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Physical Education-Physical Education Teacher Emphasis, A.A.

  • Overview
  • Faculty
  • Admissions Requirements
  • Major
  • Learning Outcomes

Department website: https://academics.potomacstatecollege.edu/majors/two-year-programs/physical-education-teacher-emphasis

Degree Offered

  • Associate of Arts

Nature of the Program

Physical educators make an impact on the health, well-being, and quality of life of future generations. The Physical Education Teacher Education program at Potomac State College prepares students to teach, motivate, and shape the lives of Pre-K through adult learners in physical education, movement, wellness, and sport-based environments.

Students in the PETE program learn to use and integrate technology into their classwork, as well as how to design and deliver physical education programs. Upon program completion, graduates are prepared to apply to four-year PETE programs to pursue their bachelor’s degree.

Career Opportunities

Program graduates are physical activity and wellness leaders in their schools, communities, and states who promote healthy, active lifestyles for children and adults alike.  The program has high expectations for our students and expects them to be engaged in the major while becoming proficient teachers at all levels and in all contexts.


Faculty

Chair

  • Cassandra Pritts - M.A. History (Duquesne University)
    Year @ PSC (2011)

Associate professor

  • Doug Little - M.S. Physical Education (Eastern Kentucky University)
    Year @ PSC (1999)

Assistant professor

  • Donald Schafer - M.S. Physical Education (West Virginia University)
    Year @ PSC (2017)

Admissions

Entering freshmen are admitted directly into the major.

Benchmark Requirements

Students planning to continue at WVU-Morgantown must earn a grade of C- or higher in all courses, have at least a 2.5 overall GPA, and meet all other PETE admission requirements and deadlines. Admission is competitive. 

General Education Foundations

Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.

NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations
F1 - Composition & Rhetoric3-6
ENGL 101
& ENGL 102
Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric
and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research
or ENGL 103
Accelerated Academic Writing
F2A/F2B - Science & Technology4-6
F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning3-4
F4 - Society & Connections3
F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past3
F6 - The Arts & Creativity3
F7 - Global Studies & Diversity3
F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree)9
Total Hours31-37

Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.

Curriculum Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
GEF Requirements (2, 3, 5, 6, and 8)19
WVUE 191First Year Seminar1
ENGL 101
& ENGL 102
Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric
and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research (GEF 1)
6
PET 101Games in American Culture (GEF 4)3
PET 124Human Body: Structure and Function2
PET 125Principles of Human Movement2
PET 167Introduction to Physical Education3
or ACE 106 Athletic Coaching Education
PET 175Motor Development2
PET 244Motor Learning and Performance2
PET 276Adapted Sports and Physical Activity for All Learners2
Select one of the following tracks:9
Track 1:
SEP 272
Introduction to Sport and Performance Psychology
SEP 371
Sport in American Society
SEP 373
African Americans in Sports
Track 2:
CDFS 110
Families Across the Life Span
Select two of the following:
CDFS 112
Introduction to Family Processes and Dynamics
CDFS 210
Introduction to Parenting
CDFS 212
Development in Early and Middle Childhood
Track 3:
CDFS 110
Families Across the Life Span
Select two of the following:
CDFS 210
Introduction to Parenting
CDFS 211
Infant Development
CDFS 212
Development in Early and Middle Childhood
Electives 9
Total Hours60
*

Students planning to continue at WVU-Morgantown must earn a grade of C- or higher in all courses and have at least a 2.5 overall GPA.

Suggested Plan of Study

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
PET 1242ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3
PET 167 or ACE 1063PET 1252
PET 1752Elective3
WVUE 1911GEF 53
GEF 33Track Elective3
GEF 63 
 14 14
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3PET 2762
PET 101 (GEF 4)3GEF 83
PET 2442GEF 83
GEF 24Track Elective3
Track Elective3Elective3
 Elective3
 15 17
Total credit hours: 60

Major Learning Outcomes

PE - Teacher Education

The goal of the program is for students to possess the skills to teach, motivate, and shape the lives of Pre-K to adult learners in physical education, movement, wellness, and sport-based environments.  

  • Content Knowledge – Students will demonstrate knowledge and disciplinary concepts related to the promotion of physical education and physical activity.
  • Reflection and Critical Thinking – Students will demonstrate reflection and critical thinking in order to refine professional practice.
  • Programming and Assessment – Students will demonstrate evidence-based knowledge and skills (and best practices) for assessing student needs and for designing, implementing and evaluating lesson plans and programs.
  • Professionalism and Ethics – Students will demonstrate professional behaviors, including commitment to excellence, valuing diversity and collaboration, service to others, and techniques for lifelong learning.
  • Technology – Students will be able to demonstrate the use of different forms of technology to enhance and assess student learning.
  • Child Development and Family Studies
  • Communication Studies
  • Criminology
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Integrated Studies
  • Mental Health and Addiction Studies
  • Physical Education-​Coaching and Performance Science
  • Physical Education-​Physical Education Teacher Emphasis
  • Physical Education-​Sport Management Emphasis
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Pre-​Social Work

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