Exercise & Sports Science  

Teacher Certification

Teacher Certification is a new emphasis area within the Exercise and Sports Science degree. The Exercise and Sports Science/Teacher Certification includes a:

• 33 semester hour basic science
  core,
• 17 semester hour K-12 physical
  education teaching methods and
  program design emphasis, and
• 30-31 semester hour Teacher Education core sequence.

The Teacher Certification emphasis is designed to prepare Exercise and Sports Science majors to teach at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels of instruction in the specialty area of physical education.

Traditionally, the teaching specialty of physical education has been practiced by physical educators working with school-aged children in school-based settings or with adults in post-secondary institutional settings. Physical education teaching specialists are now applying pedagogical skills in non-traditional instructional settings such as sport-specific community-based or residential institutions, correctional facilities, sport camps, and other youth organizations.

Upon completion of the degree requirements, graduates receive a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science as their first major and Education as their second major. They also receive an endorsement from the School of Education recommending Initial Licensure for Physical Education/Health/Safety through the Oklahoma State Department of Education

Click here to view degree requirements.

The TU EXSS/Teacher Certification emphasis is currently accredited through the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).*

If you have any questions or if you would like additional information regarding this undergraduate program, please contact jan-drummond@utulsa.edu

* Students successfully completing all requirements in the EXSS/Teacher Certification emphasis will be eligible for Initial Licensure in Physical Education/Health/Safety through the Oklahoma State Department of Education.