Physical Education & Teacher Licensure

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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