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PACE -- Physical Activity Center
for Education
PACE (Physical Activity Center for Education -- formerly the ESCAPE Clinic) is a university-based experience in
movement therapy and physical activity to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and educational assistance for children
with disabilities who have difficulty performing motor skills, motor coordination, perceptual motor functioning,
play stages, and social skills. The participants can be any individual with a disability between the ages of three
to eighteen years, also, services are offered to siblings and parents. The PACE Center operates during the Fall,
Winter, and Spring of each academic year, and the cost is based on a sliding scale.
For information call (323) 343-4658 or send e-mail to Dr.
Dwan Bridges
Adapted Physical Education Specialist
Credential Program
A. SPECIALIZATION COURSES (36 Units)
KIN 425 Dimensions of Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities (4.0)
KIN 428 Psychomotor Assessment for Individuals with Disabilities (3.0)
KIN 431 Low-Incidence Disabilities: Physical Activity Programming And Instruction (3.0)
KIN 433 High-Incidence Disabilities: Physical Activity Programming and Instruction (3.0)
KIN 435 Physical Disabilities & Other Health Impairments: Physical Activity Programming and
Instruction (3.0)
KIN 480A Educational Field Experiences in Adapted Physical Educ. (Permission only) (1.0)
KIN 480B Clinical Field Experiences in Adapted Physical Education (Must be taken concurrently
with KIN 431; 433; & 435 for a total of 3.0 units) (1.0)
KIN 491 Capstone Seminar in Adapted Physical Education (4.0)
EDCI 535 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Cultural Awareness (4.0)
KIN 535 Organizational Strategies of Adapted Physical Education (4.0)
KIN 536 Seminar: Issues in Adapted Physical Education (4.0)
B. CREDENTIAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Authorization to Teach Physical Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree
- Bachelor in Related Field
- PRAXIS & SSAT Examinations
- Single Subject Teaching Option
- Multiple Subject Teaching Option in Physical Education
Passing Scores:
- CBEST
- Writing Proficiency Examination or GWAR
Grade Point Average (GPA):
- 2.7 to enter program
- 3.0 to exit program
Portfolio Presentation
Exit Examination Score
Recommendation of Program Coordinator
Dwan Bridges, Ph.D., Professor
School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Phone: (323) 343-4658
Fax: (323) 343-6482
E-mail:dbridge@calstatela.edu
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