School Health Education Major, B.S. in Ed., Standard Secondary Certificate

B.S. in Education, Standard Secondary Certificate

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

The major in School Health Education leads to certification to teach health education in grades K-12. The student must meet the following requirements:

1. Prior to declaring the major/minor, the student must have an overall 2.5 GPA, a 2.6 GPA for a minimum of 6 semester credit hours in HSC classes.
2. Must maintain a 2.7 GPA for all classes on major and minor.
3. Must have successfully completed, or be concurrently taking, HSC 222 OR HSC 223 OR HSC 224, or FNS 370 before taking HSC 340.
4. Have a combined GPA of 2.6 for HSC 340 and 346 before student teaching.
5. Achieve a grade of C (2.0), or better, for each HSC class.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (29 hours)

FNS 370	Nutrition	3(3-0)
HSC 106QR	Healthy Lifestyles	3(2-1)
HSC 222	Sexuality in Health Education	3(3-0)
HSC 223	Basic Health Concepts I	3(3-0)
HSC 224	Basic Health Concepts II	3(3-0)
HSC 340	Curriculum & Planning School Health Programs	3(3-0)
HSC 343	Health Education in the Elementary School	2(2-0)
HSC 346	Methods in School Health Education	3(3-0)
HSC 413	Professional Aspects in School Health	3(2-1)
HSC 536	Health Education Assessment	3(3-0)

Electives (1-3 hours)

Select 1-3 hours in consultation with an advisor:

CHM 120	Survey of Chemistry	4(4-0)
HSC 205	Responding to Emergencies	2(1-2)
HSC 211	Human Anatomy and Physiology	3(3-0)
HSC 235	Psychoactive Drugs	3(3-0)
HSC 317	Community Health	3(3-0)
HSC 352	Environmental Health	3(3-0)
HSC 411	Pathophysiology	3(3-0)
HSC 503	Health Implications of Obesity	3(3-0)
HSC 519	Death Education and Suicide Prevention	3(3-0)
HSC 522	Consumer Health Education	2(2-0)
HSC 523	AIDS Education	1(1-0)
HSC 526	Behavioral Health	3(3-0)
HSC 528	Smoking and Health Education Workshop	1(Spec)
HSC 529	Alcohol Education Workshop	1(1-0)
HSC 530	Drug Abuse Workshop	1(Spec)
HSC 532	Diversity Issues in the Health Professions	3(3-0)
HSC 534	Workshop in Principles of Cardiovascular Health and Disease	1(Spec)
HSC 537	Stress Reduction Workshop	1(Spec)
HSC 547	Health Risk Identification and Management	3(3-0)

Total: 30-32 semester hours