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Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources

• Undergraduate Programs
  • Introduction
  • Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Resources Programs
    • Faculty
    • B.S.Ed. in Physical Education
    • Teacher Licensure (Certification) in Physical Education with Endorsement in Health Education
      • Degree Requirements
      • Sample Schedule for B.S.Ed. in Physical Education with Health Endorsement
    • Teacher Licensure (Certification)
    • Student Teaching Application
    • B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources
      • Degree Requirements
      • Sample Schedule for B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources--Health Promotion/Exercise Science Specialization
      • Sample Schedule for B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources--Recreation Resources Management Specialization
• Graduate Program
  • Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion, M.S.
    • Admission Requirements
    • Degree Requirements
    • Thesis
    • Non-Thesis

Undergraduate Programs

The undergraduate Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources Programs at George Mason University prepare students in a variety of academic fields. The B.S.Ed. in Physical Education prepares students for a career in teaching (K-12) in either public or private schools. The B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources prepares students for supervisory and management careers in private and public recreation, health education, park systems, and fitness and health promotion agencies.

Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources Programs

Faculty

B.S.Ed. in Physical Education

Teacher Licensure (Certification) in Physical Education with Endorsement in Health Education

Degree Requirements
The degree requires a minimum of 121 total credit hours with the final semester devoted to student teaching. To enroll in student teaching, students must have a 2.5 or higher GPA in the major.

Semester Hours
Language Arts and Culture	15
English: ENGL 101 and 302	6
Oral Communication: COMM 100	3
Literature (200-level)	3
Humanities: art, music, theater, philosophy (except logic), religious studies	3
Behavioral and Social Sciences	12
HIST 121 or 122	3
Select 9 hours from the following: anthropology, economics, geography, government, history, sociology, psychology (must be from 3 different fields)	9
Required Courses	21
BIOL 124, 125	8
MATH or CS	3
HEAL 110	3
HEAL 205	4
PRLS 316	3
Professional Sequence	55
PHED 300, 303, 304, 306, 308, 365, 373, 375, 403, 404, 450
HEAL 220, 305, 310, 325, 330
PRLS 410, 460
Methods	18
Either EDUC 300 or 522 (3) PHED 415 (15)	18
Total Hours	121

Sample Schedule for B.S.Ed. in Physical Education with Health Endorsement
First Semester ENGL 101 COMM 100 (art, music, theater, or philosophy) Choice of ANTH, ECON, GEOG, GOVT, HIST HIST 121 Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15	Second Semester ENGL (200 level) Choice of ANTH, ECON, GEOG, GOVT, HIST SOCI 101 or PSYC 100 MATH or CS 103 HEAL 110 Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15
Third Semester BIOL 124 HEAL 220 PHED 303 HEAL 330 PRLS 316 Total Hours	4 3 3 3 3 16	Fourth Semester BIOL 125 HEAL 205 PHED 304 PHED 306 Total Hours	4 4 3 3 14
Fifth Semester HEAL 325 ENGL 302 PHED 300 PHED 308 PHED 373 Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15	Sixth Semester PHED 365 PHED 375 HEAL 310 PRLS 460 PHED 403 Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15
Seventh Semester HEAL 305 PHED 404 PRLS 410 PHED 450 EDUC 300 or 522 Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15	Eighth Semester PHED 415 Total Hours	15 15

Teacher Licensure (Certification)

1. Have completed or be in the process of completing 60 semester hours, 6 of which must have been taken at the university, before applying.

2. Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher for the most recently completed 60 hours of collegiate work and for the professional GPA.

3. For the professional GPA the student must have completed or be in the process of completing: a. Either 300 or 522; BIOL 124 and 125; PHED 300, 303, 304, 306, 308, 365, 373, 375, 403, 404, and 450

4. Physical education students must take the PRAXIS I battery during their junior year. The Specialty Examination of the PRAXIS II must be taken during the term in which Student Teaching is taken.

Student Teaching Application

1. Student teacher applications are available from the Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources Office (at Prince William and Fairfax) and the Office of Teacher Education (Graduate School of Education, Robinson Hall).

2. Students must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or above during their last 60 hours and in all professional courses (courses with PHED, HEAL, PRLS, or EDUC prefixes).

3. Application Deadlines: For student teaching during the fall semester--February 1 (adviser), February 15 (Office of Teacher Education); spring semester--September 1 (adviser), September 15 (Office of Teacher Education).

4. Students should have completed all required course work for the degree prior to their student teaching semester.

B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources

Students may also complete a minor or one of two certificate programs: Certificate in Environmental Management (27 hours, see Biology section) or Certificate in Gerontology (24 hours, see School of Nursing section). Students interested in the Environmental Management certificate should take BIOL 213 and either BIOL 303 or 304; students interested in the Gerontology certificate should take BIOL 124 and 125. Courses designated HEAL, PHED, and PRLS are offered by program faculty.

Degree Requirements

The degree requires either a minimum of 121 hours (Health Promotion/Exercise Science specialization) or 122 hours (Recreation Resources Management specialization) with one semester devoted to an internship (12 hours, which is graded as Pass/Fail).

Semester Hours
Language Arts and Culture	12
ENGL 101 and 302	6
COMM 100	3
Literature (200 level)	3
Social and Behavioral Science	19
PSYC 100	3
GOVT 103	3
ECON 103	3
GOVT 241	3
SOCI 101	3
SOCI 221	4
Science	11-13
CS 103	3
BIOL Health Promotion/Exercise Science specialty must take BIOL 124 and 125 (8). Recreation Resources Management specialty may take either BIOL 103 (4) and BIOL 104 (4) or BIOL 213 (4) and either BIOL 303 or 304 (4).	8-10
Required Courses	31
HEAL 205, 220, 323, 450	13
PHED 303	3
PRLS 310, 410, 415, 450, 460	15
Professional Specializations Recreation Resources Management PRLS 210, 315, 317, 402, 405, 501, 526	22
or Health Promotion/Exercise Science	21
HEAL 330, 430	6
PHED 300, 304, 365, 410, 450	15
Internship	12
Electives	15
Total Hours	121-122

Sample Schedule for B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources--Health Promotion/ Exercise Science Specialization
First Semester ENGL 101 COMM 100 ECON 103 HEAL 205 PSYC 100 Total Hours	3 3 3 4 3 15	Second Semester ENGL (200-level literature) SOCI 101 CS 103 GOVT 103 SOCI 221 Total Hours	3 3 3 3 4 16
Third Semester BIOL 124 HEAL 220 PHED 303 GOVT 241 Elective Total Hours	4 3 3 3 3 16	Fourth Semester BIOL 125 PHED 304 PHED 365 PRLS 310 ENGL 302 Total Hours	4 3 3 3 3 16
Fifth Semester HEAL 330 PHED 300 PRLS 415 HEAL 323 Elective Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15	Sixth Semester PHED 410 HEAL 450 PRLS 410 PRLS 460 Elective Total Hours	3 3 3 3 3 15
Seventh Semester HEAL 430 PRLS 450 PHED 450 Electives Total Hours	3 3 3 6 15	Eighth Semester HEAL 490 Total Hours	12 12

Sample Schedule for B.S. in Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources--Recreation Resources Management Specialization
First Semester ENGL 101 COMM 100 HEAL 205 SOCI 101 PRLS 210 Total Hours	3 3 4 3 3 16	Second Semester SOCI 221 PSYC 100 CS 103 GOVT 103 PRLS 310 Total Hours	4 3 3 3 16
Third Semester BIOL 103 or 213 ENGL (200 level) HEAL 220 ECON 103 PRLS 317 Total Hours	4 3 3 3 3 16	Fourth Semester BIOL 104, 303, or 304 HEAL 323 PHED 303 GOVT 241 PRLS 315 Total Hours	4 3 3 3 3 16
Fifth Semester ENGL 302 PRLS 402 PRLS 405 PRLS 415 Elective Total Hours	3 3 4 3 3 16	Sixth Semester PRLS 410 PRLS 460 HEAL 450 Electives Total Hours	3 3 3 6 15
Seventh Semester PRLS 490 Total Hours	12 12	Eighth Semester PRLS 450 PRLS 501 PRLS 526 Electives Total Hours	3 3 3 6 15

Graduate Program

Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion, M.S.

Admission Requirements
In addition to fulfilling Graduate Council admission requirements, the applicant must:

1. Submit three letters of recommendation;

2. Provide transcripts of all college course work;

3. Forward Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) scores to George Mason University;

4. Submit a written goals statement (500-1,000 words) explaining how study in the M.S. in Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion program relates to the applicant's educational and career plans; and

5. Have completed undergraduate courses in human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, exercise physiology, and kinesiology.

Applicants who do not meet the above requirements may be offered provisional or nondegree status in accordance with general regulations of the Graduate Council.

Admission decisions are made whenever applicants' files are complete. Candidates may enroll in any term during the following year, although fall enrollment is recommended given the course sequence.

Degree Requirements
The following courses, totaling 30 credit hours, constitute the degree requirements:

Semester Hours
Core	18
EFHP 606 Foundations of Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion	3
EFHP 610 Advanced Exercise Physiology	3
EFHP 611 Fitness Assessment: Theory and Practice	3
EFHP 614 Advanced Exercise Nutrition	3
EFHP 618 Exercise and Sport Psychology	3
EFHP 623 Research Design and Statistical Reasoning	3
Electives [6 credit hours (thesis option) or 12 credit hours (non-thesis option)] Option Selection [Students choose either one or the other]: Thesis Option (1) 18 credit hours compose the core (2) 6 credit hours compose the electives Non-Thesis Option (1) 18 credit hours compose the core (2) 12 credit hours compose the electives

Thesis
Students choosing to do a thesis must recruit an adviser to supervise thesis work and chair the thesis committee. The adviser must be a member of the Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion graduate faculty. Students may not register for thesis credit until a proposal has been approved by the graduate coordinator after consulting with the thesis adviser. The graduate coordinator will appoint two members to the thesis committee, one of whom may be outside the program, based on recommendations from the student and thesis adviser.

Non-Thesis
Students who choose the 12 credit hours electives option will complete a written comprehensive examination during the semester or summer at the conclusion of which they expect all course requirements for the degree to be completed.