Academics

Curriculum

Course requirements for each major within Sport Professions follow. When you begin your work within a major at Newbery College, you will be assigned an advisor who specializes in your area and who will work with you closely to support your academic success and help you meet all requirements for an on-time graduation.

Some of the courses required for the different major concentrations may have prerequisites that require additional course work; some of the prerequisites may be used to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements. All Sport Professions majors must satisfy requirements of the Newberry College Core. Participation in a varsity sport may satisfy Area G of the Core.

Physical Education/Leisure Services (54 hours)

  • 44 hours: PHE 115, 117, 181, 201, 207, 211, 229, 242, 244, 302, 325, 431, 451, and 495
  • 3 hours: COM 121 or ENG 242
  • 4 hours: BIO 101, 121, or 130 (Students are encouraged to take BIO 101, 121, or 130 for the Core Requirement in Laboratory Science.)
  • 3 hours: SOC 101
  • Strongly Recommended Course: SOC 308 (3 hours)

Physical Education/Sport Management (60 hours)

  • 33 hours: PHE 181, 229, 242, 325, 333, 382, 431, 442, 451, and 495
  • 3 hours: ACC 210
  • 6 hours: BUA 220 and 260
  • 3 hours: BUA 210 or 361 or 462
  • 6 hours: ECO 210 and 220
  • 6 hours: COM 110 and three hours of Communications electives
  • 3 hours: MAT 200 or SSC 230
  • Recommended Elective: PHE 395
  • ECO 210 may meet Core Curriculum requirements, History and Social Sciences, Area E.
  • MAT 200 may meet Core Curriculum requirements, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Area D.

Physical Education/Teacher Certification (40 hours + Education hours)
The Physical Education/Teacher Certification concentration is designed to prepare students for teaching careers in Physical Education. The requirements lead to South Carolina Teacher Certification for grades
PK-12 in Physical Education. The 40-hour concentration requires the following.

  • 36 hours: PHE 115, 117, 201, 207, 210, 244, 255, 302, 325, 424, 430, 440
  • 4 hours: BIO 215 or 216

Candidates should take EDU 224 and 230 during their freshman year, and EDU 232 during the first semester of the sophomore year. These classes are prerequisites for admittance to the Teacher Education Program and all other 300- and 400-level education courses. Schedules for transfer students will be considered on an individual basis. In addition to passing EDU 224, 230, and 224 with at least a C, all candidates must pass or exempt Praxis I reading, writing, and mathematics tests, and apply for and be admitted into the Teacher Education Program.

  • Candidates are encouraged to take BIO 101 or 121 for the Core Requirement in Laboratory Science, Area D-1, and must earn a grade of C or better in order to meet the prerequisite for BIO 215 or 216.
  • Additional required Education courses include EDU 300, 341 or 342, 382, 455, 480, and 483.
  • All candidates will complete a minimum of 108 hours of field experience in a public school prior to student teaching.

Curriculum