2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog (20273)
Education
Programs
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Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Pre-Primary Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Mathematics Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Field-Based Program -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Science Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
English Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Health Education. B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Mathematics Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Music Education, B.S.
major
Instrumental/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure) -
Music Education, B.S.
major
Vocal/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure) -
Physical Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Social Studies Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Special Education Academic and Behavioral Strategist, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Visual Arts Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure)
Health
Programs
- Community Health, B.S. major
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Health Education. B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Health Promotion and Education Minor minor
- Outdoor Leadership cert
Health Education. B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure)
A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Health Education (Teacher Licensure) B.S. degree and include the following:
- Completion of a minimum of 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
- Completion of all required major credits
- Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10 with a minimum of 40 credits) required for all baccalaureate degrees
- Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements
Dual Degrees
Students wishing to complete two degrees concurrently, (example: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts) must complete a minimum of an additional 30 credits above the required 120 credits.
Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Required Credits: 73
Required GPA: 2.50
I REQUIRED COURSES
Select 1 of the following courses:
- BIOL 1110 Human Biology (4 credits)
- BIOL 1400 Cellular Principles (4 credits)
Complete the following courses:
- BIOL 1111 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health I (4 credits)
- HLTH 2100 First Aid and CPR/AED (1 credit)
- HLTH 3150 Principles of Public Health and Health Promotion (3 credits)
- HLTH 3300 Nutrition (3 credits)
- HLTH 3400 Drug Education, Stress and the Mind (2 credits)
- HLTH 3500 Personal and Community Health (3 credits)
- HLTH 3710 Disease Prevention and Epidemiology (3 credits)
- HLTH 4206 Secondary School Health (2 credits)
- HLTH 4410 Health Programming (3 credits)
- PHED 3300 Physiology of Exercise (3 credits)
- PHED 4309 Legal Aspects of Sport, Health, and Fitness (3 credits)
Complete the following course:
- HLTH 4920 Directed Group Study: Health Seminar (1 credit)
Complete the following course:
- HLTH 4870 Practicum in Health Teaching (1 credit)
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES
Complete the following courses with a minimum 2.50 GPA:
- ED 1100 Education & Society (3 credits)
- ED 2110 Educational Psychology and Learning Theories (3 credits)
- ED 3140 Human Diversity and Educational Equity (3 credits)
- ED 3350 Principles and Strategies of Teaching (3 credits)
- ED 3780 Inclusive Teaching and Classrooms (3 credits)
- ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
- ED 4778 Teacher Leadership (3 credits)
Complete 12 credits of student teaching:
- ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)
Program Learning Outcomes | Health Education, B.S. major (Teacher Licensure)
- Teacher of Health Standards: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.4500/
- Standards of Effective Practice: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.2000/
Suggested Semester Schedule | Health Education, B.S. major (Teacher Licensure)
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 (4 credits)
or BIOL 1400 Cellular Principles (4 credits) - HLTH 2100 First Aid and CPR/AED (1 credit)
- Core Curriculum requirements
Sophomore
- BIOL 1111 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health I (4 credits)
- HLTH 3150 Principles of Public Health and Health Promotion (3 credits)
- HLTH 3500 Personal and Community Health (3 credits)
- Complete Core Curriculum requirements
- Apply to Education program
Junior
- Begin Professional Education Standards of Effective Practice (SEP) courses
- HLTH 3300 Nutrition (3 credits)
- PHED 3300 Physiology of Exercise (3 credits)
- HLTH 3710 Disease Prevention and Epidemiology (3 credits)
- HLTH 4206 Secondary School Health (2 credits)
- HLTH 4970 Internship (1-12 credits)
Senior
- HLTH 4410 Health Programming (3 credits)
- HLTH 4920 Directed Group Study: Health Seminar (1 credit)
- PHED 4309 Legal Aspects of Sport, Health, and Fitness (3 credits)
- Complete Education Standards of Effective Practice (SEP) courses
- Student teaching