P-12 Physical Education, Alternative, M.Ed.

Admission Requirements:

In addition to graduate school requirements , P-12 physical education students must complete the MAT/GRE, the Basic Skills Test of the AECTP, the content Praxis II examination, and the admission interview. They must also have fingerprint clearance from ALSDE and complete ED 527, ED 547 or equivalent.

NOTE: Having been placed on inactive status with the Alabama State Department of Education in spring 2016, the P-12 Physical Education program is no longer accepting new students.

Curriculum Outline (39 hours)

ED 502 - Secondary Students as Learners
ED 518 - Classroom Management
ED 555 - Instructional Strategies I - Literacy
SPED 507 - Exceptional Learners in the P-12 and Secondary Programs (required if not previously completed)
KNES 500 - The Curriculum in Kinesiology
KNES 530 - Middle and Secondary Methods of Teaching Physical Education (6-12)
KNES 520 - Evaluation in Health and Kinesiology or
EDF 562 - Measurement and Evaluation in Secondary Education
EDI 590 - Internship in P-12 Teaching

Teaching Field

Students must take 12 total graduate (500 level) hours in their teaching field, including KNES 589 . Undergraduate courses with equivalent content cannot be repeated for graduate credit.