Healthful Living & Fitness Education

Demonstrate breadth of general knowledge, as well as depth of knowledge in the selected discipline area necessary for effective instructional decision making.

Adapt instruction to the developmental and learning needs of individuals, including children and adolescents with special needs and students from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Establish a classroom climate conducive to the learning, social, and emotional needs of children and adolescents and demonstrate effective teaching including positive results for student learning, self-reflection and appropriate professional dispositions.

Choose appropriate objectives consistent with state and local curriculum guidelines, the learning needs of students, and the standards established by learned societies.

Use technology to enhance teaching and learning experiences and employ and analyze appropriate assessments and evaluative procedures.

• Completed online application.
  • Fall Deadline: April 1
  • Spring Deadline: October 15
• Non-refundable $80 application fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to UNCW).
• Official high school (secondary school) transcript, translated into English (translation must be certified).
• Translated transcripts from institutions attended beyond secondary school.
  • If the applicant wishes to receive academic credit, these transcripts (unless from a U.S. institution) must be evaluated by an accredited credential evaluation service. The applicant must choose a company that belongs to the National Association of Credential Evaluators (NACES).
• TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, or Pearson Test of English score unless:
  • English is applicant's native language.
  • Applicant has completed 2 college-level courses in English composition at a U.S. college or university with a grade of B or higher.
  • A student successfully completes Level 4 in UNCW's ESL program.