8VAC20-23-380. Health and physical education preK-12.
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in health and physical education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university 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: 3 semester hours;
b. Human anatomy, physiology, exercise physiology, and biomechanics of human movement: 9 semester hours;
c. General health and physical education theory, including curriculum design and development in health and physical education: 3 semester hours;
d. Instructional methods and skills for secondary physical education: 3 semester hours;
e. Concepts of motor learning, instructional methods, and skills for elementary physical education: 3 semester hours;
f. Instruction methods for elementary and secondary school health: 3 semester hours;
g. Health and physical education electives: 9 semester hours;
h. Instructional methods and strategies for adapted physical education: 3 semester hours;
i. Technology in health and physical education: 3 semester hours;
j. Principles of human nutrition: 3 semester hours; and
k. Assessment and evaluation in the content area: 3 semester hours.
Statutory Authority
§§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 24, eff. August 23, 2018.