Physical and Health Education
Admissions Information
FOR STUDENTS ENTERING LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2011 & LATER
FIRST-YEAR
Fall Semester -15 Credit Hours
HLTH 205 Health & Wellness -- 3 credit hours
HPEP 201 Intro to Health and Health Promotion – 3 credit hours
HPEP 202 Introduction to Physical Education -- 2 credit hours
Spring Semester -16 Credit Hours
HPEP 280 Motor Development -- 3 credit hours
Take the VCLA
SECOND-YEAR
Fall Semester -- 17 Credit Hours
MUST ACHIEVE A 2.0 BY THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEMESTER IN ORDER TO ENROLL IN PHETE SPECIFIC COURSES
Biology 206 -- Anatomy & Physiology -- 4 credit hours
HLTH 335 Nutrition -- 3 credit hours
Spring Semester -- 15-17 Credit Hours
Biology 207 Anatomy & Physiology --- 4 credit hours
HPEP 203 Technology in Health and PE -- 1 credit hour
HPEP 204 Assessment in HPE -- 2 credit hours
*HLTH 313 Drugs & Human Behavior-- 3 credit hours
HLTH 314 Human Sexuality -- 3 credit hours Or other options
APPLY TO PROGRAM MONDAY AFTER SPRING BREAK
*Take Winter or summer 1 online
THIRD-YEAR
*Courses restricted to students admitted into teacher education. MUST BE ADMITTED TO PROGRAM BEFORE SEMESTER BEGINS TO TAKE RESTRICTED COURSES
Fall Semester -- 17 Credit Hours
*HPEP 377 Elementary Methods -- 4 credit hours
*HPEP 351 Foundational Movement Concepts -- 3 credit hours
*EDUC 432 Content Area Reading -- 3 credit hours
HPEP 366 Functional Biomechanics -- 4 credit hours
Spring Semester -- 17 Credit Hours
APPLY FOR STUDENT TEACHING BY FEBRUARY 15
SOCL 320 Soc. of Education -- 3 credit hours
*HPEP 377 Secondary Methods -- 4 credit hours
*HPEP 352 Lifetime Activities -- 3 credit hours
HPEP 367 Exercise Science for HPE -- 4 credit hours
*HLTH 465 Comprehensive School Health -- 3 credit hours
FOURTH-YEAR
Fall Semester -- 16 Credit Hours
*HPEP 364 Adapted Physical Education -- 3 credit hours
*HPEP 350 Team Sports -- 3 credit hours
Spring Semester -- 12 Credit Hours
*HPEP 482 Student Teaching -- 10 credit hours
*HPEP 483 Seminar in Teaching -- 2 credit hours
Courses noted in parentheses are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to meet General Education requirements but are NOT mandated.
Total credits for graduation: 121
Assignment of Advisors
Once a student declares a major in Health and Physical Education, he/she is assigned an advisor by the HRK Department Chair.
PROCEDURES/REQUIREMENTS CHECK SHEETS
Students in the major are required to meet with their advisors prior to registration each semester and are strongly encouraged to seek academic assistance whenever needed. Advisors will provide all necessary check sheets, but copies of the Health and Physical Education course sequence are provided under the courses section of this website. To ensure graduation within four years, students should follow the Health and Physical Education course sequence. Any modifications to that sequence should be approved by the advisor.