在这个专业, you will proceed through a sequential, comprehensive curriculum that prepares you to enter a variety of movement-related professions, 包括教学, 体能训练, and recreational leadership.
- A minimum 80 credits are required in this major, including 35 upper-division credits.
- This major requires you to complete the 54 credits of core courses, as well as the remainder of additional credits.
- You are required to complete PES 4899 Senior Capstone, in which you research a topic, write a well-documented paper, and present it before your professors and peers.
The 健康 and 健康教育 faculty are committed to delivering a program that promotes health through physical activity while valuing and examining physical activity through a Christian worldview.
Find out more about this program’s mission, vision, and learning outcomes.
Entering and completing the major or minor
In order to earn a degree, you must complete at least one academic major. SPU encourages students to explore various academic paths, so if you change your mind about a major or minor, or want to include an additional program, you are able to do so, 如下所述.
Note that the University encourages you to enter your chosen major(s) and minor(s) by the start of your junior year. Students who transfer as juniors and seniors should enter a major within their first two quarters at SPU.
- If this is your first quarter at SPU, apply for entrance to your chosen minor in Banner by following these instructions.
- If you are an SPU student with an SPU cumulative GPA of 2.0或更高， follow these instructions to enter a minor in this department.
- Students on academic probation (with an SPU cumulative GPA below 2.0) will not be permitted to enter a new major or minor until they regain good academic standing.
- The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major or minor; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
- To advance in this program, meet with your faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, 课程进展, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the major or minor, your faculty advisor can work with you to explore options, which may include choosing a different major or minor.
- You must complete the major or minor requirements that are in effect in the SPU Undergraduate Catalog for the year you enter the major or minor.
Elementary Teacher Certification
If you plan to obtain Residency Teacher Certification (K–8) and are interested in teaching health and fitness, you must major in the 综合研究 (BA) major with a concentration in 健康 and Fitness.
The concentration consists of courses in nutrition and health and fitness. The advisor for the 综合研究: 健康 and Fitness Concentration is Dr. 贾勒特·明廷克(jmentink@igogyp.com).
Secondary Teacher Certification
If you plan to seek Secondary (junior or senior high school) Teacher Certification and obtain a Washington state teaching endorsement in health and fitness, you must complete a minimum 45 credits in 健康 and Fitness to obtain your original/first endorsement or a minimum 24 credits in 健康 and Fitness to obtain a supporting/second endorsement.
看到 Certification Requirements in 教育学院 for more information. 博士导师. Jarrett Mentink can be contacted at jmentink@igogyp.com.