Overview
Inspire today's youth to enjoy the benefits of an active and healthy life. Be a positive role model for people of all ages. Share your love of physical activity and fitness with upcoming generations. Become a leader and advocate for constructive change in the physical education profession by studying for the M.S.Ed. In physical education at SUNY Cortland. Your graduate-level course work is informed by the highest standards, including those of the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America), Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) and the New York State Learning Standards in Physical Education.
Choose from the following concentrations:
Adapted Physical Education
Coaching Pedagogy
Program Highlights
Beyond the graduate-level core courses in physical education, you'll explore topics that are specific to each concentration.
Coaching Pedagogy [COAP]
This concentration provides knowledge and skills that apply to both coaching and teaching physical education with an emphasis on teaching, research methodologies and applications of current technology. This is a hybrid program that combines online and on-campus course work over three consecutive summers. Topics include lifespan motor development, digital video analysis, sport skill analysis, sports conditioning, principles of coaching, behavior in sport and inclusive coaching methods and programs.
Career Potential
When you achieve the M.S.Ed. In physical education from SUNY Cortland, you'll be well prepared for a career as a physical education teacher or a coach or for positions that combine the two responsibilities.
Expected January, August 2025
School of Professional Studies
Professional Studies Building, Room 1175,
Cortland,
New Jersey,
13045, United States
Students must receive a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale)
GRE score of 275 (minimum) or MAT score of 375
They also must have the following requirements:
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language: IBT 79
IELTS International English Language Testing System: Band 6.5
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.