Physical Education and School Health, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Advising Notes

• Please contact Dr. Stefan Ward, Wards@cwu.edu, for an advising appointment.
• Non-teaching Majors Only:
  • Students must have a 2.85 GPA in their last 45 credits to be fully admitted into the PESH program.
  • Students must earn a grade of C or higher in each one of their required PESH classes.
  • Any Washington state DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) degree will satisfy all general education requirements.
  • Students are encouraged to complete a DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) before admission to the degree.
• Education Majors Only:
  • Students are encouraged to attempt a reading, writing and math basic skills test before transferring to CWU.  This can be met by the SAT, ACT or a WEST-B test attempt.
  • Any Washington state DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) degree will satisfy all general education requirements, but may not meet the Teacher Certification Program course pre-requisite requirements. Requirements can be found at Teacher Certification Program Admission.
  • Students are encouraged to complete a DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) before admission to the degree.
  • Students are required to have a 3.0 or higher transfer cumulative GPA or the last 45 graded quarter credits must be a 3.0 or higher GPA to be fully admitted to the Teacher Certification Program.
  • The PESH teaching program requires completion of either the Professional Education Program or the Secondary Education Program.
  • Candidates admitted into the School of Education Teacher Certification Program are required to pass all courses with a C or higher, maintain a GPA of 3.0, and successfully pass Student Teaching Secondary, EFC 470, and Pedagogy Capstone, EFC 460, or Student Teaching, EFC 480. 
• Major requirements may change over time; students will be expected to meet the catalog requirements in place at the time they are admitted to the major. Current catalog: https://catalog.acalog.cwu.edu/