Health and Physical Education Minors

Health and Physical Education PreK-12 The Virginia State University PreK-12 teaching program is state approved through the Virginia Department of Education and accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and prepares teacher candidates to teach health and physical education from Pre-kindergarten through 12th grades.

In addition to core curricular class preparation, students also receive extensive preparation in elementary and secondary pedagogy classes, and certification opportunities from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and United States Tennis Association. Student are also regularly involved in community service activities in surrounding school divisions.

Recreation
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HPER's Recreation minor offers a general study of physical recreation, focusing on the introductory aspects of a career in athletics.

Pre-K
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Students participating in the PreK-12 HPER Teacher Preparation Program must complete competency tests assigned from the Commonwealth of Virginia. These core assessments include the VCLA and Core math assessment as well as the Praxis2.

Public Health
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The minor in Public Health is designed for students who wish to gain knowledge and skills for employment and graduate study in the field of public health.
Dance
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The Dance minor prepares students for a number of diverse employment opportunities in dance. Students may be employed as performers in a range of professional dance companies, public and private schools, colleges, private studios, and drama departments.
Sports Management
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The Sport Management minor prepares students for careers as entrepreneurs, producers, advertisers, public relations specialists, fund developers, event managers, consultants, and sports researchers.

Health Science
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The Health Science minor is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop competencies that will prepare them for careers and graduate work in allied health fields.