Kinesiology: Secondary Education BA/BS

The Teacher Education program prepares candidates for certification in grades K-12. The Secondary Education program requires 27 credits of Education course work in professional foundations and studies and 13 credits during internship. Students apply for admission to the program after successfully completing nine credits of Education course work in professional foundations. During the course of the studies, candidates may be asked to reapply to the program if their GPA falls below 3.0.

Teaching endorsement areas are attached to a Standard Instructional Certificate (grades K-12), according to Idaho Teacher Certification standards.  All endorsements require a minimum of 45 semester credits, with the exception of dual endorsements where 30 semester for a major endorsement and 20 semester credits for a minor endorsement is required. The following LC State areas are approved for teaching field majors: Biology, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Earth Science, English; Kinesiology-Physical Education K-12 and Health 6-12; Mathematics; Natural Sciences; Psychology; and Social Science with a History emphasis (see degree requirements for each major). Teacher candidates must successfully pass the related Praxis II exam in their teaching content area(s).

For marketability purposes, students are encouraged to pursue endorsements and minors in a second teaching field; consult with an advisor for the proper procedure. Secondary Education majors must have a content area advisor and a Secondary Education advisor.

Graduates from other colleges or universities seeking secondary teacher certification must fulfill all Secondary Education professional course work requirements in addition to meeting all academic major or minor teaching field requirements for subject area endorsement.

Students in the Teacher Education Certification program are expected to provide evidence through performance that they have met Idaho's requirements for certification and become dedicated and knowledgeable professionals, content specialists, competent educational designers, capable educational facilitators, insightful educational evaluators, reflective professionals, and culturally responsive professionals before being recommended for teacher certification.

General Education Requirements 

Written Communication
Select one of the following:6.00
WRITING AND RHETORIC I
and WRITING AND RHETORIC II
COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH
Oral Communication
COMM-204PUBLIC SPEAKING3.00
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
Select one of the following:3.00-5.00
MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY
FINITE MATHEMATICS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
STATISTICAL REASONING
CALCULUS I
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY
STATISTICAL REASONING
Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing
Select one course from two categories:6.00-8.00
Literature
LITERATURE AND IDEAS
WORLD CLASSICS
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
MYTHOLOGIES
Arts
INTRODUCTION TO ART
THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS
SURVEY OF MUSIC
MUSIC IN AMERICA
WORLD MUSIC
HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER
HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES
SURVEY OF THE THEATER
Language
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
Scientific Ways of Knowing
Select one of the following:4.00
HUMAN BIOLOGY
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
Select one of the following:3.00-4.00
CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INTEGRATED SCIENCE II
INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES
NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I
Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing
PSYC-205LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY3.00
Select one of the following:3.00
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
WORLD PREHISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
WORLD HISTORY I
WORLD HISTORY II
UNITED STATES HISTORY I
UNITED STATES HISTORY II
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Diversity
Select one of the following:3.00-4.00
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
WORLD PREHISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
RACE AND ETHNICITY
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
WORLD HISTORY I
WORLD HISTORY II
UNITED STATES HISTORY I
UNITED STATES HISTORY II
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
ETHICS AND IDENTITY
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values
Select one of the following:3.00
ID 300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options)
HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE
Foreign/Heritage Language
Select 16 credits of language if selecting Bachelor of Arts Degree16.00
Total Credits37.00-43.00

Program Requirements

Secondary certification candidates must meet the graduation requirements for their major and the Secondary Teacher Education Program and must have two advisors. (see below)

Kinesiology Program
KIN/ED-216PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER2.00
KIN-220SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS3.00
KIN-248SPORTS MEDICINE3.00
KIN-260INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH1.00
KIN-261SKILL AND ANALYSIS: COURT SPORTS1.00
KIN-262SKILL AND ANALYSIS: FIELD SPORTS1.00
KIN-267SKILL/ANALYSIS: STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT1.00
KIN-269SKILL AND ANALYSIS: EDUCATIONAL GYM&MOV1.00
KIN-355STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES3.00
KIN-362BIOMECHANICS3.00
KIN-363PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE3.00
KIN-370MOTOR LEARNING/MOTOR DEVELOPMENT3.00
KIN-381TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION3.00
KIN-467PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECREATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS3.00
KIN-472OUTDOOR EDUCATION3.00
KIN-486ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, ATHLETICS3.00
HLTH-245DEATH AND DYING 11.00
HLTH-246HUMAN SEXUALITY 11.00
HLTH-247STRESS MANAGEMENT 11.00
HLTH-253NUTRITION3.00
HLTH-272FITNESS AND WELLNESS 13.00
HLTH-342COMMUNITY HEALTH 13.00
HLTH-354ADDICTION AND PERFORMANCE 12.00
Secondary Education Certificate
See Secondary Education Certificate Requirements below
Total Credits51.00
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See Catalog section "Teacher Education Division: Secondary Teacher Certification" regarding certification requirements for this major. Specific health courses required for Health 6-12 endorsement.  Selective course choices could be affected.

Secondary Education Certificate Requirements

Application for admission to the Teacher Education Program is required after successful completion of the first three Phase I courses.

Phase I - Professional Foundations of Education
ED-214PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION 13.00
ED-225TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-123.00
ED-318ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING 13.00
ED-321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 13.00
ED-345CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING3.00
SE-322INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-123.00
Phase II - Professional Studies in Education
ED-445INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, 6-123.00
ED-447TEACHING METHODS IN THE CONTENT AREA2.00
RE-309DISCIPLINARY LITERACY3.00
Phase III - Instructional Methods in Education
ED-452INTERNSHIP SEMINAR1.00
ED-461PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION K-123.00-12.00
Total Credits30.00-39.00
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 Additional Content Methods course required for Health endorsement.  See advisor for assistance.

No grade lower than a “C-” will be accepted in any General Education core, Content Major, or 200-level Professional Foundations course. No grade lower than a “B-” will be accepted in any 300- or 400-level courses in Secondary Education.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the Secondary Teacher Education Program. Candidates must also maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in their content area classes.

Sequential Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
COREMathematical Ways of Knowing 3.00-5.00
COMM-204 PUBLIC SPEAKING 3.00
ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I 3.00
HLTH-247 STRESS MANAGEMENT 1.00
HLTH/KIN-272 FITNESS AND WELLNESS 3.00
KIN-260 INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH 1.00
KIN-262 SKILL AND ANALYSIS: FIELD SPORTS 1.00
KIN-269 SKILL AND ANALYSIS: EDUCATIONAL GYM&MOV 1.00
 Credits16.00-18.00
Spring
COREScientific Ways of Knowing 3.00
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II 3.00
KIN-216 PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER 2.00
KIN-267 SKILL/ANALYSIS: STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT 1.00
KIN-261 SKILL AND ANALYSIS: COURT SPORTS 1.00
PSYC-205 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.00
 Credits13.00
Second Year
Fall
BIOL-175
HUMAN BIOLOGY
or HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
4.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
CORESocial & Behavioral Ways of Knowing 3.00
KIN-370 MOTOR LEARNING/MOTOR DEVELOPMENT 3.00
KIN-472 OUTDOOR EDUCATION 3.00
 Credits16.00
Spring
COREDiversity 3.00
COREHumanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 3.00
HLTH-245 DEATH AND DYING 1.00
HLTH-246 HUMAN SEXUALITY 1.00
HLTH-354 ADDICTION AND PERFORMANCE 2.00
KIN-352 YOUTH SPORTS AND RECREATION 3.00
 Credits13.00
Third Year
Fall
HLTH-253 NUTRITION 3.00
KIN-220 SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS 3.00
KIN-248 SPORTS MEDICINE 3.00
KIN-362 BIOMECHANICS 3.00
KIN-381 TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3.00
 Credits15.00
Spring
COREIntegrative Seminar: Ethics & Values 3.00
HLTH-342 COMMUNITY HEALTH 3.00
KIN-363 PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE 3.00
KIN-467 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECREATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 3.00
KIN-486 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION, ATHLETICS 3.00
 Credits15.00
 Total Credits88.00-90.00

Graduates with a BA/BS in Kinesiology with Secondary Education go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:

  • Physical Education Teacher
  • Health Teacher
  • Adult and Continuing Education
  • Training Specialist
  • Business and Industry
  • Instructional Coach
  • Health/Wellness Coach
  • Athletic Coach