B.S.Ed.,
Health and Physical Education
College of Health and Human Services
What You'll Do
Athletes know that training is essential to success. As a health and physical education major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, you’ll find that our curriculum offers you the training you’ll need for success as a teacher.
Through your major, you’ll take courses in physiology of exercise, water safety instruction, teaching middle school physical education, health science instruction, and school law. Through our teacher education curriculum, you’ll gain an excellent foundation for your career and will take part in IUP’s outstanding student teaching program.
The Special Needs Activity Program at IUP offers physical fitness, motor development, and aquatics activities for individuals with disabilities. It is a required practicum experience for all Health and Physical Education students and a great opportunity for community service.
Many scholar-athletes at IUP combine their studies with their interest in sports. A Division II school, IUP is a respected competitor within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in eight varsity sports for men and eleven for women. IUP also offers a variety of club and intramural sports.
What You'll Become
The Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education leads to K-through-12 teacher certification in Pennsylvania. Teaching can be very rewarding. In your career, you’ll have the chance to introduce children to fitness options and sports that may benefit them throughout their lives.
Employment of teachers is expected to grow nationally by 12 percent between 2006 and 2016, although some areas of the country are expected to experience more growth than others. This is expected to create 479,000 additional teacher positions nationally, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.