HPER GRADUATE
PROGRAMS
The Program
The Department
of Health, Physical Education and Recreation offers a graduate degree program in
physical
education leading to the Masters of Art in Education degree and qualification
for recommendation for the Alabama
Class A Professional Certificate at the P-12 level in Physical Education.
The department
also offers the nontraditional fifth-year program leading to the M.A. Ed. Degree
and Class
A Professional Certification to individuals who have not completed a teacher
education baccalaureate degree.
A Master of Arts degree is also available in Health Promotion and Human
Performance.
This program, which is individually tailored to the needs of the student,
provides an opportunity for advanced study
for those individuals whose careers or personal interests require additional
knowledge or research skills, further study
in their area of expertise or particular coursework for professional or personal
enhancement. This program provides
extended opportunities for individuals interested in teaching health-and
fitness-related
activities.
P-12
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
CLASS
A, TEACHER CERTIFICATION
SBE/NCATE
APPROVED (33 HOUR PROGRAM)
General
Admission Requirements: In addition
to the general requirements of admission to graduate studies,
programs within the
the MAT (Miller Analogies Test) or GRE (Graduate Record Examination); (2) GPA of
3.0 on 4.0 scale; and (3) satisfaction
of the requirements for the Alabama Class B Professional Certificate.
Note: Students with less than the recommended grade point average or test score
may be admitted based upon a sliding
scale which specifies particular grade point averages and corresponding test
scores.
EDUCATION
(15 to 18 hours)
Select
three hours from the following:
Select
courses from the following:
*For
students who have previously satisfied the requirements of EEX 605, a
3-hour
elective in either Education or Physical Education is required.
degree
program.
NONTRADITIONAL
FIFTH-YEAR PROGRAM (60 HOUR PROGRAM)
General
Admission Requirements include: (1)
35 on MAT or 800 on GRE (verbal and quantitative);
(2) GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale on all college/university courses attempted; (3)
completion of a 64-semester-hour
general studies requirement including humanities, social sciences, science and
mathematics; and (4) completion
of a simple or comprehensive teaching field major required for undergraduate
certification.
EDUCATION
(42 hours)
*ED
584 - Student Teaching (12 hours)
Select
courses from the following:
Physical
Education
*To
be taken in the final semester. Other
coursework is not to be scheduled during the student
teaching period.
degree
program.
Health Promotion and HumanPerformance
(33
HOUR PROGRAM)
General
Admission includes: (1) satisfactory
scores on either the MAT or GRE; (2) GPA of 3.0 on
4.0 scale; (3) hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university;
and (4) have completed
64 hours of general studies as an undergraduate, including courses in
humanities, social sciences and
mathematics. NOTE:
Additional prerequisites may be required if the applicant did not major
in the field
of study. Students who do not
satisfy the minimal criteria for unconditional admission may be considered
for conditional admission.
*Students with less than the recommended grade point average or test score may
be admitted based
upon a sliding scale which specifies particular grade point averages and
corresponding test scores.
Required Courses in Physical Education (18 hours)
*PE 510 Health Promotion
*PE 525 Nutrition and Human Performance
*PE 530 Behavioral Modification Interventions
PE 600 Introduction to Research
PE 606 Health and Fitness
PE 660 Scientific Basis of Health/Human
Performance
Breadth Courses in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (15 hours)**
*HED 506 Human Sexuality
*HED 508 Consumer Education
*HED 520 Health and Aging
*HED 522 Public Health
*HED 524 Drugs in American Society
*PE 502 Exercise Prescription I
*PE 521 Psychology of Coaching
*PE 541 Outdoor Education
*PE 543 Management of HPER
*PE 550 Motor Learning
*PE 551 Tests and Measurement
*PE 594 Exercise Prescription II
*PE 595 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
*PE 596 Exercise Leadership
PE 598 Internship/Clinical/Field Experience
PE 601 Advanced Coaching Techniques
PE 603 Sport in American Life
PE 611 Curricular Design in HPE
PE 621 Current Issues in HPE
PE 634 Advanced Methods of Teaching PE
PE 690 Independent Study
PE 710 Problems in Administration/Supervision of PE
PE 740 Seminar in Health/PE
PE 770 Sport and the Law
*Courses may not be selected if they were completed as part of the student's
undergraduate
program.
**6 hours MUST be 600 level.
TECHNOLOGY
(33 TO 36 HOURS)
General
Admission Requirements: In addition
to the general requirements of admission to graduate
studies, programs within the
scores on either the MAT (Miller Analogies Test) or GRE (Graduate Record
Examination); (2) GPA of 3.0 on
4.0 scale; and (3) satisfaction of the requirements for the Alabama Class B
Professional Certificate.
*Students with less than the recommended grade point average or test score may
be admitted based upon
a sliding scale which specifies particular grade point averages and
corresponding test scores.
EDUCATION
(12 hours)
Choose
the following if not previously taken:
Select
three hours from the following:
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION (12 hours) - 6 hours must be 600+ level
*EEX
605 (for students who have not previously satisfied this requirement).
degree
program.
Department
of Health, Physical Education and
Recreation
www2.una.edu
q Official transcripts from all colleges attended
q Official MAT or GRE score report
q
q Completed application
q Application fee