Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Health Education

There is little doubt in today's world health promotion/disease prevention strategies are on nearly every national health care agenda. As a society, we have learned that a fuller measure of health, a better quality of life, is within the grasp of most all people. The lifestyle choices a person makes today may influence that individual's health forever.

The undergraduate program in health education is designed to prepare students to teach preventive health strategies. More specifically, they learn to assess, plan, implement, deliver, and evaluate health promotion programs that facilitate the voluntary adoption of actions which are conducive to the health of individuals, groups, or communities. To earn a degree, each student must complete the core requirements listed below, and then she/he may choose courses which prepare for practice in either the public school setting or the community/worksite setting.

Admission

Application for admission to the health education program is required of all students desiring to progress toward a major or minor. Current Idaho State University students may apply for program admission during the first semester of their sophomore year (October 1 for spring admission or March 15 for fall admission). Transfer students must submit a copy of all transcripts completed at other colleges or universities other than Idaho State University to the department admissions committee by March 15 for fall admission or by October 1 for spring admission. Applicants will be notified of their status by April 15 for fall admission or October 15 for spring admission.

The following criteria must be met for applicant to be eligible for consideration for admission to the health education program:

    a. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 at the time of application until the semester of sophomore year).

    b. Maintenance of the 2.5 minimum grade-point average from the time of application until the semester of admission.

    c. Completion of a declaration of major/minor form including the name of an assigned advisor.

    d. Completion of concurrent enrollment in the following courses or equivalents (with a grade of "C" or better in coursework in health education): ENGL 101, SPCH 101, MATH 111, ENGL 201, CHEM 105, H E 200, H E 205, H E 221, HEC 239.

    e. Submission of a written application to the Health Education Admissions Committee (an oral interview may be required on an individual basis in addition to the written application).Major in Health Education

The following courses are required in addition to the university general education requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree:

H E 200		Promoting Wellness			2 cr
H E 221		Introduction to Health 
		Education				2 cr
H E 332		Community and Public Health		2 cr
H E 339		Methods of Teaching Health		3 cr
H E 340		Fitness and Wellness 
		Programs				3 cr
H E g360	Healthy Lifestyle
		Management				3 cr
H E g401*	Issues in
		Health and Wellness			6 cr
H E 430		Curriculum in
		Health Education			2 cr 
HEC 239		Nutrition				3 cr
		Total credits				26 cr
*Choose issues classes from the following: Human Sexuality, Stress Management, Aging and Health, Substance Abuse, Death and Dying, Consumer Health, Environment Health, Human Diseases, and Mental Health.

Completion of above courses satisfies requirements for a minor. In the core and health education electives, grades lower than a "C" will not be accepted and must be repeated.

In Addition:

The student must present a current Red Cross First Aid Card to advisor or complete H E 205, First Aid and Safety.

Eight additional credits of electives from any of the other courses listed below or approved by the advisor must be completed.

HCA 210		Medical Terminology and	
		Communication				2 cr 
HCA 350		Organizational Behavior in
		Health Care				3 cr
HCA g375	Health Care Law				3 cr
HCA g382	Health Services Organization
		and Policy				3 cr
HCA g383	Epidemiology				3 cr
HCA g473	Marketing For
		Health Care Organizations		2 cr
H E 211		Health Education Methods/
		Elementary				2 cr
H E g401	Issues in Health and Wellness		2 cr
H E g420	Health Planning and
		Evaluation				2 cr
HEC/NTD 405	Community Nutrition Issues		2 cr
P E 243		Anatomical Foundations of
		Human Activity				2 cr