8VAC20-23-380: Health and physical education preK-12

Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:

1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in health and physical education; or

2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and completed a major in health and physical education or 45 semester hours of coursework distributed in the following areas:

a. Personal health, safety, and care of athletic injuries: three semester hours;

b. Human anatomy, physiology, exercise physiology, and biomechanics of human movement: nine semester hours;

c. General health and physical education theory, including curriculum design and development in health and physical education: three semester hours;

d. Instructional methods and skills for secondary physical education: three semester hours;

e. Concepts of motor learning, instructional methods, and skills for elementary physical education: three semester hours;

f. Instruction methods for elementary and secondary school health: three semester hours;

g. Health and physical education electives: nine semester hours;

h. Instructional methods and strategies for adapted physical education: three semester hours;

i. Technology in health and physical education: three semester hours;

j. Principles of human nutrition: three semester hours; and

k. Assessment and evaluation in the content area: three semester hours.