Admission Process for Health Education Minors
Secondary Health Education Minor
Content Examinations
Elementary Health Education Minor
Advisor: Bonnie Trudell, 244D Teacher Education Building, 263-4646, trudell@education.wisc.edu
The health minor may be completed by students in Secondary or Elementary Education programs or "added on" by teachers already licensed to teach at an appropriate level in Wisconsin. Requirements differ slightly between the Elementary and Secondary health minors; both are presented below. To obtain pre-authorization for required Curriculum and Instruction courses, students must contact the program advisor immediately upon acceptance into the program.
Admission to the minor is limited and may be competitive. Admission to a professional program is a prerequisite for admission to the Health Education minor, except for add-on admissions. The following application materials are required:
For add-on certification students: please elaborate on any school health education experience you've already had.
Health Education faculty and staff develop rubrics for evaluating the essays. They read, and then rank, students on their essays. Because GPA and other factors are considered for admission to the professional programs, factors other than the essays are not considered in admission to the minor for Elementary and Secondary students. Admission as an add-on certification student involves an evaluation of the GPA, including consideration of possible extenuating circumstances affecting it.
Complete a minimum of 30 credits to include all course work below. A 2.75 overall grade point average is required, based on all UW-Madison course work included in the minor requirements. This grade point average may be modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule.
The secondary teaching minor in Health Education is primarily available for students with majors leading to secondary certification in English, Family and Consumer Science, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, or school nurse certification. This minor prepares teachers to: (1) teach health as a separate course or as a planned integral part of other areas of instruction and (2) assist the school administration and teaching staff in developing a broad school health program.
Kines 116 First Aid, 2 cr, or certification in CPR and First Aid. To substitute for Kines 116, students must present proof of current certification in CPR and First Aid (either adult or child) to the program advisor. If equivalent is used, the minor will require 30 credits.
Physiol 335 Physiology, 5 crCurric 501 Health Information for Teachers, 3 cr—this course should be taken first in the Curric course sequence (fall and spring semesters). Preauthorization is required to enroll in Curric courses, see above.
Curric 541 Organization and Administration of School Health Programs, 3 cr (spring semester)
Curric 542 Teacher Education about Alcohol and Other Drugs, 3 cr (spring semester)
Curric 561 Teacher Education in Human Sexuality, 3 cr (fall semester)
Curric 567 Issues, Materials and Methods in Health Education, 3 cr—this course should be taken last in the Curric course sequence (fall semester)
Student teaching: Curric 457 Student Teaching in Health Education, 2 cr. To be eligible for student teaching, students must have completed all required courses for the minor with a minimum 2.75 GPA. Students must meet with the health education advisor before submitting a student teaching application to Education Academic Services, B117 Education. The student teaching application deadline is November 15 of the year prior to the year of student teaching. Students should bring a current transcript to this meeting. Special arrangements can be made for teachers seeking add-on certification in Health.
Complete a minimum of 8 credits from the following courses:
Cnsr Sci 478 Consumer Information, 3 cr
Cnsr Sci 532 Health Care Issues for Individuals, Family, and Society, 3 cr
Com Arts 325 Mass Media and Human Behavior, 3 cr
Food Sci 120 Science of Food, 3 cr
Inter-HE 111 Alcohol: Behavior, Culture and Science, 3 cr
Kines 465 Principles of Relaxation, 2 cr
Nutr Sci 132 Nutrition Today, 3 cr
Nutr Sci 350 World Hunger and Malnutrition, 3 cr
PE Activ 100 Exercise, Nutrition and Health, 2 cr
Soc/Psych 160 Human Sexuality: Social and Psychological Issues, 3 cr
Soc Work 105 Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach, 1 cr
Soc Work 453 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, 3 cr
Envir St 112 Environmental Studies: The Social Perspective, 3 cr
Envir St 308 People, Chemicals, Environment, 2 cr
Substitutions: A wide variety of other relevant courses related to teaching about health are offered on campus. Substitution of another course (maximum of 3 credits) is possible but must be approved in advance by the health program advisor. Students admitted to a program in fall 2004 only may also apply Psych 201, 202, or 281 toward the 8 credits.
All individuals seeking an initial Wisconsin State teacher's license after August 31, 2004, are required to take and pass an approved content examination in the subject area(s) of interest. These tests, the Praxis II: Subject Assessments/Specialty Area Tests, are offered through the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Teacher education students at UW-Madison must take and pass the exam for their program area(s) and submit scores to EAS before entering their final, full-time student teaching semester. See Content Examinations for more information.
Complete a minimum of 24 credits to include all course work below. A minimum 2.75 GPA is required, based on UW-Madison course work included in the minor requirements. This grade point average may be modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule.
Kines 116 First Aid, 2 cr, or certification in CPR and First Aid. To substitute for Kines 116, students must present proof of current certification in CPR and First Aid (either adult or child) to the program advisor. If this substitution is made, the minor will require 24 credits.
Human Biology; complete one:Complete the following:
Curric 501 Health Information for Teachers, 3 cr—this course should be taken first in the Curric course sequence (fall and spring semesters). Pre-authorization is required to enroll in Curric courses, see the Health program advisor.
Curric 541 Organization and Administration of School Health Programs, 3 cr (spring semester)
Curric 542 Teacher Education about Alcohol and Other Drugs, 3 cr (spring semester)
Curric 561 Teacher Education in Human Sexuality, 3 cr (fall semester)
Curric 567 Issues, Materials and Methods in Health Education, 3 cr—this course should be taken last in the Curric course sequence (fall semester)
Complete a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:
Cnsr Sci 478 Consumer Information, 3 cr
Cnsr Sci 532 Health Care Issues for Individuals, Family, and Society, 3 cr
Com Arts 325 Mass Media and Human Behavior, 3 cr
Food Sci 120 Science of Food, 3 cr
Inter-He 111 Alcohol: Behavior, Culture and Science, 3 cr
Kines 465 Principles of Relaxation, 2 cr
Nutr Sci 132 Nutrition Today, 3 cr
Nutr Sci 350 World Hunger and Malnutrition, 3 cr
PE Activ 100 Exercise, Nutrition and Health, 2 cr
Soc/Psych 160 Human Sexuality: Social and Psychological Issues, 3 cr
Soc Work 105 Health Care Systems: Interdisciplinary Approach, 1 cr
Soc Work 453 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, 3 cr
Evir St 112 Environmental Studies: The Social Perspective, 3 cr
Envir St 308 People, Chemicals, Environment, 2 cr
Substitutions: A wide variety of other relevant courses related to teaching about health are offered on campus. Substitution of another course (maximum of 3 credits) is possible but must be approved in advance by the health program advisor. Students admitted to the Elementary Education program in fall 2004 only may also apply Psych 201, 202, or 281 toward the 8 credits.