Graduate School of Education
Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources
The Department of Health, Fitness, and
Recreation Resources in the Graduate School of Education
prepares students for careers in health-related education or
services. 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. The
M.S. in Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion prepares
professionals for advanced work in the field.
Faculty,
Anderson, Bever, Goodale, Hamilton, Johnson,
Kozlowski, Malloy, Miller, Norden, Rikard, Ruhling, Schack,
Shaffer, B. Wiggins, D. Wiggins, Woodland, Wright
Course Work
The department offers all course work designated
HEAL, PHED, and PRLS in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog. Lifelong fitness courses are offered for elective credit to George Mason students. These courses include PHED 108, 118, 140, 150, and 255.
Undergraduate Programs
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This degree prepares students for a career in teaching.
Teacher Licensure (Certification) in Physical Education with
Endorsement in Health Education
Degree Requirements
The degree requires a minimum of 123 credits with the
final semester devoted to student teaching. To enroll in
student teaching, students must have a minimum 2.500 GPA.
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Credits |
Language arts and culture
English: ENGL 101 and 302
Oral communication: COMM 100
Literature (200-level)
Humanities:
art, music, theater, philosophy (except logic),
religious studies, foreign language |
15
6
3
3
3
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Credits |
Behavioral and social sciences
HIST 121 or 122
Select from the following:
anthropology, economics, geography,
government, history, sociology, psychology
(must be from three different fields)
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12
3
9
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Credits |
Professional sequence
PHED 201, 202, 300, 303, 304, 306,
308, 365, 373,
375, 403, 404, 450
HEAL 220, 305, 310, 325, 330
PRLS 410, 460
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60
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Teacher Licensure (Certification)
This program in teacher education is accredited and
approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education and the Virginia State Department of Education.
To be considered for licensure, students must have
- completed or be in the process of
completing 60 credits, 6 of which must have been taken at
the university;
- earned a minimum GPA of 2.500 for the
most recently completed 60 credits of collegiate
course work;
- completed professional course work or be in
the process of completing EDUC 300 or 522; BIOL124 and 125; PHED 201, 202, 300, 303, 304, 306,
308, 365, 373, 375, 403, 404, 415, and 450;
- passed Praxis I and II exams by the end of
student teaching; and
- successfully completed HEAL 110, 205, 220,
305, 310, 325, 330 and PRLS 316, 410, and 460 courses.
Student Teaching Application
Student teaching applications are available from the
Department of Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources (at
Prince William and Fairfax) and the Office of Teacher
Education (Graduate School of Education, Robinson Hall).
Students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.500 during
their last 60 credits and in all professional courses (courses
with BIOL, EDUC, HEAL, PHED, or PRLS prefixes).
Application deadlines: For student teaching during the
fall semester February 1 (advisor), February 15 (Office
of Teacher Education); spring semester September 1
(advisor), September 15 (Office of Teacher Education).
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This degree prepares students for supervisory and
managerial careers in private and public recreation, health
education, park systems, and fitness and health promotion
agencies. Students must select one of two professional
concentrations: recreation resources management (22 credits) or
exercise science/health promotion (21 credits).
Students may also complete a certificate program in
environmental management (27 credits, see
Biology section) or in gerontology (24 credits, see "College of Nursing and
Health Science" chapter). 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.
Degree Requirements
The degree requires either a minimum of 121 credits
(exercise science/health promotion concentration) or 122
credits (recreation resources management concentration) with
one semester devoted to an internship (12 credits, which is
graded as Pass/Fail).
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Credits |
Language arts and culture
ENGL 101 and 302
COMM 100
Literature (200 level)
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12
6
3
3
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Credits |
Science
CS 103
BIOL*
* Exercise science/health promotion
concentration requires BIOL 124 and 125 (8).
Recreation resources management concentration
requires either BIOL 103 (4) and BIOL 104 (4)
or BIOL 213 (4) and either BIOL 303 or 304 (4).
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11
3
8-10
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Credits |
Required courses
HEAL 205, 220, 323, 450
PHED 303
PRLS 310, 410, 415, 450, 460
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31
13
3
15
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Credits |
Professional concentrations
Recreation resources management
PRLS 210, 315, 317, 402, 405, 501, 526
or
Exercise science/health promotion
HEAL 330, 430
PHED 300, 304, 365, 410, 450
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22
21
6
15
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Graduate Programs
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This program prepares professionals in the fields of
health and physical education, fitness, and health
promotion/disease prevention to either pursue advanced academic training
(doctoral program) or more adequately serve their communities.
Admission Requirements
In addition to fulfilling graduate admission
requirements, the applicant must
- submit three letters of recommendation;
- provide transcripts of all college course work;
- forward Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores to George Mason University;
- 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
- 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 credits, constitute
the degree requirements:
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Credits |
Core
EFHP 606 Foundations of Exercise, Fitness,
and Health Promotion
EFHP 610 Advanced Exercise Physiology
EFHP 611 Fitness Assessment:
Theory and Practice
EFHP 614 Advanced Exercise Nutrition
EFHP 618 Exercise and Sport Psychology
EFHP 623 Research Design and
Statistical Reasoning
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18
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Electives
6 credits (thesis option) or 12 credits
(nonthesis option)
Thesis Option
- 18 credits compose the core
- 6 credits compose the electives
- 6 credits compose the thesis
Students choosing to do a thesis must recruit an
advisor to supervise thesis work and lead the thesis
committee. The advisor 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 advisor. The graduate coordinator
appoints two members to the thesis committee, one of whom
may be outside the program, on the basis of
recommendations from the student and thesis advisor.
Nonthesis Option
- 18 credits compose the core
- 12 credits compose the electives
Students who choose the 12-credit electives option
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.
The Distance Learning Program offers
correspondence courses to equip journey-level employees engaged
in national forest lands management and natural resource
recreation management with technical expertise. A
growing population with enhanced appreciation for the outdoors
and interest in natural resource based recreation has had a
significant impact on public lands and has intensified
the demands on national forests. Simultaneously, the
expertise required to plan and manage lands and natural resource
recreation programs has increased while the number of
skilled employees has decreased. These courses are designed to
help meet staff development of the Forest Service employees
and other public land managers.
Interactive electronic options such as the Internet,
interactive CD, and video are being developed to enhance the
means of conveying this vital information. The courses are
rigorously designed to give lands and recreation resource
managers the latest information on philosophy, law,
regulation, policy, and research results (or findings) to increase
and maintain professional competencies. Courses are
divided into two series, National Forest Lands Management
and Natural Resource Recreation Management, with
seven courses in each series. The National Forest Lands
Management series combines elements of natural resource
management with lands program management. The
Natural Resource Recreation Management series combines
elements of natural resource management with recreation
planning and management. Completion of all courses in the Lands
or Recreation series is recognized with a certificate from
the chief of the Forest Service.
An open enrollment policy allows registration at any
time during the year. Enrollment via the Internet is available
at dlp.gmu.edu. Each course should be completed in six
months. Submitting an extension request and payment of an
extension fee ($100) entitles an additional sixmonth extension
to complete a course. Extension fees are required for each
course. Students not completing courses within 12 months will
be withdrawn. The program recommends enrollment in
one course at a time.
A study guide is provided for each course that is
available in the correspondence format. Study guides contain
instructional units that detail course objectives, identify
required and optional reading assignments, and provide
course material. Following each instructional unit are review
questions, which must be completed and submitted to the
Distance Learning Program office before taking the final
exam. Answers are reviewed and returned along with
suggestions about further study and review to prepare for the final exam.
Courses enhanced electronically require a computer
and modem capable of accessing the Internet and the
most uptodate version of Netscape or Internet Explorer.
Courses available on the Internet contain course objectives,
identify required and optional reading, and provide assignments
and the necessary course material; however, they are
designed with interactive elements that must be completed and
submitted before completion of the course. PRLS 542
Foundations of Federal Land Management is required before
taking all other Distance Learning Program courses.
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The Department of Health, Fitness, and Recreation
Resources also offers a concentration in recreation resources
management in the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
program. It is designed for practicing professionals and
students seeking advanced careers in the field of recreation and
natural resources management. This 36-hour degree
program immerses students in the latest theories, policies, laws,
and research related to managing the use of public lands for
recreation. For more information, see the Interdisciplinary
Studies section in the "College of Arts and Sciences" chapter.
For More Information
Direct questions to William Woodland, national training
coordinator, Lands and Recreation, (703) 993-8302, or send
email to wwoodlan/wo@fs.fed.us or wwoodlan@gmu.edu; or
to Susan Beale, administrative assistant, (703) 993-8301,
or send e-mail to sbeale/wo@fs.fed.us or to
sbeale@gmu.edu, or fax to (703) 993-8300.
George Mason University:1999-2000 University Catalog: Catalog Index: Graduate School of Education: Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources
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