Health Studies with Teacher Certification Option
(BS)
6-12 Standard High School Certificate
This curriculum leads to a standard high school certificate that allows the graduate to teach Health Education at the high school level. It also allows an endorsement to teach Health Education at the Middle School level.
This major requires that students follow and meet the requirements for Admission, Retention and Graduation from Teacher Certification programs as described in the “Teacher Certification Programs” section of this catalog and as explained at the University Admission to Teacher Education Meeting which all students must attend. Students must gain University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses no later that the end of their first semester Junior year in order to use this suggested plan. Additional information on Admission, Retention and Graduation for Teacher Certification programs can be found on the College of Education & Professional Studies website at www.eiu.edu/ceps/teached.
All students must pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills for selection into teacher education and should complete this requirement no later than their sophomore year.
Students must receive a “C” or better in all professional education courses and maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.65 in order to continue in the program. Courses requiring a “C” or better are identified in the suggested plan by a “+.”
Students have two options for completing the professional education coursework – Regular Secondary Education Program and Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP). The required courses under these two options are identified below with the designations of R and A respectively. For more information regarding these two options please consult with your advisor. Information is also available in the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog.
The BS in Health Studies Comprises:
- 40 hours in general education;
- 31 hours-R OR 25-A in the professional education core (R-SED 2000, EDF 2555, EDP 3331, SED 3330, EDF 4450, SPE 3500, STG 4000, STG4001;OR A-SED 2000,EDF 2555, SED 3000, SED 3100, SED 4000, STG 4001; (see courses below)
- 45 hours in major courses; and
- 6 elective hours approved by department. The department also strongly suggests the student select a minor in consultation with the advisor.
Health Studies Course Work
Six Semester Hours
Six semester hours chosen from at least two of the areas listed below.
Three hours of HST 4275, Community Health Field Service, may be completed as an elective, subject to department chair and academic advisor approval, in one of the following areas:
Environmental Health
Disease Prevention and Control
Nutrition/Dietary Patterns
Safety and Injury Control
or
Mental/Emotional Health
Personal Health Practices
Consumer Health
Suggested Four and a Half-Year Plan of Study
A possible four 1/2-year plan of study for the Health Studies with Teacher Certification major follows. Other plans are possible: the student should consult with his/her advisor to develop the study plan best suited to his/her needs and interests.
Students must complete all the professional coursework under either the Regular Secondary Education Program or the Integrated Secondary Education Program.
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
- General Education: Humanities or Fine Arts. Credits: 3
- General Education: Social/Behavioral. Credits: 3
- General Education: Math. Credits: 3
(see footnote +)
(see footnote +)
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
- General Education: Social/Behavioral. Credits: 3
- General Education: Humanities or Fine Arts. Credits: 3
(see footnote +)
(see footnote +)
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
Selection to Teacher Education programs should occur following the freshman year but no later than the end of the sophomore year (for transfer students this should occur no later than the end of their first semester at EIU). Selection requires that students pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills.
- General Education: Physical Science. Credits: 3
- HST Elective. Credits: 3
or PLS 1153G
or HIS 3600G
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-17
- General Education: Humanities or Fine Arts. Credits: 3
- Foreign Language or Elective/Minor. Credits: 3-4
- HST Elective. Credits: 3
(see footnotes +, R, A)
(see footnotes +, R, A)
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18-19
University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses should occur at the end of the first semester junior year with Formal University Admission to Teacher Education occurring at the end of the junior year. See the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog for more information.
- Foreign Language or Elective/Minor. Credits: 3-4
- Elective/Minor. Credits: 3
(see footnote +)
(see footnotes +, A)
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12-18
- Elective/Minor. Credits: 3
(see footnotes +, R, 1)
(see footnote +)
(see footnotes +, A, 1)
(see footnotes +, R, 1)
(see footnotes +, R, 1)
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
Departmental Approval to Student Teach must be granted prior to Student Teaching. Students must also pass the Illinois Certification Subject Area test for their major prior to student teaching.
- Elective/Minor. Credits: 3
(see footnotes +, R)
(see footnotes +, 1)
(see footnote +)
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
- Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
(see footnote 2) - Elective/Minor. Credits: 3
- Elective/Minor. Credits: 3
- Elective/Minor. Credits: 3
Fifth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
(see footnote A)
(see footnote R)
Footnotes
+ Requires a “C” or better
R Required for Regular Secondary Education Program
A Required for Alternative Secondary Education Program
1 Requires University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses
2Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.