Doctor of Philosophy: Adapted Physical Activity

 General Requirements and Information 

It is highly recommended that all students entering this specialization have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience.

Each doctoral candidate will present and complete a research project in at least two classes taken in the Adapted Physical Activity Core area. The presentation and research project will be evaluated with the departmental Adapted Physical Activity presentation or scholarship rubric form within each class.

Requirements:

1. Information throughout this program will be used as artifacts in a Live-text e-portfolio and matched with the general departmental, Adapted Physical Activity emphasis, and suggested national APA competencies (Jansma & Surburg, 1995).

2. Students will have the opportunity to take Statistics/Research comprehensive exams after completion of 15 hours of their required statistical research tools within their program (i.e., 5033, 5043, 6143, FAM SC #).  The student will sit for their statistical/research design portion of their class comprehensive exams no later than the completion for the first 60 hours.

3. We identify that our graduates are highly qualified teacher scholars in the area of Adapted Physical Activity.

 Basic KINS Requirements (22 hrs) 

• KINS 5033 Applied Statistical Principles or equivalent
• KINS 6043 Statistical Inference or equivalent
• KINS 6143 Research Design
• KINS 6111 Seminar in Kinesiology (taken 3 times for a total of 3 credit hours)
• KINS 6811 Independent Study – minimum of 4 hours taken during dissertation
• KINS 6983 & 6993 Dissertation I & II

 Second Research Tool (9 hrs) 

• SOCI 6203 Seminar on Research Methods
• FS 6793 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Family Science
• PSY 6863 Qualitative Research Methods & Program Evaluation

 Adapted/Developmental Physical Education Specialization Core (15 hrs) 

• KINS 5603 Growth and Perceptual Motor Development
• KINS 5843 Issues and Trend in Adapted Physical Activity and Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS)**
• KINS 5853 Assessment in Adapted Physical Education*
• KINS 5863 Pedagogy in Adapted Physical Education**
• KINS 5793 Enhancing Behavior and Performance in Physical Education**

 Required Pedagogy Core (9 hrs) 

• KINS 5263 Systematic Observation in Physical Education and Sport
• KINS 5783 Learning and Teaching Styles in Physical Education***
• KINS 6913 College/University Pedagogy* (3 x 1 credit)

 Adapted Physical Activity Electives (9+ hrs) 

• KINS 5903 Exercise Physiology for Special Population
• KINS 5913 Grantsmanship
• KINS 5923 Administration, Consultation, and Service Delivery in Public School APE*
• KINS 5873 Adapted Aquatics
• KINS  6133 Professional Internship
• KINS  6853 Practicum: Advanced Assessment in Adapted Physical Education

 Minor/Related Area (18 hrs) 

Select minor/related area based on professional interest and/or proposed dissertation topic with the approval of advisory committee.  The basic requirement is that 2 of the courses within the minor/related area must be at the 6000 level or at the 5000 level and require a presentation and a scholarly project which will be evaluated by the Adapted Physical Activity presentation or scholarship rubric form within each class.

 Contact Us 

Send enquiries related to the Ph.D. program in Adapted PE to Dr Ron French.