clinical work, and internship site coordinator interviews. Students may need to be financially prepared for travel and living expenses outside the Chattanooga area.
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121, 122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: Health and Human Performance 401* (3hours)
- Natural Sciences: Biology 121* and Chemistry 121/123* (8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: One approved fine arts course (3 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option (a) Western Humanities I and II and Non-Western cultures and civilizations OR Option (b) World Civilization I, II, III (9 hours total)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Health and Human Performance 407* and one additional approved behavioral/social science course (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
- Biology 121#
- Chemistry 121/123#
- Human Ecology 135, 336
- Health and Human Performance 021 and one activity course; 101 or 154; 201; 230 or Biology 191 and 208; HHP 310, 314, 316, 317, 318, 332, 350, 401#, 407#, 410, 413, 428, 440, 453, 456, 457, 479, 480
- Physics 103/183
- Select 6 hours from HHP 435, 441, 449, 465
- Select 6 hours from HHP 100, Chemistry 122/124, Nursing 226; Physical Therapy 305 or Philosophy 425; Physics 104/184; Physical Therapy 302 or Classics 300
- Minimum grade of C required in all HHP courses.
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average in HHP required for graduation.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
- Additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement in the major.
#Also satisfies general education requirement.
2551 - Health and Exercise Science Pedagogy K-12 (B.S.)
This career program prepares students who desire teacher licensure and endorsement in physical education and health instruction (K-12). Since graduates of this program can be certified to coach, a partial segment of the concentration is devoted to content and laboratory courses designed to ensure necessary skills for both teaching and coaching. Graduates of this concentration may seek entry into graduate studies.
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121, 122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: Mathematics 123* (3 hours)
- Statistics: Health and Human Performance 401* (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component (7-8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option A: Western Humanities I and II and Non-Western cultures and civilizations (9 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Health and Human Performance 407* and one additional approved behavioral or social science course (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
(NOTE:In addition to the requirements listed below, students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before registering for advanced Education courses.)
Education 201, 433, 444; HHP 302, 330, 401#, 407#, 431, 436; Mathematics 123#, Psychology 221
Health and Exercise Science Pedagogy Core Course Requirements
- 47 hours in Health and Human Performance including 021 and two HHP activity courses, 100, 101, 201, 209, 216, 217, 218, 230, 303 or 452, 317, 318, 396, 404, 451, 453, 456
- 2.5 grade point average in HHP courses and in all College of Health, Education and Professional Studies courses.
- For licensure: 2.5 cumulative average, 2.5 average at UTC, 2.5 average in education courses with no grade lower than C, 2.5 in content area coursework with no grade lower than C.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
- Additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement in the major.
#Also satisfies general education requirement.
Admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP)
In addition to meeting criteria for admittance to the TEP, a student desiring certification in K-12 exercise science pedagogy teacher licensure will be expected to meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in professional health and human performance course work;
- Successfully complete an interview with his/her TEP department committee.
Students enrolled within any teacher licensure concentration are expected to maintain and demonstrate standards of ethics reasonably attributed to an educator who holds professional teacher certification.
Further, students who plan to teach outside the state of Tennessee are strongly urged to check the certification requirements of the state with the appropriate state department of education before the end of the sophomore year in order to plan an appropriate academic program.
2552 - Movement Science (B.S.)
Pre-Athletic Training (Pre-AT)
Students must first declare Pre-Athletic Training (Pre-AT) as their major and must meet the same admission requirements as all other applicants to the University. Academic advising for all students declaring Pre-AT will be done by the Director of Clinical Education for the Graduate Athletic Training Program.
Admission to the Movement Science Major
Following the spring semester of the sophomore year, the Director of Clinical Education for the Graduate Athletic Training Program will select and notify the students that have been approved for admission into the Movement Science concentration based upon the criteria outlined below. Students not selected for admission will also be advised and told to select a new major. The Registrar will be advised in writing by the Health and Human Performance Department of the students approved for admission into the Movement Science program and will facilitate the change in major code for the approved students. Students who do not meet the criteria for admittance into the Movement Science program may opt to declare the Exercise Science concentration within the Health and Human Performance program.
