Health and Wellness Promotion with K-12 Health and Physical EducationTeacher Licensure

I. Required courses in the major-at least 41 hours, including:

• HWP 190 - Introduction to Health Promotion (3)
• HWP 223 - Active Living: Physical Activity and Health (3)
• HWP 224 - Mental and Emotional Health (3)
• HWP 225 - Nutrition and Lifestyle (3)
• HWP 294 - Human Physiology (4)
• HWP 295 - Functional Anatomy (4)
• HWP 310 - Health Promotion Theory and Practice (3)
• HWP 335 - Health Communication (3)
• HWP 455 - Pathophysiology of Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (3)
• HWP 459 - Senior Seminar in Health and Wellness Promotion (3)

•        Note: BIOL 338 may be substituted for HWP 294, and BIOL 223 may be substituted for HWP 295.  

II. Required courses outside the major-39 hours:

• EDUC 210 - Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century, K-12 (3)
• EDUC 211 - Instructional Technology for Educational Settings, K-12 (1)
• EDUC 314 - Multiple Literacies in Content Area Classrooms (3)
• EDUC 319 - Teaching of Health and Physical Education in the Elementary School, K–6 (3)
• EDUC 320 - Middle School Principles, Practices and Materials (3)
• EDUC 346 - Teaching Students with Diverse Needs in the General Education Classroom (3)
• EDUC 380 - Methods and Management in Teaching, 6–12 (4)
• EDUC 455 - Student Teaching and Seminar (8)
• EDUC 456 - The Teacher as a 21st Century Professional, K-12 (4)
• PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (3)
• STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

Major and oral competencies are demonstrated by completion of HWP 459  with a grade of C or better.