Texag: 60 semester hours of college work which include 6 semester
hours in education, and 8 semester hours in physical education, 2
semester hours of which is in the methods of teaching physical educ.

Utah: A college course of four yerrs which includes 30 quarter hours

in education, 8 quarter hourg in health, safety ond physical education,
together with a teaching major of ot least thirty hours and a tcaching
minor of 18 hours, It is not required that the major or minor be in
physical education, tut it is strongly recommended.

Vermont: Bacealaurcate degree in physical educction. This degree must
algo include a minimum of 12 semester hours in educetion courses,

Virginia: Baccalaureate degree which Shall inclucce six college session
hours (I2 semester hours) in physical education and ninc college
session hours (18 semester hours) in teacher training courscg.

Washington: Five year course designed for the training of tenchers.
This course must include 24 quarter hours in education -nd 2 minor
(18 quarter hours) in physi~ 1 education ig rccommendcd.

West Virginia: Graduate from - stenderd college with . minimum of 20
semester hours in education ond 24 semester hours in physical education
which shali includes Anatomy, physiology and kinesiology...4 scm. hPSe,
Health education and hygicne...4 semester hours, Principles, organiza-
tion and administration of health ond physical cducation...2 sem. hrs.,
Physical inspection and correction of remcdinl defects.e..l scm. hour,
Theory and practice of physical cducntion...13 semester hours, Tcam
Sports,..men 5, women 3 semester hours, Recreation activities...men 3,
women 3 semester hours, School snd plhaiiey Gtabilae, vac 4, women 4
semestcr hours, Rhythms...men 1, women 3 semester hours,

 

Wisconsin: Graduate from 2 four vear course which includes 18 semester
hours of edueation snd a major of 30 semester hours in physical educ.

          

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Wyoming: Graduate from a Por es 4 g
ours $f education and a—-major-of-30—-semester_hours in physicnl educs
Sumne ry

i. As there is littic agreement among state laws as to certification of
physical eduention terchers, a student preparing to teach physical
education must sclect courses which meet the requirements of the state
in which he desires to tench. It is nimost impossible for a student
to prepare to meet the requircments of all statcs during 2 4-ycar
college course, ae

2e In prepsring the major's curriculum in physical education, the
committee should selcet appropriate courses so that the graduate could
teach in any nearby stete following ndditional courses in one summer
school just preccding his job.

Se In order to be cligible to be certificd to teach physical education
in all of the United States, sn individual"who is physically and
mentally fit to cngage in teaching servicc" would be requircd to have
the following preparation: A total of 135 semester hours, ranking in
the upper four-fifths of the class, lending to a bachelor's (foureyecr) .
degree in a standard (approved) college or university including @4
scmester hours in professional education (teacher training) courses,
42 hours of prerequisites, snd specinlization in physical education
courses to the extend of at least 71 semester hours including;

Ae Prerequisites.- 1) Blology, 6.seh.3 2) General anatomy, 2 sehe;

3) Gencrnal physiology, 4 s.h.3 4} Fersonnl hygicnc, 2 sehe3 5) School
and community hygiene, 2 s.h.3 6) English, 4 s.h.3 7) American History
and Government, 6 s.h.3 8) Fsychology, 4 s.h.3 9) Sociology, 6 s.she3
10} Growth »nc development of the child (individual), 2 sehe.

B. Ficlds.- 1) Practice tenching in physical end health cducation
(grade of at least C), 6 s.h.3 2) Applicd anatomy (kincsiology)
(mechenicalesnatomical snalysis of activities), 4 sehe3 3) Applica
physiology (physiclogy of cxercisc)(physiology of activities), 2 sh}
4) Mechanical an-lysis of nctivitics, 2 seh.3 5) Physical cduestion
for atypical children (corrective gymnastics), S Selef 6) Physical
Education tests snd measurements, 3 sehe3 7) Fhysicenl examination
(inspection), 2 s.h.3; 8) Protection and emergency care of injuries
(first aid snd safety education), 2 s.h.3 9) Introduction to physical
eduention, 2 s.h.; 10) History of physical cdueation, 2 seh.3 11)
Acministration, organization, supervision, and principles of physical
eduction snd hygicne, 4 sehe3 12) Methods and matcrinls of health and
safety education, 3 geh.3 13) Methods (techniques) of teaching formal
activities (gymmastic cxerciscs), 3 seh.e3; 14) Methods (tcennigques) of
tenching single -nd dual sports, 2 s.h.3; 15) Methods (techniques) of
teaching team games, 2 seh.3 16) Coaching of intramural and inter-
scholastic athictics (men), 5 seh.3 17) Nature and tesching (theory
and practice) of play, 3 seh.3 18) Direction of recrentional activities,
4 She; 19) Community reerention, 2 s.h.; 20) Boy snd girl lendership,