About Multi-Age Licensure

Multi-Age license, valid for teaching learners from ages 3-21 and grades Pre-Kindergarten-12 in the curriculum areas named in such license. Preparation in the teaching field shall constitute at least an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient advanced course work in all areas to be taught.

Requirements

(120 hours, minimum)

A. General Education and Prerequisite Requirements (41-54 hours)

The courses listed in this section are designed to meet GenEd 2008 requirements and provide coursework prerequisite to the professional and major components of the program. In some cases, the listed courses exceed the University GenEd 2008 requirements. NOTE: At this time, not all courses have been approved for inclusion in GenEd 2008; program and department advisers should be consulted for updates.

Basic Foundation

1. Intro to University Life (if required)
   • ASC 101 Introduction to University Life (1 hour)
2. Writing/Composition
   • ENG 101 College Writing I (4 hours)
   • ENG 102 College Writing II (3 hours)
3. Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy
   • Math or QL course selected from approved list (MTH 116 recommended) (4 hours)
   • Second Math or QL course selected from approved list (MTH 117 recommended) (4 hours)

Breadth of Knowledge

4. Natural Sciences (See HPERD Department for specific course requirements)
   • Natural Science course selected from approved list with corresponding lab (4 hours)
   • Second Natural Science course selected from approved list (3 hours)
5. Social Sciences
   • PSY 220 Child Development (3 hours)
   • PSY 221 Adolescent Psychology (3 hours)
   • Third Social Science course selected from approved list, from department other than Psychology and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 hours)
6. Arts and Humanities
   • DAN 201 Introduction to Dance (3 hours)
   • Second Arts and Humanities course selected from approved list, from department other than HPERD and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 hours)
7. Social Diversity
   • EDC 300 Diversity in Educational Settings (3 hours)
   • African American Course selected from approved list (3 hours)

Additional Components

8. Writing/Speaking Across the Curriculum
• The three-course Writing-Across-the-Curriculum requirement will be met by program requirements, including EDB 301, EDB 302, and PED 330
9. Capstone Experience
• PED 445 Gateway to the Profession (3 hours taken as part of major) and
  PED 483 Student Teaching (10 hours taken as part of major)
10. Wellness
    • HED 210 Personal Health (3 hours taken as part of major)
11. Foreign Language (if required)
    • 2 semesters of foreign language or 2 semesters of American Sign Language (ASL) and 1 foreign culture course (0-12 hours)

B. Professional Education Requirements (23 hours)

Education course work and related professional experiences are included in this area (23 hours)

• EDB 200 Teaching as a Profession (2 hours)
• EDB 300 Educational Technology (2 hours)
• EDB 301 Social Foundations of Education (3 hours)
• EDB 302 Psychological Foundations of Education (3 hours)
• EDL 305 Content Area Literacy (3 hours)
• PED 483 Student Teaching (10 hours)

C. Major-Field Requirements (56-58 hours)

Required course work in physical education is included in this area (56 or 58 hours).

Forms of Movement (11 hours)

1. Group I (select 2 courses)
   • PED 210 Archery, Golf (1 hour)
   • PED 211 Badminton, Tennis (1 hour)
   • PED 212 Bowling, Table Tennis, Orienteering, Boccie Ball, Croquet (1 hour)
   • PED 213 Track and Field, Aerobic Activities (1 hour)
2. Group II (select 2 courses)
   • PED 215 Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Touch Football (1 hour)
   • PED 216 Pickleball, Rugby, Team Handball, Broomball, Floor Hockey (1 hour)
   • PED 217 Softball, Basketball (1 hour)
   • PED 218 Volleyball, Soccer (1 hour)
3. Alternative/Lifetime Sports (select 1 course)
   • PED 220 Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing (1 hour)
   • PED 221 In-Line Skating and Cycling (1 hour)
   • PED 222 Rock Climbing and Backpacking (1 hour)
   • PED 227 Aerobic Instructor Training (1 hour)
   • PED 240 Adventure Sports (2 hours)
4. Gymnastics/Swimming/Dance (4 courses required)
   • PED 225 Movement, Tumbling, and Apparatus (2 hours)
   • PED 226 Swimming (1 hour)
   • DAN 210 Dance for the Physical Educator (1 hour)
   • DAN 410 Teaching Dance (2 hours)

Theory/Methods (47 Hours)

• HED 200 First Aid and Emergency Care (0-2 hours)
• HED 210 Personal Health (3 hours)
• PED 200 Foundations of Sport, Exercise, and Movement (2 hours)
• PED 301 Early/Middle Childhood Physical Education (3 hours)
• PED 302 Middle/Adolescent-Young Adult Physical Education (3 hours)
• PED 322 Kinesiology (3 hours)
• PED 324 Physical Fitness (1 hour) (take with PED 325)
• PED 325 Physiology of Exercise (4 hours) (take with PED 324)
• PED 328 Legal and Administrative Aspects of Physical Education (4 hours)
• PED 330 Motor Learning and Development (4 hours) - Writing course
• PED 415 Evaluation in Physical Education (3 hours)
• PED 430 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity (4 hours)
• PED 435 Physical Education for Students with Disabilities (4 hours)
• PED 440 Modes and Models in Physical Education (4 hours)
• PED 445 Gateway to the Profession: Communication and Collaboration (3 hours) (must be taken concurrently with Student Teaching)

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