Adapted Physical Education 860 Add-On Certification

(Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities)

Administered by the area of Physical and Health Education in the School of Education , Advising, Recruitment, and Retention Office - Room 469 CPS Building.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)

The United States Department of Education requires institutions that provide distance education to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure about whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Following is this disclosure information for this program:

The requirements of this program meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Wisconsin

The requirements of this program do not meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Not applicable

The requirements of this program have not been determined if they meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

To receive the 860 add-on certification, complete this sequence in addition to the physical education (K-12) teaching major.

Program Requirements

You must have completed a bachelor’s degree.
You must already be a licensed physical education teacher.
You must meet the state teacher licensing rules which are subject to chage at any time due to legislative or licensing changes.

Pathways

This Adapted Physical Education certification can be completed as a specialization in the Education, MSE program, and if you are pursuing this pathway, you will enroll as a degree seeking student.
This Adapted Physical Education certification can be taken as certification only, and if you are pursuing this pathway, you will enroll as a non-degree seeking student.

Courses

All of these courses must be earned within a seven-year period (starting with the beginning of the term the course was approved for your program of study).

All of these courses are contingent upon a review of your transcripts.

EDUC 351 - Educating Students with Special or Other Needs in the General Education Environment Credits: 3 or
EDUC 775 - Alternate Assessment Credits: 3
PEX 398 - Student Teaching in Adapted Physical Education Credits: 1-3
PEX 400 - Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities Credits: 3
PEX 401 - Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities Credits: 2
PEX 415 - Assessment and Prescription in Adapted Physical Education Credits: 3
PEX 445 - Seminar in Adapted Physical Education Credits: 3

Note

If you are completing Adpated Physical Education as a post-baccalaureate add-on license, you will complete EDUC 507 (1 credit) in place of PEX 398 .

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