The Physical Education major enables students to meet the requirements of the State Board of Education for teaching physical education in public schools (grade K-12) of South Carolina.

Physical Education majors must apply for admission into the Teacher Education Program by April 1 of the sophomore year and submit passing scores on the required Praxis I tests as well as meet all the requirements listed in the Teacher Education Program Admission Requirements section of this catalog. The Physical Education majors must maintain good standing, must complete the requirements for approval to student teach the semester prior to student teaching and must meet the requirements for program completion and certification.

Courses that are requirements for physical education majors are also prerequisites for student teaching. They should be taken in the following sequence, and should be limited to one course each semester. ED 202 (Foundations and Teacher Shadow – freshman, Winter Term only), SE 212 and SE 213 (Intro to Exceptional Children – Sophomore, Fall only), ED 210 (Human Growth and Development - Sophomore, Spring Only), ED 301 and ED 418 (Secondary Reading– Junior, Fall only), ED 302 and ED 419 (Secondary Methods – Junior, Spring only), and ED 300 (Principles of Learning and Diversity – Senior, Fall). In the senior year, each student preparing to teach must complete 12 weeks (60 full days) of student teaching (ED 424).

Physical Education majors must also complete all requires of the major as listed in this catalog under Physical Education.