Health Education B.S.
Retention Requirements
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 each semester.
- A minimum grade of B- in HPE 300 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 101 | Human Sexuality | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 102 | Personal Health | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 140 | Foundations of Wellness and Health Promotion | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 200 | Promoting Health and Well-Being in Schools | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 221 | Nutrition | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 233 | Social and Global Perspectives on Health | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 325 | Assessment in Health and Physical Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 404 | School Health and Physical Education Leadership | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 410 | Stress Management | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 431 | Drug Education | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
Professional Courses
| CEP 315 | Educational Psychology | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| FNED 346 | Schooling in a Democratic Society | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 300 | Concepts of Teaching | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 417 | Practicum In Elementary Health Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 418 | Practicum in Secondary Health Education | 3 | Spring. |
| HPE 422 | Student Teaching Seminar in Health Education | 2 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 424 | Student Teaching in Health Education | 10 | Fall, Spring. |
| SPED 433 | Adaptation of Instruction for Inclusive Education | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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. |
| PSYC 110 | Introduction to Psychology | 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: PSYC 110: Fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences category of General Education.
Total Credit Hours: 77