Physical Education

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Sample Program Guide

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: A Sample Program Guide provides an unofficial guide of program requirements and should be used by prospective students who are considering attending NDSU in the future. It is NOT an official curriculum and should NOT be used by current NDSU students for official degree planning purposes. Note that the official curriculum used by current NDSU students can vary from the Sample Program Guide due to a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability.

To ensure proper program completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with their academic advisor to ensure requirements are being met.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHING MAJOR

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 1103ENGL 1203
HNES 110*3COMM 1103
PSYC 1113Science/Technology w/ Lab4
HNES 255*3Free Elective3
Quantitative Reasoning3Humanities/Fine Art & Cultural Diversity GE 3
 15 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 3213EDUC 3223
HNES 100, 111, or 217*2-3HNES 257*3
HNES 2111PSYC 250 or HDFS 2303
HNES 254*3Science/Technology3
HNES 256*3Free Elective3
Science/Technology3Apply to the School of Education 
Complete Core Academic Skills Exam or access your ACT+ scores  
 15-16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HNES 301**3EDUC 4893
HNES 336**3HNES 350*3
HNES 367**3HNES 353*3
Free Elective3Humanities/Fine Arts & Global Perspectives GE 3
EDUC 451 (PE Section)*3Upper Division Writing3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 4752EDUC 4851
EDUC 481 (PE Section)***3EDUC 4879
EDUC 4863EDUC 4883
HNES 461*3 
Free Electives5 
Apply for Student Teaching  
Complete PLT (grades K-12) exam  
Complete Subject Area Assessment Exam  
 16 13
Total Credits: 120-121
*

Students are required to earn a "B" or better in these courses, but may earn one "C" among the three courses marked with two asterisks (**).

-

Global Perspectives and Diversity requirements can be obtained through careful selection of electives, Humanities/Fine Arts, and/or Science/Technology categories

***

Students are required to earn a grade of C or better in course marked with three asterisks (***).

Sample Program Guide

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: A Sample Program Guide provides an unofficial guide of program requirements and should be used by prospective students who are considering attending NDSU in the future. It is NOT an official curriculum and should NOT be used by current NDSU students for official degree planning purposes. Note that the official curriculum used by current NDSU students can vary from the Sample Program Guide due to a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability.

To ensure proper program completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with their academic advisor to ensure requirements are being met.

Physical Education/Health Education Double Major

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 1103EDUC 3213
HNES 110*3ENGL 1203
PSYC 1113Quantitative Reasoning3
Science/Tech3Humanities/Fine Arts & Global Perspectives GE3
HNES 255*3Science/Technology w/ Lab4
 15 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
COMM 1103HNES 250Requires a grade of C3
EDUC 3223HNES 217*3
HNES 2111HNES 341*3
HNES 254*3HNES 257*3
HNES 256*3PSYC 210***3
Humanities/Fine Arts & Cultural Diversity GE3Science/Technology3
Complete Core Academic Skills Exam or access your ACT+ scores  
 16 18
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HNES 301**3EDUC 4752
HNES 336**3EDUC 4893
HNES 367**3HNES 345*3
PSYC 212***3HNES 350*3
EDUC 451 (PE Section)*3HNES 353*3
 Upper Division Writing3
 15 17
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 481 (Health Section***3EDUC 4851
EDUC 481 (PE Section)***3EDUC 4879
EDUC 4863EDUC 4883
PSYC 250 or HDFS 2303 
HNES 461*3 
Apply for Student Teaching  
Complete PLT (grades K-12) Exam  
Complete Subject Area Assessment Exam  
 15 13
Total Credits: 125
*

Students are required to earn a "B" or better in these courses, but may earn one "C" among the three courses marked with two asterisks (**).  

-

Global Perspectives and Diversity requirements can be obtained through careful selection of Humanities/Fine Arts, and/or Science/Technology categories.

***

Students are required to earn a "C" or better in courses marked with three asterisks (***).

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: A Sample Program Guide provides an unofficial guide of program requirements and should be used by prospective students who are considering attending NDSU in the future. It is NOT an official curriculum and should NOT be used by current NDSU students for official degree planning purposes. Note that the official curriculum used by current NDSU students can vary from the Sample Program Guide due to a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability.

To ensure proper program completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with their academic advisor to ensure requirements are being met.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 1103ENGL 1203
HNES 1903COMM 1103
PSYC 1113Quantitative Reasoning3
HNES 1103HNES 2263
HNES 255*3Science/Technology w/Lab GE4
 15 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Humanities/Fine Arts & Global Perspectives GE3Science/Technology GE3
HDFS 2303Humanities/Fine Arts & Cultural Diversity GE3
Science/Technology GE3HDFS 3303
HNES 2503Free Electives7
HNES 217, 100, or 1112-3 
HNES 2111 
 15-16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HNES 3013Upper Division Writing GE3
HNES 3363Program Elective 3
HNES 3673HNES 3883
HDFS 3403HNES 4313
Program Elective3HNES 3493
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Program Elective 3HNES 48512
PSYC 3403 
Free Electives10 
 16 12
Total Credits: 120-121
*

Students are required to earn a "B" or better.