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Physical Education [PEM]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Physical Education [PEM]
Total credits (published)
126
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This major in the Physical Education Department prepares students to become physical education teachers in grades K-12. Concentrations in adapted physical education and outdoor adventure education are available to interested students.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_af8ecb6b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

0 items

    A. General Education and Liberal Arts

    10 items
    1. Students can meet GEHU and Writing Intensive (WI) requirement with ENG 203, 260 or 261.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Students can meet GEDI requirement with EXS 290, which also meets EXS option.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIO 206
      Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CPN 100
      As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or”
    5. CPN 102
      Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. CPN 101
      Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    7. CPN 103
      Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PSY 101
      Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PSY 101
      also meets GESS requirement.
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PSY 332
      Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    B. Professional Block: 31 credit hours (2.8 grade point average required)

    10 items
    1. EDU 255
      Basics of Effective Instruction in Physical Education (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. EDU 255
      also meets Communication Presentation Skills (PRES) requirement.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. EDU 256
      Seminar for Field Experience (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. EDU 355
      The Physical Education Curriculum: Planning and Practice (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. EDU 454
      Pre-Student Teaching Conference in Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. EDU 456
      Undergraduate Student Teaching and Seminar in Physical Education Part I (7 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. EDU 457
      Undergraduate Student Teaching and Seminar in Physical Education Part II (7 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PED 201
      Motor Development (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PED 321
      Movement Education (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PED 356
      Adapted Physical Education and Sport (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    C. Professional Education: 10-11 credit hours

    7 items
    1. EDU 470
      Foundations of Education in American Culture (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. HLH 110
      Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. HLH 120
      Responding to Emergencies (2 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. HLH 120
      can be waived with proof of current CPR/AED First Aid certification.
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Select either
      Not resolved to a course
    6. EXS 230
      Foundations of Coaching: Principles and Theories (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PED 400
      level coaching clinic (2 cr. hr.) Students select from various individual and/or team sport coaching clinics: PED 404-418.
      Not resolved to a course

    D. Physical Education Theory: 25 credit hours

    9 items
    1. EXS 197
      History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. EXS 380
      Motor Control and Motor Learning (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. EXS 387
      Biomechanics (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. EXS 397
      Exercise Physiology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PED 101
      Introduction to Contemporary Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PED 308
      Outdoor Adventure Education for Teachers (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PED 382
      School-Based Fitness Programming (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PED 434
      Statistics and Assessment in Physical Education (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PED 434
      also meets the GEMA [Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)] requirement.
      Not resolved to a course

    Select one course from the following

    Choose 1 of the following · Select one course from the following · 11 items
    1. EXS 290
      Social Problems and Issues in Sport and Exercise (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. EXS 290
      also meets the GEDI [Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice] requirement.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. EXS 345
      Sport and Society (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. EXS 346
      Sport Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. EXS 367
      Exercise Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. EXS 410
      Ethics in Sport (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. EXS 410
      also meets one Writing Intensive (WI) requirement.
      Not resolved to a course
    8. EXS 420
      History of Physical Activity and Sport in American Culture (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. EXS 311
      Legal Issues in Physical Education and Sport (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. EXS 354
      Youth in Sport (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. EXS 455
      Philosophy, Principles and the Administration of Sport (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    E. Physical Education Activities: 12 credit hours

    13 items
    1. PED 180
      Team Sport Methods (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PED 181
      Adventure Activities (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PED 187
      Track and Field (0.5 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PED 189
      Aquatics (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PED 253
      Inclusive Activities in Physical Education (0.5 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PED 257
      Lifetime Activities in Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PED 282
      Health-Related Physical Fitness (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PED 283
      Racquet Activities (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PED 381
      Sport Models in Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PED 384
      Self-Defense (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. PED 385
      Gymnastics Activities for School Settings (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. PED 388
      Rhythms and Dance (1 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. Note: PED 187 and 253 are 0.5 credit hour classes to be taken in the same semester, one during the first half of the semester and the other in the second half of the semester.
      Not resolved to a course

    Other Requirements

    0 items

      Required Workshops

      3 items
      1. Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CARR)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)
        Not resolved to a course

      Example of the B.S.Ed. in Physical Education over four years

      0 items

        First Year Fall

        7 items
        1. COR 101
          The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. CPN 100
          As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or”
        3. CPN 102
          Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. EXS 197
          History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PED 101
          Introduction to Contemporary Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. PED 181
          Adventure Activities (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        First Year Spring

        6 items
        1. CPN 101
          Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
          Not resolved to a course
        2. CPN 103
          Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PSY 101
          Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PED 180
          Team Sport Methods (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PED 189
          Aquatics (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GE course (4 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Year Fall

        6 items
        1. BIO 206
          Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. HLH 110
          Personal and Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PED 201
          Motor Development (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PED 282
          Health-Related Physical Fitness (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PED 283
          Racquet Activities (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Second Year Spring

        6 items
        1. EXS 380
          Motor Control and Motor Learning (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PED 253
          Inclusive Activities in Physical Education (0.5 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PED 187
          Track and Field (0.5 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PED 257
          Lifetime Activities in Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PED 321
          Movement Education (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Choose one course from the following: EXS 287, EXS 290, EXS 345, EXS 346, EXS 367, EXS 410 or EXS 420 (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Third Year Fall

        6 items
        1. EDU 255
          Basics of Effective Instruction in Physical Education (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. EDU 256
          Seminar for Field Experience (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PED 434
          Statistics and Assessment in Physical Education (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PSY 332
          Educational Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PED 384
          Self-Defense (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GE course (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Third Year Spring

        6 items
        1. EXS 387
          Biomechanics (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PED 308
          Outdoor Adventure Education for Teachers (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PED 356
          Adapted Physical Education and Sport (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PED 381
          Sport Models in Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PED 388
          Rhythms and Dance (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. Coaching (2-3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Fourth Year Fall

        8 items
        1. EDU 470
          Foundations of Education in American Culture (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. EXS 397
          Exercise Physiology (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PED 382
          School-Based Fitness Programming (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. EDU 454
          Pre-Student Teaching Conference in Physical Education (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. HLH 120
          Responding to Emergencies (2 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. EDU 355
          The Physical Education Curriculum: Planning and Practice (3 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. PED 385
          Gymnastics Activities for School Settings (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. PED activity elective(s) (1 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course

        Fourth Year Spring

        2 items
        1. EDU 456
          Undergraduate Student Teaching and Seminar in Physical Education Part I (7 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. EDU 457
          Undergraduate Student Teaching and Seminar in Physical Education Part II (7 cr. hr.)
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=8985&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0219.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.