Teacher Preparation Course Requirements
 

Individuals seeking undergraduate Class B certification in Physical Education will be required to complete 130 hours which will include the General Education Requirements as well as the following core courses:

The Teacher Education Program (TEP) has been approved by the Alabama State Department of Education. The program is also certified by the National Council of Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE). Click here for descriptions of KNES classes as listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin

Major Course Requirements -- 37 hours
KNES 190	Survey of PE Programs	2
KNES 201	Team Sports	3
KNES 210	Personal & Community Health	3
KNES 211	Motor Development	3
KNES 300	First Aid/Prevention	2
KNES 301	Individual/Dual Sports	3
KNES 310	Sports Nutrition	3
KNES 361	Coaching Team Sports	2
KNES 380	Physiology of Exercise	3
KNES 381	Kinesiology	3
KNES 472	Adapted PE	3
KNES 482	O&A of Physical Education	3
KNES Activity Electives		4
Professional Studies -- 46 hours
ED 402	Intro. to Teaching at the Secondary Level	1
ED 412	Reading and Writing in Secondary Content Areas	3
ED 407	Exceptional Learners in P-12 and Secondary	3
KNES 400	Curriculum in KNES	3
KNES 420	Evaluation in PE	3
EDF 462	Evaluation in Secondary Education	3
KNES 430	Methods of Teaching PE in Middle and Secondary Schools	3
KNES 489	Methods of Teaching PE in Elementary School	3
ED 453	Issues in Technology	1
ED 463	Teaching the Non-traditional Learner	1
EDF 405	Introduction to Social and Multicultural Edu	1
EDI 490	Internship/PE/P-12	12

Contact: Dr. Jane Kirkpatrick
205-665-6590
kirkpatj@montevallo.edu