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Dec 21, 2024
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2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Health Education [HEC]
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The degree program focuses on school health education and the preparation of health education specialists to work within school settings. Students complete a full semester of student teaching. Students can also elect a concentration in wellness health promotion, college health promotion and prevention services, or health communication.
Career Potential
- Elementary health education specialist
- High school health educator
- Junior high school health educator
- Prevention specialist in school district or community
- District health education coordinator
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A. Health Education Requirements: 16 credit hours
B. Required Courses: 64 credit hours
Professional Education: 12 credit hours
- Education or psychology elective - with advisement (3 cr. hr)
Student Teaching and Field Experiences: 16 credit hours
C. Health electives: Six credit hours
The following are typical health electives selected by health education majors: Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 128
Example of the B.S. in Health Education over Four Years
Fall Total credit hours: 16
- GE course
- GE course
- Free elective
Spring Total credit hours: 15
- GE course
- GE course
- GE course
Fall Total credit hours: 15
Spring Total credit hours: 15
Fall Total credit hours: 16
- Education elective
- Free elective
Spring Total credit hours: 16
Fall Total credit hours: 18
- Health elective
- Free elective
- GE course
Spring Total credit hours: 15
Note:
Note: All-college requirements, such as liberal arts requirements, and total credit hours toward graduation have to be carefully monitored as part of the free elective and department elective selection process. Because the credit hours for individual courses vary from .5 credit hours to four credit hours, completing each elective course noted above will not guarantee that the student will also meet all of the degree requirements. |
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