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