Physical education

Physical Education (B.A.)
Objective: To permit persons to choose areas of study related to physical education which will support their vocational and/or professional goals.
Requirements: Core courses are 211, 220, 222, 231, 251, 261, 334, 335, 336, and 412. Additional requirements include ten activity courses, and swimming proficiency or a class in swimming (which may count as one of the ten activities). In consultation with the department, the student must select an approved minor or a contextual and support area. Electives may include one or more coaching classes, and one or more internships in the major or minor area. The senior project is a seminar in leadership conducted in Physical Education 336. The college mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 121.

Physical Education - Teacher Preparation (B.A. or B.S.)
Objective: To prepare students for careers teaching physical education at the secondary level or combined secondary and elementary levels.
Departmental requirements: Core courses are 211, 220, 222, 231, 251, 261, 334, 335, and 412. Additional coursework must include ten physical education activity courses (totaling 5 semester hours credit). The student must take a swimming proficiency test by the end of the junior year if a swimming class is not chosen within the ten activity courses. Physical Education 154, 156, or 158 may count as one of the ten required activity courses. The senior project is supervised student teaching.
General education requirements: The student should select general education courses to meet state licensure requirements while fulfilling college graduation requirements. The college mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 121, 123, or 151, and Statistics 161, 162, or 163. The college computer proficiency requirement is met by Computer Information Management 140.
Requirements in professional studies: Core courses are Education 114, 115 (two enrollments), Psychology 305, Education 440, 441 (student teaching), 445, 449, and 450. (Note: Education 440, 441, and 450 are taken in the professional semester.) Additional coursework must include Biology 310, Speech 150, and History 211 or 212. Education 370 and 401 are also recommended.

Students who have declared a major in physical education should participate annually in a varsity sport as a player, manager, or athletic trainer, or in another capacity specified by the department. Students interested in Teacher Preparation should consult with the Neff Center for Teacher Education during preregistration each year.

Physical Education - Athletic Training (B.A. or B.S.)
The Department of Physical Education offers two tracks in athletic training. One track, leading to a B.S. degree, is completed in four years and is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate studies in exercise science or physical therapy and to sit for the National Athletic Training Association-Board of Certification (NATABOC) examination. The second track, leading to a B.A. degree, is for the student wishing to teach as well as to prepare to sit for the NATABOC examination. The second track will take an additional year to complete.

Athletic trainers certified by the National Athletic Training Association-Board of Certification are skilled professionals specializing in athletic health care. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, athletic trainers function as integral members of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics, hospitals, professional sports programs, and other athletic health care settings. The Emory & Henry athletic training educational program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Students completing this track may sit for the NATABOC examination.

Objectives: To prepare for careers as athletic trainers, teachers/athletic trainers, or in combination with other health-related fields such as pre-physical therapy.
Requirements: All entering students interested in the athletic training track are required to participate in orientation and observation experiences in the clinical setting of the athletic training room. There is a competitive admission policy for the athletic training program, with up to twelve students accepted each year. During the third semester, the student may formally apply for admission to the athletic training program. Admission to the program requires a GPA of 2.5 in specified courses and an overall GPA of 2.0 for the student’s first two semesters at the college. Student athletic trainers must successfully complete an interview with athletic training staff including demonstration of having met specified technical standards listed on the college’s Web Page. All entering first-year students are required to complete a Medical Information Form signed by a physician, which is returned to Admissions prior to fall matriculation. In addition to the required immunizations, student athletic trainers also receive a Hepatitis-B series. Transfers will be considered on an individual basis, depending on previous course work and experience.

Core courses are 210, 220, 231, 236, 251, 261, 262, 275, 276, 280, 320, 330, 334, 370, 371, 375, 376, 440, 461, 462, 463, and 464. In addition, 335 is recommended. Required courses in the contextual and support area provide the student with increased understanding of individual and group behaviors and scientific bases for a career in athletic training: Biology 310, 311, and 425; Psychology 102 or 305; Speech 150; Physics 201; and Chemistry 111. Sociology 226 is recommended. Additional course work must include four activity classes, of which Physical Education 101 and 136 are required. The student must take a swimming course or meet the departmental standard for swimming proficiency no later than the junior year. The swimming proficiency may not count as one of the required activity courses, although a swimming class may count as one of the required activity courses. The senior project is Physical Education 462. The college mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 123 or 151, and Statistics 161, 162, or 163. The college computer proficiency requirement is met by Computer Information Management 140. Athletic training students in the teacher preparation track do not need to take Physics 201. A fifth year will be required for these students to complete the courses required for teaching licensure in physical education.

Minor in Physical Education
A student may minor in physical education by completing six courses: 211, 220, 222, 251, 231 or 336, and 412. In addition, minors must take five activity courses. Any substitution of courses in the minor must be approved by the department chair.

A coaching emphasis is open to any student in a teacher preparation program for the secondary grades or combined elementary/secondary grades. This option prepares students for coaching athletics at these levels. The requirements which follow are in addition to those courses required for licensure in the subject area to be taught. Requirements are Physical Education 220, 251, 324, and three years successful experience with a varsity sport team as a player, trainer, or manager. Elective support areas include Physical Education 261 and Biology 310. Admission to the program requires permission of the Physical Education Department chair in consultation with the coaching staff. To complete the program, a student must have an overall GPA of 2.3, receive a favorable review by the department, and pass an oral examination.