University of Hawai`i at Manoa
College of Education
Department of Kinesiology & Leisure Science

Bachelor of Education Degree in Physical Education-Teacher Education K-12

I.  GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS).................................. 53-61 credits

COMMUNICATION (2 courses-6 credits)

WORLD CIVILIZATION (2 courses-6 credits)

MATHEMATICS (1 course-3 or 4 credits)

FOREIGN OR HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE (Complete secondary-level: 201/202 or equivalent, 16 credits)

ARTS AND HUMANITIES^ (Select on course each from 3 of the 4 areas listed-9 credits)

^ See section prior to Part II for approved courses in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences

SOCIAL SCIENCES^ (Select 3 courses from 3 different departments-9 credits)

^ See section prior to Part II for approved courses in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences

NATURAL SCIENCES (12 credits)

HAWAIIAN HISTORY, CULTURE, LANGUAGE OR GEOGRAPHY (3 credits)

All College of Education students are required to complete a course in Hawaiian history, culture, language or geography.  The following courses may be double counted to meet both the Hawaiian requirement and the core requirement of Foreign Language, Literature, or Social Science: HAW 101, 102, 201, 202; ESL 360; WS 360/ES 365.  Other courses may be taken to satisfy the Hawaiian requirement but may not satisfy UHM core requirement.  See the Office of Student Services for a listing of these additional courses.

WRITING INTENSIVE COURSES

Since writing helps students both to learn and to communicate, the university requires that students take several writing intensive courses.  Students who entered the UH system as freshmen during or after 1990-1991 must complete, (before they can graduate from the Manoa campus), 5 writing intensive courses (as designated by the university).  At least 2 of the writing intensive courses must be upper division offerings (> 300 level).  Transfer students from outside the UH system should consult page 43 of the 1997-1999 General and Graduate Information Catalog.

APPROVED COURSES IN ARTS & HUMANITIES (AH)

The Arts:
ART 101, 171, 172, 180; AH 100; DNCE 150, 255; ENG 313; MUS 106, 107, 108, 253, 265, 266, 370 or    AMST 354; SP 231, 251; THEA 101, 201, 221

History and Culture:
AMST 201, 202; ARCH 271, 272; ASAN/HIST 241, 242; HIST 231, 232, 281, 282, 284, 288; HWST 107 OR 107A; REL 210

Language and Literature:
EALL 271, 272, 281, 282, 361, 362; ENG 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 320, 331, 335; ESL 430; EL 122, 227, 228, 335, 336, 340, 342, 343, 351, 352, 360, 362, 363, 371, HAW 261; IP 273D, 273E, 396; LING 102

Values and Meaning:
PHIL 100, 101, 102, 103, 120, 200, 201, 202; REL 150, 151, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207

APPROVED COURSES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (SS)
AMST 211, 212; ANTH 150, 200; AREC 220; ASAN 312; BOT 105; ECON 120, 130, 131, 230, 310, 360; ES 101; ES 365; FAMR 230; GEOG 102, 151, 336; JOUR 150, POLS 110, 120, 130, 171, 190, 272 or REL 221; PSY 100, 170, 202 OR WS 202; SOC 100, 214, 218, 231, 251, 362 OR WS 362; SP 364; WS 151, 360

II.    Professional Education Core........................................................................................................32 credits
        A minimum grade of "B" is required for each of the courses

III.    Academic Major and Related Courses..................................................................................... 59 credits
         A.  Sport Proficiency Requirement (12 credits)
          A minimum grade of "B" is required for each of the courses

All physical education majors must take 4 Sport Proficiency courses (8 credits) and 4 sports/physical activity courses (4 credits).  A student may be exempted from a sports/activity class only if he/she is playing or has played that particular sport for a college varsity team.  However, 12 credits of sport proficiency will still be required and the student is encouraged to use the credit(s) to broaden the background of skills and knowledge in other sports.

        Required Sport Proficiency Courses:

        Required Sports/Physical Activity Courses:

        B.  Health & Safety (4 credits)
         A minimum grade of "C" is required for each of the courses.

        C.  Basic Science (15 credits)
         A minimum grade of "C" is required for each of the courses.

        D.  Theory & Methods (26 credits)
         A minimum grade of "C" is required for each of the courses.

        E.  Professional Electives (2 to 6 credits)
         The student must select one of the following courses and receive a minimum grade of "C".

                                                                                                                        minimum sub. total       59 

                                                                                         Minimum Total Credits for Graduation = 141

        **  Field based course or component

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