Health & Physical Education Teacher Education, Minor
This minor in Health and Physical Education Teacher Education provides students with the skills necessary to teach wellness, sport, and exercise programs.
Health and Physical Education Teacher Education – Minor
Minor in Health and Physical Education Teacher Education
Offered as an Academic Minor
This minor is intended for those students who plan to pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching with an endorsement to teach Health and Physical Education curriculum in public and private schools. It compliments undergraduate programs, including an Exercise Science major or any major leading to teaching certification.
Degree Fit
Program Preparation
This minor is designed to prepare the student for entrance into an MAT to continue toward their teaching certification.
Degree Roadmap
Students must meet all of the application requirements listed in the Minor section of this catalog, including the Minor residence requirement. Students must achieve a 2.5 GPS in 24 credits of Health and/or Physical Education coursework to earn a minor in Health and Physical Education Teaching Education.
Degree Integration
Students with a Minor in Health and PE Teacher Concentration have gone on to a graduate level program to earn their Master’s in Teaching. Students interested in teaching health and fitness at a recreational camp, school, retirement facility, or community health organization would also benefit from this degree.
Guided Pathways
Contact: Joel Perkins – 541.552.6526 – perkinsj@sou.edu
Associate Degree Paths
Health and Physical Education/Recreation, RCC – Sciences and Health Services, KCC
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SOU Health & Exercise Science
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6526
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