Health Education Teacher Certification

This program is designed for the student seeking teacher certification in Health Education only.

Teacher certification in health is built into the school health concentration of the health education degree. Students in other disciplines may enroll in this program as an adjunct to their primary area of study.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established new requirements for all candidates in teacher preparation programs. Please refer to the section The College of Education (p. 57) in this catalog for specific requirements for admission into teacher education programs.

Program Features

33 credits

Required courses:

HLTH 210Foundations of Health Science

3 credits

HLTH 220Personal and Consumer Health

3 credits

HLTH 230Community Health

3 credits

HLTH 240Health Emergencies

3 credits

HLTH 310Family Health Education

3 credits

HLTH 341Nutrition Education

1.5 credits

HLTH 350Promoting Emotional Well-Being

3 credits

HLTH 356Drug and Alcohol Teacher Preparation

1.5 credits

HLTH 365School Health Programs

3 credits

HLTH 370Planning and Evaluation in Public Health Practice

3 credits

HLTH 430Professional Practicum in Health Education

2 credits

HLTH 431Student Teaching in Health Education

5 - 12 credits

HLTH 461Methods in Health Education

3 credits

Co-requisite courses:

BIOL 111GE: Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4 credits

BIOL 112GE: Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4 credits

PSED 161Foundations of Education

3 credits

PSED 242Educational Psychology

3 credits

PSY 100GE: General Psychology

3 credits

SOC 111GE: Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

PSED 161Foundations of Education

3 credits

PSED 242Educational Psychology

3 credits

CMST 111GE: Introduction to Communication

3 credits

English Literature Course

3 credits

MATH 110GE: General Statistics

3 credits

 

MATH 100GE: Numbers Sets & Structures

3 credits

MATH 101GE: Excursions in Mathematics

3 credits

BIOL 112: (waived for dual majors, majoring In Physical Education and Health)

Additional requirements:

  • Note: A full-time student teaching experience (HLTH 431) is required. A 2.80 quality point average is required in the major courses for approval to enroll in student teaching.