The curriculum for doctoral students in the Physical Education Teacher Education major is comprehensive and is considered to be on the "cutting edge" of the field. The major will feature a 72 credit hour major that includes coursework in three areas; 1) 21 credits in physical education teacher education, 2) 15 credits in research methods, statistics and computer literacy, and 3) 15 credits in a cognate area selected by the student. Students also take 27 credits of dissertation seminar, research, and dissertation credits.
Admission with a Bachelor’s Degree (Five-year program, 114 credit hours)
(Click here to skip to Admission with a Master's Degree )Curriculum
(Click here to skip to Program Sequence)PET Master’s coursework = 36 credits
PET 605. Professional Issues in Physical Education. 3 Hr.
PET 615. Research Methodology in Physical Education. 3 Hr.
PET 638. Operant Principles for Physical Education. 3 Hr.
PET 665. Curriculum in Physical Education. 3 Hr.
PET 668. Issues in Motor Development. 3 Hr.
PET 671. Childhood Motor Development. 3 Hr.
PET 680. Theory of Fitness Education. 3 Hr.
PET 681. Motor Development in Special Populations. 3 Hr.
PET 683. Principles of Effective Teaching. 3 Hr.
PET 685. Physical Education Supervision Techniques. 3 Hr.
PET 686. Master Teacher Practicum. 3 Hr.
PET 688. Applied Motor Learning. 3 Hr.
PET Seminars & Readings = 21 credits
PET 745. Currciulum Development and Evaluation. 3 Hr.
PET 770 Motor Behavior Issues Seminar. 3Hr.
PET 785 Behavior Analysis. 3 Hr.
PET 791 Physical Activity and Health-related Fitness. 3Hr.
PET 791 Supervision. 3Hr.
PET 792 Directed Readings. 6 Hr.
Research & Statistics = 15 credits (examples of courses below)
Ed Psych. 612. Research Methods. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 613. Statistical Methods 1. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 614. Statistical Methods 2. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 711. Multivariate Methods 1. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 712. Multivariate Methods 2. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 713. Designing Single Case Research. 3 Hr.
Cognate = 15 credits
Dissertation Seminar & Research = 27 credits
SEP 765 - Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
PET 797 Research (6 credits)
PET 798 - Dissertation II (9 credits)
PET 798 - Dissertation III (9 credits)
Research Benchmarks
1) Research Benchmark #1 - Qualifying Exam
2) Research Benchmark # 2 - Article Submission #1 (Issues or data-based)
3) Research Benchmark # 3 - Article submission #2 (survey, pilot, or data-based)
4) Research Benchmark #4 – Comprehensive Exams
5) Research Benchmark # 5 - Dissertation prospectus
6) Research Benchmark # 6 – Dissertation defense & article submission #3 (Based of dissertation findings).
Program Sequence
A. Year 1
1) Fall I (9 credit hours)
PET 615 - Research Methods or Ed Psych 612 Intro. to Research (3 credits)
PET 665 – Curriculum (3 credits)
PET 735 – Readings in PETE 1 (3 credits)2) Spring I (9 credit hours)
PET 683 – Principles of Effective Teaching (3 credits)
PET 685 – Supervision (3 credits)
PET 736 – Readings in PETE 2 (3 credits)**Research Benchmark #1 - Qualifying Exam
3) Summer (9 credit hours)
PET 688 - Applied Motor Learning (3 credits)
PET 638 - Operant Principles (3 credits)
PET 680 - Theories of Fitness Education (3 credits)
B. Year II
1) Fall II (9 credit hours)
PET 671 - Childhood & Adolescent Motor Development – Online (3 credits)
PET 791 – Seminar I ( 3 credits)
Ed Psych 613 – Statistics (3 credits)2) Spring II (9 credit hours)
Ed Psych 614 Statistics (3 credits)
PET 791 – Seminar II (3 credits)
Cognate I (3 credits)3) Summer II (6 credit hours)
PET681 – Special populations (3 credits
)PET 668 - Motor Development (3 credits)
**Research Benchmark # 2 - Article Submission #1 (Issues or data-based)
C. Year III
1) Fall III (9 credit hours)
PET 791 – Seminar III (3 credits)
Ed Psych 711 - Multivariate Statistics 1 (3 credits)
Cognate II – (3 credits)2) Spring III (9 credit hours)
PET 791 – Seminar IV (3 credits)
Research/statistics elective
Cognate III (3 credits)3) Summer III (9 credit hours)
PET 791 – Seminar V – Supervision (3 credits)
PET 605 – Issues (3 credits)
PET 686 – Practicum (3 credits)**Research Benchmark # 3 - Article submission #2 (survey, pilot, or data-based)
D. Year IV
1) Fall IV (9 credit hours)
Research/statistics elective (3 credits)
Cognate IV (3 credits)
Cognate V (3 credits)**Research Benchmark #4 – Comprehensive Exams
2) Spring IV (9 credit hours)
SEP 765 - Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
PET 797 Research (6 credits)3) Summer IV
**Research Benchmark # 5 - Dissertation prospectus
E. Year V
1) Fall V (9 credit hours)
PET 798 - Dissertation II (9 credits)
2) Spring V (9 credit hours)
PET 798 - Dissertation III (9 credits)
**Research Benchmark # 6 – Dissertation defense & article submission #3 (Based of dissertation findings). Candidate may complete program Fall or Spring, depending on the nature of the dissertation and the progress made by the candidate.
Admission with a Master’s Degree (Three-year program, 72 credit hours)
Curriculum
(Click here to skip to Program Sequence)PET Seminars & Readings = 21 credits
PET 745. Currciulum Development and Evaluation. 3 Hr.
PET 770 Motor Behavior Issues Seminar. 3Hr.
PET 785 Behavior Analysis. 3 Hr.
PET 791 Physical Activity and Health-related Fitness. 3Hr.
PET 791 Supervision. 3Hr.
PET 792 Directed Readings. 6 Hr.
Research & Statistics = 15 credits (examples of courses below)
Ed Psych. 612. Research Methods. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 613. Statistical Methods 1. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 614. Statistical Methods 2. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 711. Multivariate Methods 1. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 712. Multivariate Methods 2. 3 Hr.
Ed. Psych. 713. Designing Single Case Research. 3 Hr.
Cognate = 15 credits
Dissertation Seminar & Research = 21 credits
SEP 765 - Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
PET 798 - Dissertation II (9 credits)
PET 798 - Dissertation III (9 credits)
Research Benchmarks
1) Research Benchmark # 1 - Qualifying Exam
2) Research Benchmark # 2 - Article Submission #1 (Issues or data-based)
3) Research Benchmark # 3 - Article submission #2 (survey, pilot, or data-based)
4) Research Benchmark # 4 – Comprehensive Exams
5) Research Benchmark # 5 - Dissertation prospectus
6) Research Benchmark # 6 – Dissertation defense & article submission #3 (Based of dissertation findings).
Program Sequence
A. Year I
1). Fall I (9 credit hours)
PET 735 – Readings in PETE 1 (3 credits)
Ed Psych 613 – Statistics (3 credits)
PET – Seminar I (3 credits)2) Spring I (9 credit hours)
PET – Seminar II (3 credits)
PET 736 – Readings in PETE 2 (3 credits)
Ed Psych 614 – Statistics (3 credits)**Research Benchmark #1 - Qualifying Exam
3)Summer I (6 credit hours)
Cognate I – (3 credits)
Research/Statistics elective – (3 credits)
B. Year II
1) Fall II (9 credit hours)
PET – Seminar III (3 credits)
Ed Psych 711 - Multivariate 1
Cognate II – (3 credits)**Research Benchmark # 2 – Article Submission I
2)Spring II (12 credit hours)
PET – Seminar IV (3 credits)
SEP 765 Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
Research/Statistics elective (3 credits)
Cognate Area III (3 credits)3)Summer II (6 credit hours)
PET – Seminar V (3 credits)
Cognate area IV –V (6 credits)**Research Benchmark #3 – Comprehensive Exams
**Research Benchmark # 4 - Article Submission #2
C. Year III
1) Fall III (9 credit hours)
PET 798 - Dissertation (9 credits)
**Research Benchmark # 5 - Dissertation prospectus
2) Spring III 9 credits
PET 798 - Dissertation (9 credits)
**Research Benchmark # 6 – Dissertation defense & article submission #3 (Based of dissertation findings). Candidate may complete program Fall or Spring, depending on the nature of the dissertation and the progress made by the candidate.
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