Teaching Concentration

The teaching licensure for the Physical and Health Education programs are combined in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Students planning on a career as a health and physical education teacher must major in physical education and must also complete courses in health to become licensed in K-12.

Students must complete:

-         50 hours of General Education requirements

-         16-18 hours of Physical Education Foundations

-         12 hours of Physical Education General Content

-          12 hours of a Health Concentration

-         19 hours of a Physical Education Concentration

-         21 hours of a Professional Education Concentration.

Upon completion of all classes and student teaching, and providing that the student has at least a 2.5 GPA, the student will receive a Bachelor of Science degree and will receive their license to teach.

The department of Exercise, Sport, and Health Education at Radford University prepares individuals for leadership roles in a variety of programs. The Physical and Health Education teaching program in Radford Virginia needs your support.  If you are a high school senior, college freshman, transfer student, or an undecided major you should look into our program.

The nation also needs you because the worst teaching shortage ever is amongst us.  We have a graying teacher workforce that is nearing retirement and a great need for college educated students to be the replacements. The result will be a historic turnover in the teaching profession where half the teachers who will be in public school classrooms 10 years from now have not even been hired yet.

Start your college experience with us.  By planting your seed in our department you can watch it grow for a lifetime.