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Requirements

DEGREE COURSEWORK

To obtain a Master of Education in Physical Education, students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours. These hours will be:

Education Core (total of 9 hours)

Foundation of Fitness Core (total of 6 hours)

Program Area Emphasis (minimum of 21 hours)

Depending on your emphasis a 3-hour course listed below is required.

The remaining 18+ hours are selected in collaboration with the faculty advisor.

Note: At least 18 semester hours are to be in courses numbered 6000 or above. Upon approval from the faculty advisor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, students may take up to 2 upper-level undergraduate courses (3000 and 4000) that are relevant to their professional career development. The student must earn all semester hours within five years, from semester of admission, prior to the date of graduation.

TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS

Transfer students must complete at least 27 semester hours at the University of Houston after admission to the graduate degree program. Upon the recommendation of the faculty advisor, up to 9 semester hours in one semester or 6 semester hours across two semesters of transfer credit may be accepted before starting the Master of Education in Physical Education degree.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Additional prescribed courses are typically required for students seeking teacher certification, supervisor certification, or professional certification. Students seeking teacher certification in Texas should have a deficiency plan completed and filed by the Education Records Office, Room 160, Farish Hall, University of Houston, Houston TX 77204-5023. Students seeking certification by fitness-related societies (i.e., the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association, American Council of Exercise, etc.) will need to visit their respective web-sites for further information on work-related experience (i.e., internship programs, etc.) and CPR/first certification, and other required coursework beyond the Master of Education in Physical Education degree. Students, in consultation with their faculty advisor, can complete some coursework at the Texas Medical Center under the University’s Inter-Institutional agreement.

Required Courses

(A) EDUCATION CORE (9 sh)

(B) FOUNDATIONS OF FITNESS CORE (6 sh)

*Required course for the degree program. Can be used to fulfill semester hours in either the Education Core section on Inquiry (A) or fulfill semester hours in the Program Area Emphasis (C), not both.

(C) PROGRAM AREA EMPHASIS (21 semester hours)

* Required course for the program area emphasis. All others courses are taken in consultation with the faculty advisor.

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

A comprehensive examination is required for all students seeking the Master of Education in Physical Education degree, except for those planning on completing a research-based thesis. Upon approval by the student’s faculty advisor, the comprehensive examination may be taken at any time after eighteen hours of required coursework is completed. A student must be enrolled in coursework during the semester in which the examination is to be taken. The comprehensive examination is comprised of 4 questions. One question is derived from the material covered in the Education Core (PEP 6305), another question is derived from material covered in the Foundations of Fitness Core (7303 or 6397) and two questions are derived from the Program Area Emphasis in consultation with faculty advisor. The student must pass the comprehensive examination satisfactorily before the Master of Education in Physical Education degree is awarded.

Physical Education Graduate Courses (Partial Listing)

 
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