Requirements

Master of Education in Health Education

Admission to FSEHD Masters level programs is determined by the quality of the total application. Applicants must submit the following to the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs as a measure of their potential for success in graduate level studies.

  1. Application and $50.00 nonrefundable fee.
  2. One copy of all official transcripts of each undergraduate and graduate record.
  3. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of B (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) in all undergraduate course work. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs less than 3.00 may be admitted to degree candidacy upon submission of other evidence of academic potential.
  4. Teaching certificate.
  5. Official standardized test scores (Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test).
  6. Three candidate reference forms WITH 3 accompanying letters of recommendation.
  7. Professional goals essay.
  8. Performance-based evaluation.
  9. Completion of courses in psychology, human physiology or human biology, and sociology or anthropology, and in critical areas of health science.
  10. An interview.
Foundations Component
ELED 510Research Methods, Analysis, and Applications3
FNED 502Social Issues in Education3
Related Disciplines Component
SPED 531Universal Design for Educating All Students (Note 1)3
Note 1: If its equivalent has not been taken at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Professional Education Component
HED 500Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion3
HED 501Curriculum Design in Health Education3
HED 505Principles of Program Development in Health Education3
HED 507Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
THREE COURSES from
HED 410Stress Management3
HED 450Topics in Health Education (Note 2)3
HED 480Workshop in Health Education (Note 2)3
HED 530Family Life and Sexuality Education3
HED 590Directed Study in Health Education3
HED 591Directed Reading in Health Education3
Note 2: With consent of advisor.
Electives
Courses should be health related or health education courses. Some students may have to take an additional foundations of education course as one of these electives. 3-6
Comprehensive Assessment 0
Total Credit Hours 33-36
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