Health Education (Teaching Licensure), B.S.

General Information

Order of Classes

• Students should take classes in numerical order when possible. (see Suggested semester schedules)

Recommended Liberal Education Classes:

• The department of PEHS recommends the following liberal education classes for Exercise Science majors:
  • PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (Category 5)
  • THSP 1090 Interpersonal Communication (Category 7 and 9)
    or THSP 1100 Public Speaking (Category 6 or 11)

General Course Information

• HLTH 2100 Community First Aid is a requirement of this major.  Students with Red Cross certifications in First Aid, Adult CPR, Child CPR, and Infant CPR may have the Community First Aid requirement waived, but students must still have the TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS in the major to graduate.
• Students in majors/minors outside of Physical Education or Exercise Science who pursue the Coaching Specialist need PHED 3090 Sport Physiology.  Students may substitute PHED 3300 Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition.

Department of Professional Education Requirements

• The PPST should be taken after the student’s freshman year or early in their sophomore year.  Students must take the PPST before they are allowed to register for classes in the Department of Professional Education. Students may sign up for the PPST in Sanford Hall.
• Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in order to be allowed to register for classes in the Department of Professional Education.

Teaching Licensure/Graduation Requirements

Graduation Planning Documents

• PEHS students should submit GRADUATION PLANNING DOCUMENTS when they have completed 80 semester hours of degree coursework.

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Curriculum and Course Offerings by Semester

This course listing is for planning purposes only; offerings may change on short notice.

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Suggested Semester Schedule

The following is a list of required Health Education Major, B.S. courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman
BIOL 1110 Human Biology
BIOL 1120 General Biology: Evolution and Ecology
or ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science
HLTH 2100 Community First Aid
MATH 1110 Beginning College Algebra
PHED 1240 Techniques of Neuromuscular Relaxation
or PHED 2200 A Lifestyle for Wellness
Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore
BIOL 2110 Human Anatomy and Physiology
HLTH 2800 Multicultural Health in America
HLTH 3150 Theoretical and Ethical Foundations of Health
PSY 2200 Human Sexuality
Complete Liberal Education requirements
Take the Pre-professional Skills Test

Junior
Begin Professional Education Courses
HLTH 3200 Personal and Consumer Health
HLTH 3300 Nutrition
or PHED 3300 Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition
HLTH 3500 Community Health
HLTH 3700 Disease Identification, Prevention, and Control
HLTH 4210 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Health

Senior
HLTH 4220 Epidemiology
HLTH 4410 Health Program Planning, Promotion, Evaluation and Administration
HLTH 4920 Directed Group Study: Health Seminar
SOWK 3760 Mental Health Social Work
Complete Professional Education Courses including student teaching

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Suggested Semester Schedule for Transfer Students

The following is a list of required Health Education Major, B.S. courses suggested to by taken during the first year for transfer students who have completed the AA degree and taken the PPST.  If transfer students do not start the Professional Education sequence in the fall semester, they will not finish in two years.  If they choose to stay for an extra semester, they can wait to start the Professional Education sequence in the spring semester and take more subject matter content in the fall.  This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Fall Semester
ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public Education (3)
ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3)
HLTH 2100 Community First Aid (1)
HLTH 2800 Multicultural Health in America (2)
HLTH 3100 Theoretical & Ethical Foundations of Health (3)
HLTH 3200 Personal & Consumer Health (3)

Spring Semester
ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (4)
ED 3140 Human Relations in Education (2)
HLTH 3500 Community Health (3)
HLTH 4210 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Health (3)
HLTH 4220 Epidemiology (2)
HLTH 4320 Health Care Policy & Law (3)

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Professional Education Courses for Health Education Majors

Curriculum and Course Offerings by Semester

Students entering BSU as freshmen are encouraged to take the PPST sometime near the end of their first year, or early in their second year.  Students must show proof of having taken the PPST BEFORE they will be allowed to register for courses in Professional Education.  The following classes combine with major courses to complete the teaching major.

This course listing is for planning purposes only; offerings may change on short notice.

Suggested Semester Schedule

Semester #1
ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3)
ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3)

Semester #2
ED 3140 Human Relations (2)
ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (4)

Semester #3
ED 3750 Adaptation and Management: Designing the Learning Environment (3)
ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1)
HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2)

Semester #4
ED 4800 Standards of Effective Practice (3) (taken during the student teaching semester)
ED 4830 Student Teaching (12)

Health Education Minor

Recommended Liberal Education Classes:

• The department of PEHS recommends the following liberal education classes for Exercise Science majors:

• PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (Category 5)
• THSP 1090 Interpersonal Communication (Category 7 and 9)
  or THSP 1100 Public Speaking (Category 6 or 11)

Curriculum and Course Offerings by Semester

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