Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

HPER

The primary responsibility of The Department of Health, Physical Education, & Recreation (HPER) is to prepare its majors to become highly qualified proficient communiversity leaders for the global marketplace. The department aims to provide disciplinary curricula that are relevant, diverse, and comprehensive for the acquiring a holistic knowledge base; for learning capable and situational leadership approaches; and for garnering scholarly, professional, and occupational skills. It also aims to provide opportunities for overall personal and intellectual development and growth by offering contemporary curricula and by offering a variety of instructional and methodical techniques and procedures in the course offerings of its respective degree programs. Furthermore, the department offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs with state, professional, and national accreditations. Possessing such accreditations of these individual degree programs enables the department to offer existing and prospective majors- locally, statewide, nationally, and internationally- a chance to achieve their individual, disciplinary goals and degrees in the department, and to ensure that their respective degrees have recognizable merit and approval both the world of higher education and in the world of work. Thus, majors and prospective majors of the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the department must have a responsive personality, be resourceful, have functional physical abilities, and be intellectually thirsty.

HPER Mission

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) aims to provide disciplinary curricula that are relevant, diverse, and comprehensive for the acquiring of a holistic knowledge base, for the learning of capable and situational leadership approaches, and for the grasping of effective professional or occupational skills. It also aims to provide opportunities for overall personal and academic development and growth by offering a variety of instructional and methodical designs in the course offering of its respective degree program, provide quality experience, association, and instruction that enable students to become holistic learners in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.

B.S. in Recreation

The undergraduate degree of the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) is the Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation. Students interested in pursuing a Recreation degree must:

Be admitted by Alcorn State University (ASU)
declare Recreation as their major;
complete all academic requirements of the University College for Excellence;
earn a “C” (2.00 above) in all the 300 and 400 level courses offered in the recreation curriculum
be a member of the department’s HPER Club
and satisfactorily pass the recreation, comprehensive examination.

B.S. in Sport Management

The undergraduate degree of the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) is the Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport Management. Students interested in pursuing a Sport Management degree must:

Be admitted by Alcorn State University (ASU)
declare Sport Management as their major;
complete all academic requirements of the University College for Excellence;
earn a “C” (2.00 above) in all the 300 and 400 level courses offered in the Sport Management curriculum
be a member of the department’s HPER Club
and satisfactorily pass the Sport Management, comprehensive examination.

Endorsement in Physical Education

1. Have to be admitted by Alcorn State University

2. Have to declare Physical Education and Health or only Physical Education as their endorsement

3. Have to complete all academic requirements of the general core

4. Have to earn a “C” (2.00 above) in all 300 and 400 level courses of the Physical Education and/or Health Curriculum

5. Have to pass Praxis I and II

6. Have to take 18 hours of health courses (only majors interested in both the Physical Education and Health endorsements

7. Have to be a member of the HPER Club.

8. Have to fulfill the requirements of the teacher education program

9. Have to pass the Physical Education and Health examination or Physical Education comprehensive examination.

M.S. In Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Athletic Administration & Coaching (Teaching License)

Students interested in pursuing the Master of Science in Education with an emphasis in Athletic Administration and Coaching must:

have earned an undergraduate degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above in their respective undergraduate curriculums;
have satisfied all admission requirements of the graduate school;
have a valid, permanent teacher license or have documentation of having passed both Praxis I and II;
maintain a cumulative GPA 3.00 in the curriculum of the degree program;
and satisfactorily pass the English Proficiency, Core Education, and Athletic Administration and Coaching Comprehensive Examinations.

M.S. in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Athletic Administration & Coaching (Non-Teaching License)

The Department of HPER offers the Master of Science Degree in Education with an emphasis in Physical Education non-teaching degree. Students interested in pursuing the master of science degree in education with an emphasis in Athletic Administration & Coaching must:

have an undergraduate degree with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of a “C” (2.50 or above) in their respective undergraduate curriculums;
have satisfied all admission requirements of the graduate school;
have a valid, permanent teacher license or have documentation of passing both Praxis I and II;
maintain a cumulative GPA 3.00 in the curriculum of the degree program;
and satisfactorily pass the English Proficiency, Core Education, and Physical Education Comprehensive Examinations.

M.S. in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in NCAA Compliance and APR Reporting (Non Teaching)

1. Must have a bachelor’s or an equivalent degree from an accredited College or University

2. Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate courses earned or a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.65 on all upper undergraduate courses earned

3. Must have satisfied all admission requirements of the graduate school

4. Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 in the degree program

5. Must have taken the GRE

6.Must pass the Core Education and Area Comprehensive Examinations