A student majoring in physical education chooses one emphasis from the following: sport management/fitness, teacher certification, or athletic training. A physical education major prepares the student for such professional experiences as managing fitness settings, personal fitness training, teaching physical education, and athletic training. The physical education teacher must pursue an additional teaching major. The athletic trainer completes all of the internship requirements of the National Athletic Training Association. In addition, the student needs to achieve a satisfactory score on the NATA accrediting examination in order to be an accredited athletic trainer.
Secondary Education Course Requirements Teachers are certified for secondary schools when completing a teaching major or endorsement in one of the following areas: art, biology, business principles, chemistry, English, English/language arts, French, German, history, mathematics, music, natural science, physical science, political science, social science, Spanish, speech communication and theatre, and theatre and drama.
Additional requirements include:
- Complete seven courses in Education at the 200-400 level
- Complete the special methods requirement in each of the teaching majors
- Complete the cognate in Information Science and Technology
- Attain a 3.00 GPA in education courses, 2.80 GPA in teaching major, and 2.80 cumulative GPA
- Receive the recommendation of the Teacher Education Committee
- Complete 12 graduate credits in the summer immediately following graduation and prior to certification.
A second teaching major or endorsement is required when majoring in the following: Biology, Business Principles, Chemistry, English, French, German, History, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Spanish, Speech Communication, and Theatre.
A computer science teaching endorsement or coaching endorsement may be added to the teaching majors. See the requirements listed under Information Science and Technology.
Accreditation
The Doane College Teacher Education Program is accredited by the North Central Association, the State of Nebraska and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Memberships
Doane College and the Teacher Education Division are members of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), Nebraska Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (NACTE); Nebraska Council for Teacher Education (NCTE); Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE); and the Nebraska Network for Educational Renewal (NeNER).