSYS at artweb.usmd.edu and the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

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