School Health Education, BS

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Students entering the school health degree program must have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA. See Academic Advisement, Progression and Support Services , Special Requirements for the BS Degree for Students Preparing to Teach. Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. Foundations curriculum requirements including those listed below - 42 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry foundations curriculum credit see Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum )

BIOL 1050 - General Biology
BIOL 1051 - General Biology Laboratory
BIOL 2130 - Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy
HLTH 1000 - Health in Modern Society
MATH 1065 - College Algebra
PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
PSYC 3206 - Developmental Psychology
SOCI 1025 - Courtship and Marriage

2. Core - 55 s.h.

EDTC 4001 - Technology in Education
EDUC 3002 - Introduction to Diversity or
PSYC 2777 - Ethnocultural Psychology or
SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class
EDUC 3200 - Foundations of American Education
EDUC 4400 - Foundations of School Learning, Motivation, and Assessment or
PSYC 4305 - Educational Psychology
HLTH 2000 - Principles of Public Health
HLTH 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher
HLTH 2125 - Safety Education and First Aid
HLTH 2126 - Safety Education and First Aid Laboratory
HLTH 2900 - Health Education Curriculum and Planning
HLTH 3244 - Health Methods for Elementary Grades
HLTH 3355 - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Education and Prevention
HLTH 3550 - Assessment in Health Education
HLTH 4305 - Classroom Organization and Management in Health Education
HLTH 4323 - Health Education Methods for Middle and Secondary Grades
HLTH 4324 - Internship in Health Education
HLTH 4326 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Health Education
HLTH 5310 - Education for Human Sexuality
NUTR 1000 - Contemporary Nutrition or
NUTR 2105 - Nutrition Science
READ 3990 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas in the Secondary School
SPED 4010 - Effective Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

3. Approved academic concentration - 18-24 s.h.

(A maximum of 6 s.h. may count toward foundations curriculum requirements.)

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School Health Education, BS

1. Foundations curriculum requirements including those listed below - 42 s.h.

2. Core - 55 s.h.

3. Approved academic concentration - 18-24 s.h.

4. Electives to complete requirements for graduation.