The Health and Physical Education, K-12 (BS) degree at Appalachian State University prepares students for teaching careers in physical education and/or health education. The program promotes the development of highly qualified professionals who will advance the fitness, psychomotor, cognitive and affective learning of school-aged children.

In this program, you?ll be taught by faculty in the renowned Reich College of Education and the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education so you learn from experts in both aspects of the curriculum. Students completing the program graduate with a K-12 Health and Physical Education professional educator?s license.

Appalachian has a longstanding tradition in teacher preparation, offering many opportunities to engage in progressively complex authentic teaching opportunities before you graduate. You?ll also participate in service-learning, which expands your education while benefiting the local community.