Teaching Specialty - Health Education
Major Requirements
Major: Health Education - School Health
Degree Type: B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
First Year Experience (F): | ||
HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
Communication (C): | ||
ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
ENGL 358 | Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
Quantitative Reasoning (R): Select from current general education list | 3 | |
Science & Technology (S): | ||
A one-credit lab must be taken as a co-requisite with a general education science/technology course unless the course includes an embedded lab experience equivalent to a one-credit course. Select from current general education list | 10 | |
Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): | ||
PSYC 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Wellness (W): | ||
HNES 217 | Personal and Community Health * | 3 |
Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
Total Credits | 41 |
Major Requirements
General Education Requirements | 40 | |
Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
HDFS 135 | Family Science ** | 3 |
HDFS 230 | Life Span Development | 3 |
or PSYC 250 | Developmental Psychology | |
HNES 110 | Introduction to Health, Physical Education, and Sport Management * | 3 |
HNES 200 | Principles of Nutrition * | 3 |
or HNES 250 | Nutrition Science | |
HNES 341 | Psychosocial Aspects of Health * | 3 |
HNES 345 | Materials and Concepts of Health Education * | 3 |
HNES 367 | Principles of Conditioning * | 3 |
HNES 445 | Organization and Administration of Coordinated School Health Programs * | 3 |
PSYC 210 | Human Sexuality ** | 3 |
PSYC 212 | Psychological Aspects of Drug Use and Abuse ** | 3 |
Professional Education Requirements | ||
EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Health Ed K-12) | 3 |
EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
College Requirement | ||
HD&E 320 | Professional Issues | 1 |
Degree Requirement: Potential of 19 credits to reach 122 | 19 | |
Total Credits | 122 |
* | Students must earn a grade of ‘B’ or better in these courses. |
** | Students must earn a grade of 'C' or better in these courses. |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required to stay in full standing in the program, for placement in student teaching, and to exit from the program.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education requirements, as well as passing the Exit Portfolio, are required to exit the program.
- Courses taken Pass/Fail will not be used to satisfy any requirements other than total credits.
- See School of Education for admission requirements.