Oct 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Curriculum and Instruction in Physical Education, M.A.


This program is designed to provide advanced preparation in K-12 physical education curriculum and instruction.  Students complete a capstone project, which includes a comprehensive exam, as their culminating experience.  Students select an area of emphasis (Track), either K-12 Physical Education or Adapted Physical Education (APE).

 Admission Requirements: 

  • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in Kinesiology/Physical Education or the equivalent; 

If a prospective graduate student has a baccalaureate degree in a field other than Kinesiology or Physical Education, he/she may be required to take prerequisite or foundational upper-division undergraduate coursework in Kinesiology. Students must consult with the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and/or major advisor before enrolling in foundational courses. The courses, which vary depending on the student’s academic background and Option, may be taken at CSULB or another college/university. All foundational coursework must be completed prior to Advancement to Candidacy.

  • An overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or better and an upper division Kinesiology/Physical Education major GPA of 2.75 or better;
  • A passing score on the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) or comparable test. 

Degree Requirements


This program is designed to provide advanced preparation in K-12 physical education curriculum and instruction.   The degree requires the completion of 36 units for the MA.  

Elective courses: General Physical Education (GPE) Track


Complete four of the following elective courses (12 units):

  • Three post-bac tch ed. (9 units total) 
    • (qualifying courses: EDSE 435, EDSE 436, EDSE 457, EDSS 450P)

Elective Courses: Adapted Physical Education (APE) Track


Complete four of the following elective courses (12 units):

  • Three post-bac tch ed. (9 units total) 
    • (qualifying courses: EDSE 435, EDSE 436, EDSE 457, EDSS 450P)

Complete at least seventy percent (70%) of the minimum units required for the program of study in courses at the 500/600 level, including double numbered courses.


Culminating Activity:


Students must achieve a passing score in a oral examination of their written capstone project within the 3-unit required course: