(code KPE_BA02) (120 units)
This option is designed for the preparation of students seeking a California Single Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential in Physical Education (K-12) with a specialist credential in adapted physical education.Emphasis is placed upon teaching public school physical education to students with disabilities in preschool through grade 12.
The academic and professional course work is designed to provide students with philosophical, theoretical and applied concepts of teaching adapted physical education.
Lower Division Courses: BIOL 207, 208; PSY 100; KIN 149A, 250, 253, 255, 257, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270; Select one course from 237, 238.
Upper Division Courses: KIN 300, 301, 312, 315, 320, 332I, 335, 343, 370, 380, 387, 388, 427, 460.
A fieldwork, field experience or internship course requires current certification in First Aid (American Red Cross: Community First Aid & Safety or Emergency Response or Workplace Training: Standard First Aid or equivalent) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (American Red Cross: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or CPR for the Professional Rescuer; American Heart Association: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or ACLS Provider or equivalent) prior to enrollment.
Completion of this option meets Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements for subject matter competence for the Single Subject Credential in Physical Education. In addition to subject matter competence, prospective teachers must complete professional preparation through the Single Subject Credential Program. Refer to the Single Subject Teacher Education section of the University Catalog for details. Note: The Option in Adapted Physical Education is being revised to meet new state standards for subject matter competence for physical education teachers. When the revised program has been approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the new course requirements for the Option in Adapted Physical Education will be in effect and supersede current requirements.
Physical Skill Proficiency
Each Bachelor of Arts Major is required to demonstrate physical skill proficiency at a 3.5 (1-5 scale) overall average level in fitness (KIN 263 or 343) and the personal performance activity courses required in each Option prior to graduation. Physical skill proficiency examinations are administered in the appropriate personal performance activity courses. Only physical skill proficiency scores in the range of a 2.0-5.0 are recorded and computed to determine a student's physical skill proficiency average.
Additional Information
Students enrolling in physical education activity courses assume responsibility for satisfactory health status appropriate to the class activity.
In addition to the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology the Major must meet the following Department policies and requirements for University graduation:
1. Each major course and prerequisite course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. A course in which a grade lower than a "C" is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in any course for which it is a prerequisite;
2. Upper division courses may not be waived by substitution or examination without Department petition and approval;
3. Current certification in First Aid (American Red Cross: Community First Aid & Safety or Emergency Response or Workplace Training: Standard First Aid or equivalent) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (American Red Cross: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or CPR for the Professional Rescuer; American Heart Association: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or ACLS Provider or equivalent);
4. Department approval.
5. Bachelor degree Majors must also have Department clearance of lower division courses/activities and skill proficiencies.
Information for undergraduates and teachers who are interested in attaining an Adapted Physical Education (APE) credential.
Go to APE Downloads.
For answers to questions regarding the Option in Adapted Physical Education, contact: Dr. Barry Lavay
