424 Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education A teaching major and the Teaching Education Professional Knowledge courses are requiredfor teacher certification. Students must complete 25 semester hours of health courses to qualify to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination. If you are interested in taking the CHES examination, please speak with an academic advisor to ensure that you are taking courses that will satisfy CHES examination eligibility requirements. This minor is designed to meet the standards associated with the Utah State Office of Education Health Education Endorsement and not CHES examination eligibility. Physical Education Minor The Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance offers three undergraduate minors in Physical Education. The 1) Physical Education Non-teaching Minor is designed to prepare students to work in a physical activity venue. A major must also be selected. The 2) Physical Education Minor is designed to prepare students to teach physical education in a K-12 school system. The 3) Physical Education/Coaching Education Teaching Dual Minor is designed to prepare students to teach physical education and to coach in a K-12 school system. A teaching major is to be selected in addition to either of the teaching minors to prepare students to enter the Teacher Education program and to become licensed to teach in a K-12 school system. Physical Education Non-teaching Minor students must meet all requirements listed below. Physical Education Minor and Physical Education/ Coaching Education Dual Teaching Minor students must meet all requirements for the Physical Education Minor or the Physical Education/Coaching Education Teaching Dual Teaching Minor and those requirements needed for Teacher Licensure (27). • Grade Requirements: A combined GPA of 3.0 is required for all courses used toward the minor. No grade lower than a "C" is acceptable. • Credit Hour Requirements: Physical Education Non-teaching Minor - a total of 29-30 credit hours are required. Physical Education/Coaching Education Dual Teaching Minor - a total of 46-47 credit hours are required. Physical Education Minor - a total of 27 credit hours are required. In addition to the required credit hours, Physical Education/ Coaching Education Dual Teaching Minor and Physical Education Minor students must meet the requirements of their selected teaching major and the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for Bachelor of Science requirements. A General Education course required for all Physical Education minors is: NUTRLS 1020 Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3) HTHS LS 1110 BioMed Core (4) See major and minor course prerequisites for additional General Education recommendation/requirements. Also see Teacher Education Requirements for recommended and required General Education courses for Physical Education/ Coaching Education Dual Teaching Minors and Physical Education Track Minors. Admission Requirements Students must apply for Physical Education program admittance by November 10 or March 10 of their first semester of taking Physical Education Professional [PEP] courses. Applications are available from the Physical Education Program Director. In addition, students applying for the Teaching Track must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). In addition, students applying for the Physical Education Specialization grades 1-8 must also meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements. Students will not be allowed to register for PEP 3520, PEP 3520L, PEP 3630, PEP 3660, PEP 4700, PEP 4830, PEP 4860C, or PEP 4990 until admission requirements have been met. Admission requirements include: 1. Declared major or minor or BIS in a Physical Education or Coaching Education program. 2. Minimum cumulative GPA o f 2.75. 3. Students may transfer a maximum of 12 physical education professional course credits from another institution per the Physical Education Program Director approval. 4. Fingerprinting/background check must be cleared prior to admission to the program. Provisional admission is granted for one semester only until the check is completed. 5. Sport specific skills and fitness tests must be completed and passed at the Control/Utilization Level and Health Fitness Zone. Sport specific skill and fitness testing is offered once during each of fall and spring semesters. Provisional admission may be granted for up to three semesters. 6. Student Disposition score above 20 in each course taken. 7 Student must adhere to the Health Promotion and Human Performance Department 'Student Conduct Policy' available online at http://www. weber.edu/wsuimages/HPHP/SrudentCode/ HPHPStudentCode.pdf Program Retention Requirements After admission into the Physical Education major/minor programs, students will be retained based on the following: 1. Minimum cumulative GPA o f 3. o. 2. Earned grade of "C" or above for each required course. 3. Clear fingerprinting/background check. 4. Retention/improve ment o f sp ort specific and fitness skills. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog