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Doster, a French and Spanish major, will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in May. She leaves in July for Nepal, where she will teach for eight months.

Interested in the languages since high school when she was selected as a Rotary Youth Exchange student, Doster has studied in Switzerland, Spain and Peru.

"I am passionate about learning languages and traveling," Doster said. "One of the best ways to extend to other people is to teach your own language somewhere else. I enjoy the process, the frustration and the reward of having to learn a language."

At Nepal, she will work alongside a teacher, instructing students ranging from elementary school to high school.

"I will live with a host family and will be totally immersed in the culture," she said. "I will have an extra opportunity to study the Nepali language."

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships Program, an element of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools or universities overseas, thus improving foreign students' English language abilities and knowledge of the United States while enhancing their own language skills and knowledge of the host country.

"Sydney is already very well-traveled," said Erin Joyce, assistant dean for liberal studies and professor of French. "Going to Nepal will be a new adventure for her. Sydney is adventurous and I'm not surprised that she chose to spend a year in a place that she has never visited, rather than choosing to go to Europe, where she has already spent a significant amount of time. I know she will be very successful and will have a wonderful experience. She is unafraid to immerse herself in new cultures and loves learning about the world."

While at Baker, Doster served on the Alpha Chi Omega sorority executive board and was president of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for students in international education. She also was the vice president of Alpha Mu Gamma, Baker's honor society for students in foreign languages, and vice president of Sigma Delta Pi, the Hispanic honor society.

The Fulbright Scholar embraced the Baldwin City campus experience. She was an orientation leader and Salon leader, providing a welcoming experience in which students learn college success skills and reflect on their overall learning.

"I selected Baker because I wanted to live close to home," Doster said. "I knew I would be more successful in a small class environment, and Baker felt right."

Her parents are Charles Doster of Gardner and Vicki and Roger Stiles of Spring Hill, Kan.

Doster is Baker's first Fulbright Scholar since Justine Grieve taught English in Germany in 2009-2010.

Passion for languages leads to Fulbright Scholarship

Senior Sydney Doster has received a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year to teach English in Nepal. Read More

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Health & Physical Education (Teacher Licensure) Programs

The Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences and the School of Education offer a major in health and physical education (Teacher Licensure). Students who wish to pursue a degree in physical education and teacher certification must complete a core set of professional education courses. To acquire teacher certification, students must simultaneously seek endorsements in K-12 teacher licensure by following the Undergraduate School of Education Policy and Programs Handbook.

The department also offers one minor in physical education and a concentration in coaching. Students interested in the study of health and physical education may also look into the following disciplines offered at the Baldwin City undergraduate campus:

Education | Exercise Science | Sports Administration

Major in Health & Physical Education Teacher Licensure

All students majoring in health and physical education for teacher licensure must successfully complete the following core curriculum (42 semester hours):

HP 180 Concepts of Health
HP 181 Introduction to Health, Sport and Human Performance
HP 182 First Aid, CPR, and Safety
HP 241 Techniques of Teaching Individual and Dual Sports
HP 242 Techniques of Teaching Team Sports
HP 243 Movement and Rhythm
HP 244 Essentials in Sports Medicine
HP 339 Methods of Teaching PE and Health
HP 343 Physiology of Exercise
HP 346 Adapted Activities for Special Populations
HP 347 Applied Kinesiology
HP 388 Organization and Administration of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics

In addition, all health and physical education teacher licensure majors must earn credit in two 1-hour activity courses:

HP 1XX Team Sports
HP 167 Cross Training

Supporting Coursework

Students majoring in health and physical education for teacher licensure must also successfully complete the following:

BI 246 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Required courses for the endorsements in K-12 teacher licensure

Concentration in Coaching

Students majoring within the Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences can also elect to complete a concentration in coaching by successfully completing the following 10 semester hours of coursework:

HP 148 Weight Lifting
HP 182 First Aid, CPR, and Safety
HP 348 Sports Psychology
HP 420 Theory and Principles of Coaching

The department recommends that students complete an additional 3-hour practicum experience or internship in coaching.

Minor in Physical Education

The minor in physical wducation requires 12 semester hours of HSHP courses, three of which must be upper-college. Activity courses, varsity sports and HP 170 do not count toward a minor.

This program information has been taken from the current College of Arts and Sciences catalog. This information is subject to change and is updated with each academic year.

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