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Physical Education

(BS)

Major

Total Semester Hours:  71-75

Criteria for admission to the Physical Education Non-teaching Major:

1. Completion of BIO 2001G (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better;

2. Completion of PED 1500 and PED 2440 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better.

BIO 2001G
Human Physiology.  (4 credits)
PED 1500
Physical Education as a Profession.  (2 credits)
PED 2440
Kinesiology.  (4 credits)

General Education Requirements Plus

  • Concentration I or II. Credits: 39-40
  • Aquatics
BIO 2001G
Human Physiology.  (4 credits)
PED 1500
Physical Education as a Profession.  (2 credits)
PED 2440
Kinesiology.  (4 credits)
PED 2850
Fitness for Life.  (3 credits)
PED 3900
Microcomputers in Physical Education.  (3 credits)
PED 4275
Field Experience.  (3 or 6 credits)

(six or nine hours)

PED 4320
Organization, Administration and Curriculum of Physical Education.  (3 credits)
PED 4340
Principles of Exercise Physiology.  (3 credits)
PED 4761
Sport Management and Administration.  (3 credits)

Concentration I: Exercise Science

Total Semester Hours: 40

PED 1310
Aqua Exercise.  (1 credits)
PED 1600
Weight Training.  (1 credits)
PED 1692
Aerobic Exercise.  (1 credits)
PED 2104
Technique and Theory of Aerobic Exercise and Strength Training.  (2 credits)

One From

One additional technique/theory course (excluding PED 2144 and 2145) from:

FCS 2100
Nutrition in a Global Society.  (3 credits)
FCS 3151
Community Nutrition.  (3 credits)
FCS 4755
Nutrition for Physical Performance.  (3 credits)
HST 2900
Human Diseases.  (3 credits)

or HST 4890

HST 3120
American Red Cross Instructor.  (4 credits)
HST 4890
Health and Aging.  (3 credits)

or HST 2900

PED 3800
Biomechanics of Human Movement.  (2 credits)
PED 4440
Physical Fitness Appraisal and Performance Assessment.  (3 credits)
PED 4450
Designing Exercise and Sports Training Programs.  (3 credits)
PED 4900
Special Topics in Exercise Physiology.  (1 credits)

(3 times with 3 different topics)

Two From

BUS 2101
Financial Accounting.  (3 credits)
BUS 3010
Management and Organizational Behavior.  (3 credits)
BUS 3470
Principles of Marketing.  (3 credits)
CTE 1420
Survey of Business Principles.  (3 credits)

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

Suggested plan of study for majors electing the concentration in Exercise Science:

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16-17

  • General Education Humanities or Fine Arts. Credits: 3
  • General Education Physical Science. Credits: 3-4
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language.  (3 credits)
PED 1310
Aqua Exercise.  (1 credits)
PED 1600
Weight Training.  (1 credits)

or

PED 1692
Aerobic Exercise.  (1 credits)
PED 2850
Fitness for Life.  (3 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication.  (3 credits)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16

  • General Education Humanities. Credits: 3
  • General Education Math. Credits: 3
BIO 2001G
Human Physiology.  (4 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature.  (3 credits)
PED 1500
Physical Education as a Profession.  (2 credits)
PED 1600
Weight Training.  (1 credits)

or

PED 1692
Aerobic Exercise.  (1 credits)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18

  • General Education Social/Behavioral Science. Credits: 3
  • General Education Fine Arts. Credits: 3
FCS 2100
Nutrition in a Global Society.  (3 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation.  (3 credits)

or PLS 1153G

PED 2104
Technique and Theory of Aerobic Exercise and Strength Training.  (2 credits)

or Additional TECH/THEORY (see footnote 2)

PED 2440
Kinesiology.  (4 credits)
PLS 1153G
American Government and Constitution.  (3 credits)

or HIS 3600G

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 17

  • General Education Social/Behavioral Science. Credits: 3
  • Aquatics. Credits: 1
FCS 3151
Community Nutrition.  (3 credits)
PED 2104
Technique and Theory of Aerobic Exercise and Strength Training.  (2 credits)

or Additional TECH/THEORY (2 see footnotes)

PED 3800
Biomechanics of Human Movement.  (2 credits)

and

BUS 2101
Financial Accounting.  (3 credits)

or

BUS 3010
Management and Organizational Behavior.  (3 credits)

or

BUS 3470
Principles of Marketing.  (3 credits)

or

CTE 1420
Survey of Business Principles.  (3 credits)

and

HST 2900
Human Diseases.  (3 credits)

or

HST 4890
Health and Aging.  (3 credits)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-17

  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Foreign Language or Elective. Credits: 3-4
HST 3120
American Red Cross Instructor.  (4 credits)

or PED 4761

PED 3900
Microcomputers in Physical Education.  (3 credits)

or

PED 4320
Organization, Administration and Curriculum of Physical Education.  (3 credits)
PED 4340
Principles of Exercise Physiology.  (3 credits)
PED 4761
Sport Management and Administration.  (3 credits)

or HST 3120

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-17

  • Foreign Language or Elective. Credits: 3-4
HST 3120
American Red Cross Instructor.  (4 credits)

or PED 4761

PED 1310
Aqua Exercise.  (1 credits)
PED 3900
Microcomputers in Physical Education.  (3 credits)

or

PED 4320
Organization, Administration and Curriculum of Physical Education.  (3 credits)
PED 4440
Physical Fitness Appraisal and Performance Assessment.  (3 credits)
PED 4761
Sport Management and Administration.  (3 credits)

or HST 3120

PED 4900
Special Topics in Exercise Physiology.  (1 credits)

(Twice)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18

  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
    (1 see footnotes)
  • Elective. Credits:3
  • Elective. Credits:2
BUS 2101
Financial Accounting.  (3 credits)

or

BUS 3010
Management and Organizational Behavior.  (3 credits)

or

BUS 3470
Principles of Marketing.  (3 credits)

or

CTE 1420
Survey of Business Principles.  (3 credits)
FCS 4755
Nutrition for Physical Performance.  (3 credits)
PED 4450
Designing Exercise and Sports Training Programs.  (3 credits)
PED 4900
Special Topics in Exercise Physiology.  (1 credits)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 6-9

PED 4275
Field Experience.  (3 or 6 credits)

Footnotes

A grade of C or better is required in all physical education courses counting toward the major.

(Major GPA based on all physical education courses taken at EIU)

1 Must be taken outside major.

2 PED 2144 and PED 2145 will not meet the additional technique/theory course requirement.

Concentration II: Sport Management

Total Semester Hours: 39

  • Physical Education 3 hours from 1000 level. Credits: 3
  • Two technique/theory  courses (excluding PED 2144 and 2145),
  • 5 hours Coaching courses Business Administration Minor (21 hours)
PED 4760
Sport Law.  (3 credits)
PED 4762
Publicity in Sports.  (3 credits)

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

Suggested plan of study for majors electing the concentration in Sport Management.

Completion of Business Administration minor (21 semester hours) is required with this option.

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16-17

  • General Education Physical Science. Credits: 3-4
  • General Education Humanities or Fine Arts. Credits: 3
  • Activity Course. Credits: 1
    or
  • Aquatics. Credits: 1
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language.  (3 credits)
PED 2850
Fitness for Life.  (3 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication.  (3 credits)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16

  • General Education Math. Credits: 3
  • General Education Humanities. Credits: 3
  • Activity Course. Credits: 1
    or
  • Aquatics. Credits: 1
BIO 2001G
Human Physiology.  (4 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature.  (3 credits)
PED 1500
Physical Education as a Profession.  (2 credits)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 17-18

  • General Education Social/Behavioral Science. Credits: 3
  • General Education Fine Arts. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 2-3
  • Physical Education Tech/Theory. Credits: 2-3
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation.  (3 credits)

or PLS 1153G

PED 2440
Kinesiology.  (4 credits)
PLS 1153G
American Government and Constitution.  (3 credits)

or HIS 3600G

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16

  • Business Administration Minor Elective. Credits: 3
  • Business Administration Minor Elective. Credits: 3
  • Coaching Course. Credits: 3
  • General Education Social/Behavioral Science. Credits: 3
  • Activity Course. Credits: 1
    or
  • Aquatics. Credits: 1
PED 3900
Microcomputers in Physical Education.  (3 credits)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-17

  • Foreign Language or Elective. Credits: 3-4
  • Coaching Course. Credits: 2-3
  • Business Administration Minor Elective. Credits: 3
  • Business Administration Minor Elective. Credits: 3
  • Activity Course. Credits: 1
    or
  • Aquatics. Credits: 1
PED 4761
Sport Management and Administration.  (3 credits)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 17-18

  • Foreign Language or Elective. Credits: 3-4
  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Business Administration Minor Elective. Credits: 3
  • PED Tech/Theory.  Credits: 1
PED 4760
Sport Law.  (3 credits)
PED 4762
Publicity in Sports.  (3 credits)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18

  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
    (See footnote 1)
  • Elective. Credits:3
  • Business Administration Minor Elective. Credits: 3
    (twice)
PED 4320
Organization, Administration and Curriculum of Physical Education.  (3 credits)
PED 4340
Principles of Exercise Physiology.  (3 credits)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 6-9

PED 4275
Field Experience.  (3 or 6 credits)

Footnotes

A grade of C or better is required in all physical education courses counting toward the major.

1 Must be taken outside major.

(Major GPA based on all physical education courses taken at EIU)

Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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