{"id":7627,"date":"2024-03-21T18:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-health-human-services\/?p=7627"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:20:21","slug":"nau-launches-pathway-to-arizona-physical-education-teaching-certification-the-nau-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-health-human-services\/news\/nau-launches-pathway-to-arizona-physical-education-teaching-certification-the-nau-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU launches pathway to Arizona Physical Education Teaching Certification | The NAU Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many physical education teachers in Arizona and throughout the country have a bachelor\u2019s degree in a field other than physical education and are teaching under an emergency or temporary credential. These PE teachers may be required by their school district to secure their PE teaching certificate within a certain timeframe. NAU\u2019s fully online program gives them the opportunity to complete the required coursework for a teaching certificate while continuing to teach.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Physical Education Pathway to Standard AZ Certification (PEPC) is eligible for the\u00a0Arizona Teachers Academy\u00a0(ATA) program, which covers all remaining tuition and mandatory fees after other grants and tuition waivers have been applied. To receive the ATA scholarship, individuals must commit to one year of teaching in an Arizona public school for each year they receive the scholarship.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis program addresses a huge need in public education today: there are simply not enough physical education teachers. Through PEPC, we can help individuals who have their bachelor\u2019s degree in another field efficiently and conveniently get their Arizona PE teaching credential,\u201d said PEPC program director&nbsp;<strong>Steve Palmer<\/strong>. \u201cChildren deserve to have knowledgeable and passionate PE teachers who are effective at managing a class and at teaching children the skills needed to become and remain physically active for life. This program makes that happen while allowing the teachers themselves to graduate with little to no debt thanks to the Arizona Teachers Academy program.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those not teaching physical education but still interested in PE certification, NAU has options. Learn more at\u00a0nau.edu\/health-sciences\/physical-education.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the Physical Education Pathway to Standard AZ Certification Program, visit\u00a0nau.edu\/pepc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nau.edu\/pepc\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=3-7-24%20edition&amp;utm_campaign=NAUNews&amp;utm_term=internal&amp;utm_content=PEPC\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.nau.edu\/pepc\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=3-7-24%20edition&amp;utm_campaign=NAUNews&amp;utm_term=internal&amp;utm_content=PEPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The NAU Review.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many physical education teachers in Arizona and throughout the country have a bachelor\u2019s degree in a field other than physical education and are teaching under an emergency or temporary credential. These PE teachers may be required by their school district to secure their PE teaching certificate within a certain timeframe. 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