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Degree Requirements

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

A total of 124 credits are required for completion of this degree: a minimum of forty credits in General Education; thirty-five core credits in health education (see below); a minimum of twenty credits in a selected minor; and thirty-three credits in professional education requirements (see below). All course work must be completed in accordance with the academic procedures of the College of Education and University governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees; see Bachelor's Degree Requirements, Academic Regulations, University, Academic Regulations, College of Education and Provisional Certification, Michigan: Bachelor's Degree Requirements Leading to. All courses must be completed with grades of 'C' or better and an overall 2.5 grade point average, to meet College graduation requirements. Course changes may occur through periodic curriculum revision and students are urged to consult assigned advisers prior to each registration period to insure that all requirements are met.

Teacher Certification: The following requirements apply to students seeking teacher certification:

1. Students must complete one semester of student teaching/seminar at the secondary level.
2. Students must submit completed application forms by the appropriate application period deadline:
   Term I (Fall Semester): September of the preceding academic year
   Term II (Winter Semester): January of the preceding academic year.

Application forms for student teaching may be obtained from the College of Education website: http://www.coe.wayne.edu. An appointment with the coordinator of student teaching is also required. Completed application forms MUST be submitted by the application period deadline in order to reserve a student teaching assignment.

3. Students must have a satisfactory health record and a TB test within six months prior to the time the assignment begins. Test results must be submitted with the application.
4. Students must have a current (within the last six months) Statewide Criminal History Check: (http://www.michigan.gov/ichat)
5. Students must meet the following qualifications:

1. Completion of ninety-two credits in course work (excluding courses with an 'I' - Incomplete mark).
2. All major, minor, and professional education courses must have been completed with a grade of 'C' or better.
3. A grade point average of at least 2.5 overall, as well as in the major (the major includes all professional courses).
4. Successful completion of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC), basic skills, and major/minor tests

6. Students must successfully complete the following courses:

• BIO 1510
• HEA 2310
• HEA 2320
• HEA 2330
• H E 3300
• H E 3330
• H E 3440
  H E 3500
  H E 4340
• H E 5440
• H E 5500
  H E 6430
• KHS 5522,
• EHP 3600,
• BBE 5000,
• SED 5010,
• TED 2250,
• TED 2251,
• EDP 5480;
• and RLL 4431.

 

(An incomplete grade does not constitute satisfactory completion.)

7. CPR and First Aid certification is required for placement and teacher certification.

Students who successfully complete all the College of Education and health education course requirements may apply for a Michigan Secondary Provisional Teaching Certificate at the time they apply for graduation. The Certificate qualifies the holder to teach health in grades 6-12; initial certification is provisional for a six-year period. (For further information, contact the College of Education.)

HEALTH EDUCATION MAJOR (Thirty-five credits)
Level 1 Courses:

• HEA 2310 -- Dynamics of Personal Health: Cr. 3
• HEA 2320 -- Dynamics of Community and Environmental Health: Cr 3
• HEA 2330 -- First Aid and CPR: Cr. 3
• H E 3300 -- Health of the School Child: Cr. 3
• H E 3440 or KHS 6540
  -- Nutrition and Health Education: Cr. 3
  (Prereq: HEA 2310 or H E 3300)
  -- Workshop in KHS: Cr. 3
  (Prereq: HEA 2310 or H E 3300)
• H E 3500 -- Human Disease: Cr. 2
• H E 4340 -- Family and Reproductive Health: Cr. 3
• H E 5220 -- Health Behavior Change: Cr. 3
• H E 5440 -- (CD) Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Cr. 3
  (Prereq: H E 3440)
• KHS 5522 -- Health Psychology: Cr 3
• TED 2250 -- (CD) Introduction to Education: Cr. 2
• TED 2251 -- Becoming a Professional Educator: Cr. 3

Level 2 Courses:

• H E 5500 -- Evaluation and Measurement in Kinesiology and Health: Cr. 3
• H E 5620 -- Performance-Based Assessment in Health Education: Cr. 3

Health Education Major Total Credits: 35

PROFESSIONAL SEQUENCE COURSES
Level 1 Courses:

• BBE 5000 -- (CD) Multicultural Education in Urban America: Cr. 2
• EDP 5480 -- Adolescent Psychology: Cr. 3
• EHP 3600 -- Introduction to the Philosophy of Education: Cr. 3
• H E 5780 -- Student Teaching: Cr. 10
  (Prereq: completion of all courses and passing score on MTTC in major and minor)
• SED 5010 -- Inclusive Teaching: Cr. 2
• TED 6020 -- Computer Applications in Teaching I: Cr. 3

Level 2 Courses:

• H E 3330 -- Methods in Teaching Health: Cr. 4
  (Prereq: successful completion of eighteen credits of Health Education and admission to Level 2)
• H E 6430 -- (WI) School Health Curriculum: Cr. 3
• RLL 4431 -- Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary Subject Areas: Cr. 3

Professional Sequence Total Credits: 33

Other Requirements:

Teaching Minor: twenty to twenty-nine credits

General Education Courses: forty credits

TOTAL CREDITS: 124

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Forty credits, which must include:

BIO 1510 -- (LS) Basic Life Mechanisms: Cr. 3

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts are the same as for the Bachelor of Science program (see above), with one exception: the student's work must include twelve credits in a foreign language. If two or more credits in a foreign language are included as part of the requirements for admission, this requirement may be satisfied by completing eight credits in the same language beyond the freshman level.

Graduation:

Application for graduation must be made in the Records Office and in Room 469 Education Building before classes begin for the semester during which a student expects to complete degree requirements. An application made for a previous semester will not suffice. Undergraduate students must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or above to be eligible for graduation. Graduate students need an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher to be eligible.

Teacher certification:
The following requirements apply to students seeking teacher certification:

1. Students must complete one semester of student teaching/seminar at the secondary level.
2. Students must submit completed application forms by the appropriate application period deadline:
3. Term I (Fall Semester): October 2nd of the preceding academic year
4. Term II (Winter Semester): April 2nd of the preceding academic year.
5.  Application forms for student teaching may be obtained from the College of Education website: http://www.coe.wayne.edu/org/TED/programs/studentteaching/instructions.pdf. An appointment with the coordinator of student teaching is also required. Completed application forms MUST be submitted by the application period deadline in order to reserve a student teaching assignment.
6. Students must have a satisfactory health record and a TB test within six months prior to the time the assignment begins. Test results must be submitted with the application.
7. Students must have a current (within the last six months) Statewide Criminal History Check: (http://www.michigan.gov/ichat)

Students must meet the following qualifications:

• Completion of ninety-two credits in course work (excluding courses with an `I' - Incomplete mark).
• All major, minor, and professional education courses must have been completed with a grade of `C' or better.
• A grade point average of at least 2.5 overall, as well as in the major (the major includes all professional courses).
• Successful completion of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC), basic skills, and major/minor tests
• Students must successfully complete the following courses: BIO 1510; HEA 2310, 2320, 2330; H E 3300, 3330, 3440, 3500, 4340, 5440 5500, 6430; KHS 5520, EHP 3600, BBE 5000, SED 5010, TED 2250, TED 2251, EDP 5480; and RLL 4431. (An incomplete grade does not constitute satisfactory completion.)
• CPR and First Aid certification is required for placement and teacher certification.

Students who successfully complete all the College of Education and health education course requirements may apply for a Michigan Secondary Provisional Teaching Certificate at the time they apply for graduation. The Certificate qualifies the holder to teach health in grades 7-12; initial certification is provisional for a six-year period. (For further information, contact the College of Education.)

Further information may be obtained by emailing m.fahlman@wayne.edu