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Community Health Education Major (B.S.)—2009-2010 Roadmap [Degree Requirements] |
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The community health education major gives students the necessary tools to plan, implement and evaluate health education programs for individuals, communities and groups. Recognizing the importance of promoting good health and preventing disease, the major features a 12-credit-hour capstone internship experience during which the student works with a health educator in a community setting.
Courses qualify students to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Exam administered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
Community Health Education Minor
Course requirements for community health education minor (26 credits):
| HED | 11570 | Personal Health |
3 |
| 11590 | Community Health |
3 | |
| 21030 | Introduction to Health Education |
3 | |
| 21050 | Health Behavior |
3 | |
| 32542 | Methods and Applications of Health Education |
5 | |
| 34050 | Program Planning and Evaluation in Health Education |
3 | |
| 42041 | Health Counseling |
3 | |
| Choose from the following: |
3 | ||
| HED | 32530 | Drug Use and Misuse (3) | |
| 32544 | Human Sexuality (3) | ||
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Total |
26 | ||
The community health minor may not be chosen by students majoring in school health education.
Minimum 2.50 GPA in the minor required for graduation.