Health - BS, School Health Track

The goals of the curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science in Health are to more effectively develop literate, informed professionals capable of making the world healthier and more humane. Students receive a general education through a broad exposure to information. They also receive a specialized education through coursework designed to help them develop as a professional, expand their knowledge and skills related to health education, and prepare them for professional practice. The curriculum in health offers two options: the Allied Health track and the School Health track.

The School Health option provides a background in health education pedagogy and prepares educators to plan, implement, and evaluate health education in a variety of settings—with an emphasis on teaching health education in the school setting. Graduates have the ability to acquire K-12 teacher certification credentials, enabling them to teach health only in public or private schools, although students are encouraged to become certified in a support field through the use of core curriculum and support field electives. The degree plan provides the flexibility for students to take support field electives that also serve as course pre-requisites for professional schools such as nursing, occupational therapy, and other healthcare fields. Students complete appropriate course work in academic foundations and professional preparation as well as participate in several field-based learning experiences, representing a variety of grade levels and instructional types. The School Health option consists of three professional development phases with all students completing a full semester of clinical teaching in a public school setting as a culminating experience. 

This degree plan has been laid out showing students the number of hours they must take each semester in order to complete the degree in four years without attending summer school.  This is a suggested plan and does not have to be followed as laid out below.  Students should use this information in conjunction with advising documents available from their advisor or the department website when scheduling courses each semester to ensure they are meeting all prerequisites, taking courses for admission to professional phase in a timely manner and meeting all grade requirements.