

Health and Physical Education
Great Health and Physical Education teachers are multifaceted—they change the lives of their students through highlighting fitness, health and wellness, and leadership. Earning an LVC Health and Physical Education degree will lead you to a rewarding teaching career with additional opportunities to become a head athletic coach, fitness instructor, health teacher, or athletic director. You will get into the classroom during your first year and gain over 200 hours of field experience before your student teaching semester.
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LVC’s Health and Physical Education program prepares you to be a well-rounded teacher through classes that enable you to become knowledgeable about classroom management, anatomy and physiology, adaptive physical education, health promotion and fitness management, long- and short-range planning, ethical standards, professional development, and working with students of all abilities and backgrounds. You’ll develop the skills and knowledge to be a teacher, coach, and eventually, an administrator if that is your chosen path.
Our Health and Physical Education majors are prepared to enter various careers, including:
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Health and Physical Education Teacher – K–12 and College
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Public Health Educator
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Graduate Student
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Community/Commercial Recreation Director
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Fitness Consultant
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Professional Sports Referee/Judge/Umpire
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Coach – Middle, High School, College, and Club Sports
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Personal Trainer
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Athletic Director/Trainer
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Corporate Fitness Instructor
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Human Kinetics Specialist
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Strength and Conditioning Coach