Sample Plan of Study

First Year (Fall)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	WSC 1	Composition	3	3
BS	PSY 001	Introduction to Psychology	3	3
BS	MATH 008	Elementary Mathematical Statistics	3	3
BS	PESP 053	Foundations of Physical Education	3
BS	BIO 103	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3	3
BS	PESP	Physical Education Activity Course(s)	1	12
		TOTAL	16	12
First Year (Spring)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	WSC 2	Composition II	3	3
BS	PESP 013A	Fundamentals of Human Movement	3
BS	PSY 53 or 54	Child Psychology or Adol. Psychology	3	3
BS	DANCE 121	Choreography 1	3	3
BS	BIO 105	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3	3
BS	PESP	Physical Education Activity Course(s)	1
BS	HPFS 69	Stress Management	1
		TOTAL	17	12
		Running total	33	24
Second Year (Fall)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	PESP 104	Methods and Materials for Teaching at the Secondary Level	3
BS	PESP 155B	Field Experience: 6th-12th Grade Physical Education	1.5
BS	PHI	Philosophy elective	3	3
BS	PESP 159	Sport & Physical Education in Cross-Cultural Context	3	3
BS	PESP 106	Structural & Mechanical Kinesiology	3
BS	PESP 119	Cooperative and Adventure Activities	1
BS	PESP 25	Fitness for Life	2
BS	PESP 015A	Gymnastics	1
		TOTAL	17.5	6
		Running Total	50.5	30
Second Year (Spring)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	BIO 106	Physiology of Exercise	3	3
BS	PESP 103	Methods and Materials for Teaching at the Elementary Level	3
BS	HIST	History Elective	3	3
BS	FDED 111 or 127	The American School OR Introduction to Philosophy of Education	3	3
BS	PESP 155A	Field Experience: PreK-5th Grade Physical Education	1.5
BS	SPCM 1, 7, or 55	Oral Communication	3	3
		TOTAL	16.5	12
		Running Total	67	42
Third Year (Fall)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	LAS	Liberal Arts Elective	3	3
BS	PESP 167	Principles of Perceptual Motor Learning	3
BS	PESP 012	Folk & Square Dance	1
BS	CT 102	Development & Learning in Childhood & Adolescence	3
BS	HPFS 102	Organization & Administration of School Health Programs	3
BS	HPFS 62/HED 201	Personal and Community Health/Health & Disease	3
BS	PESP 135	Tactical Concepts and Teaching Methods for Team Sports	1
		TOTAL	17	3
		Running Total	84	45
Third Year (Spring)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	PESP 108	Assessment in Physical Education	3
BS	PESP 136	Tactical Concepts and Teaching Methods for Individual Sports	1
BS	HPFS 66	Drugs and Alcohol	3
BS	HPFS 114	Applied Nutrition, Diet and Exercise	3
BS	PESP 138A	Methods of Coaching	3
BS	LAS	Liberal Arts Elective	3	3
BS	PESP 80	Programming Fitness Activities	1
		TOTAL	17	3
		Running Total	101	48
Fourth Year (Fall)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	PESP 164	Organization & Administration of Physical Education	3
BS	LYST 100	Literacy. Health and Physical Education	1
MS	HED 211	Human Sexuality and Family Life Education	3
MS	HED 210	Mental Health Issues for Health Educators	3
BS	LAS	Liberal Arts Elective	3	3
BS	LAS	Liberal Arts Elective	3	3
		TOTAL	16	6
		Running Total	117	54
Fourth Year (Spring)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS		Foreign Language	3	3
BS	PESP 170/170A	Adapted Physical Education/Field Experience	4
MS	HED 215	Media Literacy & Consumer Health	3
MS	HED 222	Implementing Health Curricula, Grades (6-12)	3

		TOTAL	13	3
		Running Total	130	57
Fifth Year (Fall)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
BS	LIT	Literature Elective	3	3
BS	LAS	Liberal Arts Elective	3	3
MS	HED 221	Health and the Elementary Child/Implementing Health Curricula (K-5)	3
MS	HED 214	Chronic & Communicable Diseases	3
		TOTAL	12	6
		Running Total	142	63
Fifth Year (Spring)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
MS	HED 272A	Student Teaching: Elementary Health Education	1.5*
MS	HED 272B	Student Teaching: Secondary Health Education	1.5*
MS	MSPE 272A	Student Teaching: Elementary Physical Education	3
MS	MSPE 272B	Student Teaching: Secondary Physical Education	3
		TOTAL	9
		Running Total	151

Health Student Teaching occur during the January session

Fifth Year (Summer)
Program			Semester Hours	Liberal Arts
MS	HED 300	Capstone Seminar in Health Education	3
		TOTAL	3
		Running Total	154

Hofstra University

5 Year Dual Degree B.S./M.S. in Health and Physical Education

Sample Plan of Study