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2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

B.S. in Education in Physical Education


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This undergraduate major program is designed to prepare preservice physical education teachers to be scholarly, highly skilled, reflective practitioners able to meet the needs of students with a diversity of needs, experiences, cultural backgrounds, disabilities, and special abilities in all grades. The program focuses attention on the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable the preservice teacher to develop and implement effective, innovative physical education programs that meet the New York State Learning Standards in schools.

Associate Professor Halliday, Adviser

Matriculation


For provisional acceptance into the physical education major program, the following are required:

  1. Admission into Hofstra University.
  2. An interview with the program coordinator for advisement and scheduling.

Program Requirements


Candidates for graduation must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Total Semester Hours: 129


Successful completion of at least 129 semester hours and a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in work completed at Hofstra.

2. Liberal Arts Requirements


At least 63 semester hours must be in liberal arts.

3. Residence Requirements


There are two requirements that must ordinarily be completed in residence at Hofstra: 25 hours in the major field of specialization, including: PESP 138A, 154, 154A, 103, 103A, 104, 104A, 170A, 130A and 130B, and the last 30 hours. The 25 hours need not be included within the last 30 hours.

4. General and Major Requirements


The following general and major requirements:

a) Communication Skills - Semester Hours: 9


b) History Elective - Semester Hours: 3


c) Multicultural Perspective Elective - Semester Hours: 3


3 semester hours chosen from the following:

d) Mathematics Elective - Semester Hours: 3


e) Philosophy Elective - Semester Hours: 3


3 semester hours chosen from the following:

f) Fine Arts - Semester Hours: 3


g) Literature Electives - Semester Hours: 3


h) Social Sciences - Semester Hours: 6


i) Natural Sciences - Semester Hours: 6


j) Foreign Language Requirements


Language other than English: completion of level 2 in a language other than English, or placement above level 2. (American Sign Language accepted.)

k) Information Retrieval


l) Liberal Arts Electives - Semester Hours: 8


m) Professional Education - Semester Hours: 31


1. CT 102; FDED 111* or 127*, PESP 103, 103A, 104, 104A, 154, 154A, 167, 130A, 130B

2. 1 semester hour in Literacy education: LYST 100, Literacy, Health and Physical Education

n) Physicial Education Professional Core - Semester Hours: 34


1. PESP 13A, 50, 53, 60, 80, 106. 108, 138A, 164, 170, 170A; BIO 106*

2. 4 semester hours in health for elementary and middle school children: SGG 69, Health in Early and Middle Childhood. (New College)

o) Physicial Education Skills Techniques:


  1. At least 6 semester hours selected as follows:
    1. select at least one course from each of the following categories:
      1. net and wall sports: PESP 3A, 33A, 36A or others as approved by the program coordinator
      2. target sports: PESP 2A, 7A, 9A, 14A or others as approved by the program coordinator
      3. outdoor/leisure pursuits: PESP 45, 46 or others as approved by the program coordinator
      4. striking/field sports and personal performance sports:27A, 34A, 38A, 39A or others as approved by the program coordinator
      5. team passing sports: 5A, 8A, 10A, 16, 26A or others as approved by the program coordinator
    2. additional elective courses:
      1. electives chosen from any of the 5 categories listed above
      2. aquatics: PESP 31, 42, 131, 143 (must meet prerequisites)
      3. dance: PESP 111B and courses offered in the dance department as approved by the program coordinator
      4. officiating: PESP 139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147
  2. Dance: PESP 12, DNCE 121
  3. Cooperative Adventure Activities: PESP 119
  4. Gymnastics: PESP 15A
  5. Fitness: PESP 25

5. Internship


Students must complete an independent internship experience coaching a middle school or high school interscholastic team for at least one season (or other similar experience as approved by the program coordinator).

6. Successful Completion of the University English Proficiency Exam


7. Project SAVE


Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Substance Abuse, Project SAVE: Safe Schools Against Violance in Education and Fire and Arson.

Student Teaching Requirements


Students who have declared physical education as their major must meet the following standards in order to continue in the program:

  1. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in the following categories:
    1. All course work completed at Hofstra University
    2. Required professional education course work
    3. Required physical education skill and professional core course work.

To be admitted to student teaching, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. Meet all continuation requirements as outlined above
  2. Receive a grade of C- or better in SPCM 1
  3. Successfully complete FDED 111 or 127; CT 102; PESP 103, 103A, 104, 104A, 154, 154A
  4. No D’s, F’s or INC in major courses.

Application forms for student teaching may be obtained in the Office of Field Placecement, Hagedorn Hall. Applications must be submitted by October 1 for admission to student teaching in the spring semester and by March 1 for admission to student teaching in the fall semester.

     

Graduation Requirements


Graduation from the program requires:

  1. Completion of criteria listed in 1-7 above
  2. No grades lower than C- and no unresolved INC grades in professional education and physical education course work
  3. An overall GPA of 2.5 or better in all course work
  4. Successful completion internship requirements listed in item 5 and all other degree requirements.

Teacher Certification Requirements


Upon the successful completion of a teacher education program, students will be eligible to apply for the University’s recommendation for New York State certification. For Initial Certification, students are required to have passing scores on each of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE): the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Written (ATS-W), and the Physical Education Content Specialty Test. Students not receiving passing scores on three examinations, will not be eligible for certification.

Note


It is strongly recommended that students complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) of the New York State Certification Examinations prior to student teaching and the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Written (ATS-W) during student teaching. Both New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) should be completed prior to graduation. Students not receiving passing scores on both examinations will not be eligible for certification.

Footnotes


* Counted in total credits as required liberal arts course. For admission to student teaching, these courses should be used in the computation of grade point average in the required physical education and skills category.

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