ADMISSION CRITERIA (Health Education and Physical Education Licensure Programs)
● Complete a 12 credit hour Clinical Internship in Student Teaching.
● Have a grade point average of 2.75 or higher to be admitted to the Center for Teacher
Quality–the academic program through which the educator licensure is
obtained. For additional information please see the JSU Center for Teacher Quality.
● Complete all Teacher Certification Tests (Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators,
Principles of Learning and Teaching, Praxis II-Content Knowledge) to enroll for selected
restricted courses. (Refer to the Approved Curriculum Map)
● Not enroll in EDCI 401 and EDCI 402 during the same semester.
● Submit to a criminal background check prior to receiving a clinical internship placement for
student teaching. The fee associated with this screening is the responsibility of the teacher
candidate.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:
Course Number    Course Title                                          Credit Hour
HE 122                   Foundation of Health Education     3
HE 113                    First Aid                                                3
HE 206                  Organization & Adm. of School        3
HE 102                  Concepts of Health for Teachers      3
HE 498                  Introduction to Alcohol & Drug       3
PE 360                  Physiology of Muscular Activity       3
HE 208 Epidemiology of Disease 3
SPED 311 Exceptional Children & Youth 3
HE 399 Human Sexuality 3
HE 333 Methods & Practicum in Health Education 3
HE 404 Family Living Education 3
HE 401 Consumer Health & Safety Education 3
HE 495 Problems & Issues in Health Education 3
EDCI 100 Introduction to Education 3
ETEC 336 Advance Multimedia in the Classroom 3
PSY 201 General Psychology 3
COUN 315 Human Growth and Development 3
ETEC 367 Intro. to Assessment, Measurement, & Evaluation 3
SS 203 Historical and Cultural Foundation of Education 3
EDCI 301 Classroom Management & Learning Environ. 3
RE 310 Teaching Reading in the Content Area 3
EDCI 401 Unit Planning, Assessment, & Classroom Management 3
EDCI 402 Clinical Internship in Student Teaching 12
TOTAL: 78

CURRICULUM MAPS:

Health Education Concentration (Licensure) https://www.jsums.edu/studentsuccess/files/2022/08/HPER-Health-Education-2022.pdf 

Physical Education Concentration (Licensure) https://www.jsums.edu/studentsuccess/files/2022/08/HPER-Physical-Education-2022.pdf

Recreation Administration Emphasis                https://www.jsums.edu/studentsuccess/files/2022/08/HPER-Recreation-Administration2022.pdf

Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis                https://www.jsums.edu/studentsuccess/files/2022/08/HPER-Therapeutic-Recreation-2022.pdf