Teaching is both rewarding and challenging. Health and physical education teachers need to be physically fit and active, have good communication skills, and be able to effectively manage a learning environment. These skills allow students to have fun while learning fitness and health concepts, lifetime fitness activities, and movement and sports skills.
Offered: On Campus
Credit Hours: 124-126
Est. Time to Complete: 4 Years
Department: Department of Science
96%
Job/Graduate School Placement Rate
1:1
tutoring, academic advising, and career coaching
Program Highlights
Learn at Minot State
We prepare students to apply to the teacher education program and take Praxis tests. Selected core classes prepare you with teaching methods for lifetime fitness, leisure and recreation, fitness and weight training, sports activity, and adapted physical education.
Class Size
Minot State’s small classroom sizes allow you to experience valuable one-on-one interaction with professors and participate in practical collaboration with your classmates.
Student Teaching Experience
Physical education majors are required to complete 16 weeks of student teaching. As a student teacher, you will be responsible, as much as is appropriate, for the cooperating teacher’s classroom.
Careers & Outcomes
65K
Median annual salary for high school teachers
→ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Top Careers
- School Teachers
- Coaches and Scouts
- Exercise Trainers
- Group Fitness Instructors
- Special Education Teachers
Questions? We're Here to Help
Office of Enrollment Services
701-858-3350
1-800-777-0750 ext 3350
askmsu@minotstateu.edu
Kelsey Higginson
Assistant Professor
701-858-3896
kelsey.higginson@minotstateu.edu
Additional Program Information
Teacher education programs at Minot State are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP).
Minot State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
