Undergraduate Bulletin 2017-18

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Teaching Specialty - Health Education

Health Education Major

The Health Education major emphasizes comprehensive health education and is designed to prepare students for careers in the field of school health education through the development of dispositions, knowledge and skills. Completing the degree requirements for a health education degree in the School of Education certifies a graduate to teach health education at the secondary level. Students may choose to enrich their background by selecting a major in physical education. It is recommended that students apply to the School of Education in the spring semester of their third year in the program.

Double Major

It is strongly recommended that Health Education teaching majors double major in Physical Education.

Physical Education Major: For further information about the physical education teaching option, please refer to the Physical Education curriculum guide or contact the department adviser.

Major Requirements

Major: Health Education

Degree Type: B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 12
2

General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree

  • A list of approved general education courses is available here .
  • General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, should they apply.
Communication (C)12
College Composition I
College Composition II
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Upper Division Writing
Quantitative Reasoning (R) 3
Science and Technology (S) 10
Humanities and Fine Arts (A) 6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) 6
Wellness (W) 2
Cultural Diversity (D) *†
Global Perspectives (G) *†
Total Credits39
*

 May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category.

 May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required.

Major Requirements

Health Education Requirements
ENGL 358Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (May satisfy general education category C)3
HNES 217Personal and Community Health (May satisfy general education category W) *3
PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology (May satisfy general education category B)3
SOC 110Introduction to Sociology (May satisfy general education category B)3
Teaching Specialty Requirements
HDFS 135Family Science **3
HDFS 230Life Span Development3
or PSYC 250 Developmental Psychology
HNES 110Introduction to Health and Physical Education *3
HNES 200Principles of Nutrition *3
or HNES 250 Nutrition Science
HNES 341Psychosocial Aspects of Health *3
HNES 345Materials and Concepts of Health Education *3
HNES 367Principles of Conditioning *3
HNES 445Organization and Administration of Coordinated School Health Programs *3
PSYC 210Human Sexuality **3
PSYC 212Psychological Aspects of Drug Use and Abuse **3
Professional Education Requirements
EDUC 321Introduction to Teaching3
EDUC 322Educational Psychology3
EDUC 451Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment3
EDUC 481Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Health Ed K-12)3
EDUC 485Student Teaching Seminar1
EDUC 486Classroom Management for Diverse Learners3
EDUC 487Student Teaching9
EDUC 488Applied Student Teaching3
EDUC 489Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds3
College Requirement
HD&E 320Professional Issues1
Total Credits74
*

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 and completion of Praxis II and PLT exams, 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.

Plan of Study

HEALTH EDUCATION MAJOR

The following combinations of courses are suggested semester schedules that allow the student to complete his/her major/option degree program in a four-year span.  The arrangement of courses is based on which semesters the course is offered, the classification and the prerequisites or co-requisites required for successful completion of the course.  The 4-Year Plan should be used with the curriculum guide.  Remember, this is only a guide and circumstances may change the plan.

Freshman
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 1104COMM 1103
HNES 110*3ENGL 1203
Humanities/Fine Arts3HDFS 1353
PSYC 1113Science/Tech3
Quantitative Reasoning3SOC 1103
 16 15
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 3213HNES 200 or 250*3
EDUC 3223HNES 217*3
Hum/Fine Arts3HNES 3413
Science/Tech w lab4PSYC 2103
Electives3PSYC 250 or HDFS 2303
 16 15
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HNES 367*3EDUC 4893
PSYC 2123HNES 345*3
Science/Tech3ENGL 3583
Electives7Electives6
 16 15
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 4513EDUC 4851
EDUC 481 (HE Section)3EDUC 4879
EDUC 4863EDUC 4883
HD&E 3201 
Electives5 
 15 13
Total Credits: 121
*

Students must earn a "B" or better in all courses identified with an asterisk (*).    

**

 Minimum 133 total credits for double major

***

Global Perspectives and Diversity requirements can be obtained through careful selection of Humanities/Fine Arts and/or Science/Technology categories.

Plan of Study

The following combinations of courses are suggested semester schedules that allow the student to complete the Physical Education/Health Education double major in a four-year span. The arrangement of courses is based on which semesters the course is offered, the classification and the prerequisites or co-requisites required for successful completion of the course. The 4-Year Plan should be used with the curriculum guide. Remember, this is only a guide and circumstances may change the plan. 

Freshman
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 1104COMM 1103
HNES 110*3ENGL 1203
Humanities/Fine Arts3HDFS 1353
PSYC 1113HNES 255*3
Quantitative Reasoning3Science/Tech3
 SOC 1103
 16 18
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 3213HNES 200 or 250*3
EDUC 3223HNES 217*3
HNES 2543HNES 341*3
HNES 2563HNES 2573
Humanities/Fine Arts3PSYC 2103
Science/Tech w lab4Science/Tech3
 19 18
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 3583EDUC 451 (PE Section)3
HNES 301*3EDUC 4893
HNES 336*3HNES 345*3
HNES 367*3HNES 350*3
PSYC 2123HNES 353*3
 PSYC 250 or HDFS 2303
 15 18
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
EDUC 481 (HE Section)3EDUC 4851
EDUC 481 (PE Section)3EDUC 4879
EDUC 4863EDUC 4883
HD&E 3201 
HNES 461*3 
 13 13
Total Credits: 130
*

Students must earn a "B" or better in all courses identified with an asterisk (*)

**

 Minimum 133 total credits for double major

***

Global Perspectives and Diversity requirements can be obtained through careful selection of Humanities/Fine Arts and/or Science/Technology categories