Physical Education (Grades K-12), Post Baccalaureate Licensure

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

See www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/licensure/postbac-secondary-k12/

Admission Requirements

A completed baccalaureate degree in Sport and Exercise Science. Students will have their transcripts evaluated for major content; additional content classes may be required. Persons with a non-related degree may declare a Second Bachelor's Degree.
Applicants desiring to count licensure hours toward a Master of Arts or Master of Science degree in any area must apply concurrently to the Graduate School (for admission into the MA or MS degree program) and to the Post-Baccalaureate Licensure program in K12. EDFE 555 cannot be used as hours toward a Master’s Degree.

PTEP Program Requirements

If you are seeking licensure in your program area, the following items are required to complete your program.

Completion of Application for Initial Admission to PTEP – referred to as Checkpoint #1 (Enrollment in this checkpoint will result in a one-time program fee, assessed to student accounts to pay for assessment software. This checkpoint will also require an out-of-pocket payment - to the chosen approved vendor - to obtain a fingerprint background check, which is required by the Colorado Department of Education.)
Completion of Full Admission to PTEP – referred to as Checkpoint #2
Completion of Application for Student Teaching – referred to as Checkpoint #3
Completion of content specific PRAXIS test prior to Student Teaching
Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved.
Teacher Candidates will not be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.
Teacher education and educator preparation licensure programs do not accept Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) or field based courses that are more than ten years old. PLEASE NOTE: Teacher Candidates have the right to petition this policy at the discretion of the program coordinator.

Please work with your content advisor to determine when these requirements will be completed throughout your program.

Requirements

Required Common PTEP — 21 credit hours

ECLD 340	Academic Language/Literacy Development in the Content Areas at the Secondary Level	3
EDF 366	Conceptions of Schooling: Context and Process	3
EDFE 444	Supervised Student Teaching	1-15
EDSE 433	Exceptional Students in the Regular Classroom	2
PSY 347	Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers	3
	or
PSY 349	Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers	3

ECLD 523 may be substituted for ECLD 340

EDF 500 may be substituted for EDF 366

EDFE 555 may be substituted for EDFE 444

EDSE 509 may be substituted for EDSE 433

PSY 500 may be substituted for PSY 347 or PSY 349

Physical Education (Sport and Exercise Science) — 55 credit hours

Physical Education Content

SES 202	Lifetime Sports and Physical Activities	3
SES 210	Developmentally Appropriate Elementary Activities	3
SES 221	Weight Training Techniques	1
SES 240	Secondary Physical Education Content	3
SES 243	Outdoor and Adventure Programming	3

Exercise Science Content

Required for students who do not hold a degree in exercise science.

SES 220	Anatomical KinesiologyLAS1LASL	4
SES 322	Exercise Physiology I	3
SES 323	Motor Learning and Development	3
SES 333	Psychology of Exercise and Physical Activity	3
	or
SES 438	Sport Psychology	3

PTEP Courses

SES 170	Introduction to Field Based Experience	1
SES 266	Introduction to Physical Education as a Profession	3
SES 338	Teaching Diverse Populations	4
SES 340	Planning, Assessment, and Instruction in Physical Education	4
SES 342	Physical Activity and Fitness in Schools	3
SES 440	Developing Pedagogical Skills in Elementary Physical Education	4
SES 441	Physical Education Technology	3
SES 442	Developing Pedagogical Skills in Secondary Physical Education	4
SES 443	Teaching and Assessing School Health	3

Other Requirements:
First Aid/CPR Certification

General Requirements

Teacher education and educator preparation licensure programs do not accept Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) or field based courses that are more than ten years old. PLEASE NOTE: Teacher Candidates have the right to petition this policy at the discretion of the program coordinator.