Health Education Stand-Alone (Grades K-12) Certification

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CIP Code: 13.1307

Health Education certification may be completed as a stand-alone certification or as an add-on combined with Physical Education.

Professional Education Core

EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) ^¹
EDUC 200 - Continuing Portfolio Development for Teacher Candidates Semester Hours: Zero
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken with EDUC 201 ) ¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) ^¹
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
EDPS 313 - Psychology of Learning & Development Semester Hours: Three ⁑¹
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ^
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching) ^ ²
EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I Semester Hours: Three

Total: 26 Hours

Note(s)

¹Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
²Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.

⁑ For students transferring professional education course work, the combination of Educational Psychology (or equivalent) and a course that covers child and adolescent growth and development (generally a prerequisite to Educational Psychology) will be substituted for EDPS 313 .
‡Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 Field Experience with English Language Learners .

Field Experience Core

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be in an elementary school, middle school, or high school setting)*^‡†¹
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211 ) ¹
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be in a high school, middle school, or elementary school setting, different level than EDCL 211 ) *^†
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511 )
EDUC 470 - Student Teaching Professional Development Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with ESCL 4709/5709 and EMCL 4703/5703 or ELCL 4703/5703 )¹
ESCL 4709/5709 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Nine (must be in a high school setting)
AND
EMCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Three
OR
ELCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Elementary Semester Hours: Three
(must be in an elementary school or middle school setting)

Total: 14 Hours

Note(s)

¹Undergraduate-only courses

^Teacher Education Program Gateway Courses - requires a grade of B or higher (may be repeated once)

† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDCL 211 with a grade of B or better who do not have a MEES evaluation (or equivalent) must take EDCL 220 Transfer Field Experience .

Health and Physical Education Content Knowledge Area Requirements

BIOL 211 - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory Semester Hours: One ¹
BIOL 213 - Anatomy and Physiology I Semester Hours: Three ¹
BIOL 221 - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory Semester Hours: One ¹
BIOL 223 - Anatomy and Physiology II Semester Hours: Three ¹
BIOL 303 - Nutrition Science Semester Hours: Three
EDHE 453/553 - Curriculum, Theory and Methods of Health Education for Grades K-12: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three
HSCI 413/513 - Community Health Semester Hours: Three
KHSC 103 - Substance Abuse Semester Hours: Three
KHSC 133 - Health and Wellness (MOTR IDSE 102) Semester Hours: Three
PHED 133 - First Aid and Emergency Care Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 213 - Personal Adjustment Semester Hours: Three
SOCO 323 - Marriage and the Family Semester Hours: Three

Electives

ECED 373 - Health, Nutrition, and Safety of the Young Child Semester Hours: Three
EXSC 233 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries/Illnesses Semester Hours: Three
EXSC 313 - Exercise Physiology I Semester Hours: Three
EXSC 433 - Biomechanics Semester Hours: Three
HSCI 483/583 - Epidemiology Semester Hours: Three ²
HSCI 433/533 - Health Disparities Semester Hours: Three ²
HSCI 443/543 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: Three ²
HSCI 463/563 - Ethics and Current Issues in Public Health Semester Hours: Three ²
PSHU 403 - Chemical Dependency Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 323 - Abnormal Psychology Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6-9 Hours

Total: 37-38 Hours

Note(s)

¹ BIOL 201 Human Biology Laboratory (MOTR LIFS 100L) and BIOL 203 Human Biology (MOTR LIFS 100L) or equivalent may be taken instead of the combined Anatomy and Physiology courses.

²Check prerequisites

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

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Health Education Stand-Alone (Grades K-12) Certification

Professional Education Core

Total: 26 Hours

Note(s)

Field Experience Core

Total: 14 Hours

Note(s)

Health and Physical Education Content Knowledge Area Requirements

Electives

Total: 6-9 Hours

Total: 37-38 Hours

Note(s)

Total: 77-78 Hours