Health Education B.S.
Retention Requirements
- A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 each semester.
- A minimum grade of B- in HPE 300, HPE 417 and HPE 418, and a recommendation to continue from the instructors of each course.
- A minimum grade of B- in all other required and professional courses.
- Completion of the Professional Service Retention Requirement prior to enrolling in HPE 424.
Course Requirements
Courses
HPE 200W | Promoting Health and Well-Being in Schools | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HPE 210 | Nutrition Education and Promotion | 3 | Spring. |
HPE 326 | Assessment in Health Education | 2 | Spring. |
HPE 340 | Sexual Health Education and Promotion | 3 | Fall. |
HPE 410 | Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HPE 431 | Drug Education | 3 | Fall. |
Professional Courses
CEP 215 | Introduction to Educational Psychology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
FNED 101 | Introduction to Teaching and Learning | 2 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
FNED 246 | Schooling for Social Justice | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HPE 300 | Health Education and Health Promotion Pedagogy | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HPE 417 | Practicum in Elementary Health Education | 3 | Fall. |
HPE 418W | Practicum in Secondary Health Education | 3 | Spring. |
HPE 422W | Student Teaching Seminar in Health Education | 2 | Fall, Spring. |
HPE 424W | Student Teaching in Health Education | 9 | Fall, Spring. |
HPE 434 | Health Education Student Teaching Capstone | 1 | Early Spring. |
SPED 333 | Introduction to Special Education: Policies/Practices | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
SPED 433 | Special Education: Best Practices and Applications | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
TESL 401 | Introduction to Teaching Emergent Bilinguals | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
Note: Students must present current certification in basic first aid, adult-child-infant CPR, and AED in order to student teach.
Cognates
BIOL 108 | Basic Principles of Biology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
BIOL 231 | Human Anatomy | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
BIOL 335 | Human Physiology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Note: BIOL 108: Fulfills the Natural Science category of General Education.
Note: BIOL 335: Fulfills the Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning category of General Education.
Note: CEP 215: Fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences category of General Education.
Total Credit Hours: 70