HEALTH EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
For Physical Education Majors
Thirty (30) Credits
The Health Education “cross endorsement” is not possible without first having another Connecticut Teaching Certification.
Requirements:
Thirty (30) credits of course work appropriate to the field of Health Education. These courses may be taken at Eastern or at other institutions.
One (1) course containing the concept of group facilitation/group dynamics/group processes. HPE 312 Health Group; PSY 203 Group and Teams or SOC 360 Group Dynamics.
One (1) course containing the concepts of drug prevention or substance abuse. SWK 344 Substance Abuse or HPE 310 Alcohol & Drugs.
Other elective courses (approved by Connecticut Department of Education) from the list below.
Pass PRAXIS II Exam for Health Education.
ECSU courses which satisfy the Health Education requirements of the State of Connecticut Department of Education. Courses taken in a major program may also count toward the 30 credits Health Certification Requirement:
Health Related
Subject
Course
Title
HPE
102
Weight Management
HPE
207
Nutrition
HPE
209
Nutrition & Public Health
HPE
210
Personal Health
*HPE
310
Alcohol & Drugs
*HPE
312
Health Group Dynamics
HPE
320
Sports Nutrition
HPE
325
Holistic Health
HPE
326
Stress Management
HPE
328
Applied Anatomy and Physiology
HPE
329
Physiological Basis of Movement
HPE
400
Special Topics in Health
HPE
413
Physiology of Exercise
HPE
448
Seminar: Teaching Health in Schools
SLM
313
Sport Physiology
Psychology/Sociology Department Courses:
most PSY courses have PSY 100 as a prerequisite
Subject
Course
Title
EDU
200
Child & Adolescent Development and Exceptionalities
PSY
202
Social Psychology
*PSY
203
Groups & Teams (Group Dynamics)
PSY
206
Psychology of Childhood
PSY
208
Psychology of Adolescence
PSY
301
Abnormal Psychology
PSY
302
Psychopathology of Childhood
PSY
315
Psychology of Gender** (IVA)
PSY
320
Theories of Personality
PSY
325
Health Psychology
SOC
208
Homosexuality and Lesbianism
SOC
209
Juvenile Delinquency
SOC
212
Marriage and the Family
SOC
240
Soc of Gender and Sex Role** (IVA)
SOC
241
Sex Role Socialization
SOC
250
Sociology of Inequality
SOC
307
Deviance**
SOC
312
Sociology of Mental Illness
SOC
360
Group Dynamics
SOC
465
Studies in Sociology + (certain Special Topics - see Summer/Intersession offerings)
