2008-2009 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Health Education M.S.T.


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The Master of Science in Teaching program is designed for those who do not hold a teaching certificate in health. The three tracks within the degree are designed to allow those with and without teacher certification to pursue health certification.

Depending on the academic background of the applicants, there may be additional requirements for the award of the degree, such as anatomy and physiology, and other health content background course work. Any additional requirements are determined on an individual basis after a review of previous course work. This information must be ascertained by the students in consultation with the Health Department’s coordinator of graduate studies. It is expected that students will initiate this consultation early in the program, before the completion of 15 credit hours.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for this program are listed with information for the Health Department.

Track A [HEA_CRT]


This program is for those individuals holding an initial teaching certificate in an area other than health education.

Health courses: 27 credit hours


Note: Health free electives may be used to meet all of master’s project or thesis credit-hour requirements.

  • Health free electives (12 cr. hr.)

And


Culminating activity: 1-6 credit hours


Additional course work:


Students must have completed, as graduates or undergraduates,  the following prior to the culminating activity:

  • a total of 36 credit hours of health content course work across undergraduate and graduate courses
  • anatomy and physiology, which may be a part of the 36 credit hours
  • a three-credit-hour course in dealing with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, which may be a part of the 36 credit hours

Total Credit Hours Required: 35-40


Track B [HEA_NCRT]


This program is for those individuals who do not hold an initial teaching certificate in any area.

Professional education courses: 12 credit hours


  • Education-related elective (3 cr. hr.)

Health courses: 21 credit hours


Note: Health free electives may be used to meet all of master’s project or thesis credit-hour requirements.

  • Health free electives (6 cr. hr.)

And


Culminating activity: 1-6 credit hours


Additional course work:


Students must have completed, as graduates or undergraduates, the following prior to the culminating activity:

  • a total of 36 credit hours of health content course work across undergraduate and graduate courses
  • anatomy and physiology, which may be a part of the 36 credit hours
  • a three-credit-hour course in dealing with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, which may be a part of the 36 credit hours
  • Child Abuse Identification and Reporting workshop
  • School Violence Prevention and Intervention workshop
  • PSY 331: Psychology of Exceptional Children or equivalent
  • General Education requirements

Total Credit Hours Required: 50-55


Track C [HEA_PCRT]


This program is for selected physical education students who have an initial certificate and who were accepted into the 4+1 Health Education M.S.T. program as undergraduate students. This is a selective program.

Admission to the 4+1 M.S.T. Health Education Program

  1. Students may apply for this track after they have been accepted into the physical education undergraduate program and have achieved at least sophomore but not more than junior status at the College. At the point of application to the special 4+1 program, students must have an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7 in order to be accepted.
  2. Students accepted into the 4+1 M.S.T. program need to successfully complete the designated health education undergraduate courses and complete their bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.8 cumulative grade point average. Students accepted into the 4+1 program who graduate from the undergraduate physical education program, who complete the required health course work, and who meet the grade point average criteria will be accepted automatically into the M.S.T. health education program.

Professional education and field experience courses:


Seven credit hours

Health courses: 23 credit hours


Note: Health free electives may be used to meet all of master’s project or thesis credit-hour requirements.

  • Health free electives (6 cr. hr.)

And


Culminating activity: 1-6 credit hours


Total Credit Hours Required: 31-36


Undergraduate 4+1 health requirements completed as an undergraduate:


  • HLH 110 - Personal and Community Health
  • HLH 120 - Responding to Emergencies
    or
  • HLH 220 - Safety Education and Emergency Response
  • HLH 232 - Nutrition
  • HLH 302 - Human Sexuality Education
    or
  • HLH 345 - Parenting Education
  • HLH 314 - Mental Health and Counseling

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