Health and Physical Education
Associate of Arts
Transfer Major
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Studies
Linksz Pavilion • Phone (215) 968-8353 (Option 3)
Curriculum Code No. 1031
The Health and Physical Education program prepares undergraduate students for a career in teaching health and physical education. The major is for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution as a health and physical education major. It provides the fundamental courses for students to successfully transfer into upper division course work. Students should plan their major to parallel that of the transfer college.
Program goals:
Graduates in this major will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of basic health materials and physical education concepts,
- communicate effectively in both oral and written forms; be able to write lesson plans, and teach a physical education class,
- access, evaluate and use information as it becomes available to continually improve and update their personal health and physical education objectives, and those that they will communicate to their future classes,
- demonstrate an understanding of how they can change their lives and those of their students by improving their attitudes about health, exercise and nutrition.
Degree Course Requirements
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,4,10 | 3 |
| COMP111 English Composition II B,2,10 | 3 |
| COMM110 Effective Speaking 4,5 | 3 |
| KINS180 Foundations of Physical Education and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HLTH103 Life and Health 2 | 3 |
| HLTH110 Responding to Emergencies 2 | 3 |
| HLTH120 Nutrition A,1,4 | 3 |
| HLTH130 Principles and Applications of Diet and Fitness 9 | 3 |
| SOCI110 Introduction to Sociology 3,6 | 3 |
| PSYC110 Introduction to Psychology A,8 | 3 |
| KINS183 Movement and Physical Education for Early ChildhoodB | 3 |
| Physical Education Skills Courses C | 12 |
| HUMN Elective D,1 | 3 |
| Math A,E,6 | 3 |
| Scientific LiteracyA,F,7 | 3-4 |
| General Electives | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 61-62 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
First Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,4,10 | 3 |
| HLTH103 Life and Health 2 | 3 |
| KINS180 Foundations of Physical Education and Exercise Science | 3 |
| Physical Education Skills Courses C | 4 |
| Math A,E,6 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 |
Second Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMP111 English Composition II B,2,10 | 3 |
| HLTH110 Responding to Emergencies 2 | 3 |
| KINS183 Movement and Physical Education for Early ChildhoodB | 3 |
| Physical Education Skills Courses C | 4 |
| Scientific LiteracyA,F,7 | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16-17 |
Third Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM110 Effective Speaking 4,5 | 3 |
| HLTH130 Principles and Applications of Diet and Fitness 9 | 3 |
| PSYC110 Introduction to Psychology A,8 | 3 |
| Physical Education Skills Courses C | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14 |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| HLTH120 Nutrition A,1,4 | 3 |
| SOCI110 Introduction to Sociology 3,6 | 3 |
| Physical Education Skills Courses C | 2 |
| HUMN Elective D,1 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14 |
A Placement testing required. B Course requires prerequisite or departmental approval. C Choose six from the following: KINS116, KINS133, KINS145, KINS150, KINS155, KINS156, KINS170, KINS175, KINS176, KINS178, KINS179, KINS188, KINS189 D HUMN111, HUMN112, HUMN113, HUMN114 E MATH101 or MATH115 F The following may be taken to fulfill the Scientific Literacy requirement: BIOL101, BIOL115, CHEM101 1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities 2 Satisfies Critical Thinking 3 Satisfies Diversity 4 Satisfies Information Literacy 5 Satisfies Oral Communication 6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy 7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy 8 Satisfies Social Sciences 9 Satisfies Technological Competence 10 Satisfies Writing