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Graduate Certificate Physical Activity and Physical Education at Arizona State University

Arizona State University, United States

Programme overview

The microcertificate program in physical activity and physical education equips you to design and assess physical activity programs, and it prepares you for teaching roles in pre-K-12 physical education as well as for instructional and leadership positions in physical education and activity in other settings. You develop the knowledge and skills necessary to create, implement and evaluate physical education and activity programs in schools, community centers and related environments.

Faculty: Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation  |  Department: Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Spring  |  Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

Required Core (9 credit hours) PPE 550 Physical Education for the Elementary School (3) PPE 555 Physical Education in the Secondary School (3) PPE 586 Physical Activity Leadership in Schools (3)

Career pathways

Graduates of this program can pursue school-based, community and organizational, and higher education and outreach careers. They find leadership opportunities in nonprofits; parks and recreation departments; before or after school programs, such as YMCAs and Boys & Girls Clubs; and children and youth sports camps.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admissions application and application fee official transcripts personal statement professional resume proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Intake: Spring

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