Liberal Arts and Sciences: Physical Education
The Physical Education program is designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university. The curriculum emphasizes professionalism, sportsmanship, health awareness and extracurricular athletics activities. Graduates are prepared to:
- Write and develop a lesson plan
- Demonstrate and develop leadership skills
- Analyze individual athletic skills and correct common errors
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of history, rules and strategies
- Instruct and demonstrate athletic skills
Love sports? If a career in coaching or teaching phys ed interests you, this program prepares you for transfer to a four-year college to pursue your goal.
Transfer Information
Students have transferred to colleges and universities such as Syracuse, Penn State, Adelphi, Hofstra, Rhode Island, SUC at Cortland, Ithaca, Springfield and Bowling Green. Past Herkimer graduates are currently employed as full-time teachers and coaches at high schools and colleges throughout New York State and beyond.
Download the program page, as published in the 2009-2011 College Catalog