Physical Education Teacher Education, M.S.

College of Applied Human Sciences

Lead Healthy and Active Schools

The Physical Education Teacher Education degree from the College of Applied Human Sciences prepares teaching professionals to lead healthy and active schools or to work with students in community recreation centers or sports arenas. The curriculum is aligned with advanced teaching standards (Professional Knowledge, Practice and Leadership) established by the Society for Health and Physical Educators.

The Benefits to Choosing Our Program

• The Master of Science in Physical Education Teacher Education offered by the College of Applied Human Sciences is designed to prepare you to be a leader in the field of physical education and to positively affect the lives of today’s youth, helping them to reach their full potential.
  
• The curriculum is designed to meet the Advanced Teacher Education Standards from the Society of Health and Physical Educators. To meet these advanced standards, faculty use a contemporary, issues-based approach that enables students to immediately apply the educational theory and concepts learned in their own K-12 schools and communities.
  
• As a member of the Big XII Conference, West Virginia University is home to one of the nation’s premier college athletic programs. This backdrop provides you with access to a world-class network of physical education professionals including university faculty and staff, program alumni and organizational partners. Courses also afford frequent opportunities to build connections with your many colleagues in the program. Graduates become their own best resource!

The Physical Education Teacher Education master's degree prepares teaching professionals to lead healthy and active schools or to work with students in community recreation centers or sports arenas. All students will complete a curriculum that incorporates research methodology, instructional technology, assessment standards, motor development for special populations, principles of effective teaching, school physical activity, and supervision and advocacy. The unique sequencing of theoretical courses and applied labs allows teachers to apply concepts immediately with learners in their own K-12 classrooms.

The online courses in this program are taught by faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their fields. This is a non-licensure program in West Virginia, however, and does not provide initial teaching certification in physical education as it is based on national advanced teaching standards. Prior to enrolling in this program, students who are seeking a pathway to an initial teaching license are encouraged to check with their state departments of education to see if the plan of study meets their requirements for an alternative certification pathway (see the WVDE Alternative Certification Program as an example).

• Complete the  Online WVU Graduate Application
• Upload a current resume highlighting professional background, experience, and qualifications
  
• Write a  Professional Statement
• 1-2 written pages on professional goals and reasons for seeking admission
• Graduate degree-seeking applicants must send their official transcript from the undergraduate institution that granted the bachelor’s degree. 
• It is preferred that official transcripts be sent via an online, secure service such as  National Student Clearing House,  Parchment, or  eScrip-Safe to GraduateAdmissions@mail.wvu.edu. 
• Alternatively, sealed, untampered, physical official transcripts can be sent to: WVU Hub, P.O. Box 6004, Morgantown, WV 26506
• International applicants are required to submit a TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo score.

The Physical Education Teacher Education degree from the College of Applied Human Sciences prepares teaching professionals to lead healthy and active schools or to work with students in community recreation centers or sports arenas. Students who graduate from WVU Online with a Physical Education Teacher Education M.S. degree will prepare themselves for the following careers: