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Graduates with
a major in Physical Education Teaching with Teacher Licensure will
have the skills and knowledge necessary to become effective Physical
Education teachers in public schools. Students who complete all
of the requirements for teacher licensure are qualified to teach
physical education in grades K-12 in North Carolina and most other
states. North Carolina currently has a reciprocity agreement with
approximately 35 other states which typically allows our graduates
to be eligible for immediate employment in those states. After successfully
passing appropriate licensure tests and completing some additional
coursework, graduates frequently gain employment in the remaining
states. Students who earn a major in physical education without
teacher licensure often go on to graduate school or seek employment
in physical education related fields such as sports management and
recreation. Click
here for a list of the course requirements for a major in Physical
Education.
The Teacher Education Program, with which the Physical
Education major is associated, requires students to participate
in three different field experiences prior to student teaching.
Since North Carolina licensure in Physical Education is for grades
K-12, Physical Education majors in the Teacher Education Program
complete a field experience in each of three settings: an elementary
school, a middle school, and a high school. Students are allowed
to choose the setting in which they complete their full-semester
student teaching experience.
Most field experiences take place in the Cumberland
County School System, which provides a quality education to over
54,000 students. Cumberland County has over 30 elementary schools,
over 10 middle schools, and seven high schools with more schools
currently under construction. Students may also choose to do their
field experiences and student teaching with the Fort Bragg School
System, which is part of the Department of Defense, nearby communities
such as Hoke, Harnett, and Johnston counties. Students are supervised
on-site by their cooperating teacher and by a Methodist University
Physical Education or Education Department faculty member.
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