Physical Education Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Physical Education emphasis provides students various foundational courses in the field of physical education. The student completes the first two years of requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UPED

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^{* **}
PHED 2070 - Health, Wellness, and Society Credits: 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
History Electives Credits: 6^{* ***}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8 ^{* ****}
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

HPED 1010 - Introduction to Exercise Science Credits: 3
EDU 230 - Introduction to Education Credits: 3 ^*****
HPED 230 - First Aid and Standard Safety Credits: 3
Physical Education Activity Courses Credits: 3
General Electives Credits: 4^*****
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 60 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Students who intend to transfer to UT Martin should take one fine arts class and one humanities class.

^***Students should confer with their advisor or a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville are strongly encouraged to take non-U.S. history courses to fulfill the General Education history requirement.

^****TTU recommends BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I. MTSU requires two different sciences.

^*****Students who intend to transfer to MTSU or the University of Memphis do not need to take this course. Instead, students are encouraged to take additional physical education activity elective courses.

^******General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives.

Note: Students who intend to transfer to TTU should take Educational Psychology and an additional 4 credit hour Natural Science course with lab that completes a Natural Science general education course. UT Knoxville does not offer Physical Education as a teacher licensure program.

Note: During the sophomore year, students planning to teach should meet the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) or ACT testing requirements for their transfer institution.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.