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Physical Education Coaching Minor

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Requirements

This minor requires 28 credits, plus 17 credits of prerequisites and the 35-
credit Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP).

1. Required Prerequisites (17 credits) Credits
  • BIOL 2000 Human Physiology (F,Sp,Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  • BIOL 2010 Human Anatomy (Sp,Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  • MATH 1050 (QL)1 College Algebra (F,Sp,Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  • HEP 2000 First Aid and Emergency Care (F,Sp,Su) . . . . . . . . . 2
  • PE 3000 Dynamic Fitness (F,Sp,Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. Skill Development (select 3 credits) Credits
  • PEP 2100 Skills 1 (Swimming, Volleyball, Football) (F,Sp) . . . . . 1
  • PEP 2200 Skills 2 (Noncompetitive Lifetime Activities)
  • (F,Sp,Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
  • PEP 2300 Skills 3 (Softball, Basketball, Soccer) (F,Sp) . . . . . . . 1
  • PEP 2400 Skills 4 (Tennis, Badminton, Track and Field) (F,Sp) . . . 1
  • PEP 2500 Rhythms and Movement (F,Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

3. Professional Foundation (18 credits)
  • PEP 3100 Athletic Injuries (F,Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • PEP 3200 (CI)4,6 Motor Learning and Skill Analysis (F,Sp,Su) . . . 3
  • PEP 4000 Mental Aspects of Sports Performance (F,Sp,Su) . . . . . 3
  • PEP 41002,6 Exercise Physiology and Principles of Conditioning (F,Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  • PEP 4350 Administration of Physical Education (F,Sp) . . . . . . . 2
  • PEP 4400 (QI)5 Evaluation in Physical Education (F,Sp) . . . . . . 3

4. Methods of Teaching (3 credits)
  • PEP 3550 Strategies and Methods of Teaching Team, Individual, and Dual Sports and Fitness (F,Sp). . . . . 3

5. Methods of Coaching (4 credits)
  • PEP 2050 Sport Rules and Regulations of the Utah
  • High School Athletic Association (Sp) . . . . . . . . . 1
  • PEP 45003 Methods of Coaching (F,Sp,Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3


6. Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) (35 credits)

  • PEP 4900, Methods of Physical Education, and PEP 3300, Clinical Experience I, should be taken as part of the STEP.

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This minor is intended for individuals seeking a position as a teacher in a K-12 environment. It prepares the individual to teach physical education courses as well as coach sports teams at the K-12 level.