Health Teaching Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
This option is for students wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education and qualify for an Oregon teaching license to teach health at the middle school (grades 6-9) and/or the high school (grades 9-12) levels.
Health students are encouraged to add a Career and Technical Education (CTE) endorsement in Health Sciences. This endorsement qualifies one to teach specialized career training courses at the secondary level. Students work directly with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to meet the CTE requirements to add this endorsement. The CTE is earned with 2,000 working hours in the health industry. Students are encouraged to work in the health industry while enrolled in college. The CTE endorsement will be added to the students' teaching license after graduating from OSU and with approval from ODE and the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC).
For more information, contact the College of Education Student Services Advisor, 104 Furman Hall, 541-737-4661.
Option Code: 66
Students must complete the required courses in every content area prior to beginning the Professional Level of the Education UG Major (Double Degree). Most of the required courses in this option will also meet a student's first degree requirements.
Additional option requirements:
- A cumulative 3.0 GPA is preferred for all required courses. Grades below C- are not accepted.
- All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted.
- Work or volunteer experiences in these standards may be considered in place of coursework.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Prevention | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| DRUGS, SOCIETY, AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF DRUG USE AND ABUSE | ||
| Promotion of Health Eating and Physical Activity | ||
| NUTR 225 | GENERAL HUMAN NUTRITION | 3 |
| or NUTR 240 | HUMAN NUTRITION | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
Any FCSJ course | ||
Any NUTR course | ||
| Prevention and Control of Disease | ||
| H 225 | *SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH DETERMINANTS | 4 |
| H 312 | *HIV/AIDS AND STIS IN MODERN SOCIETY | 3 |
| Promotion of Environmental Health | ||
| H 320 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DISEASE | 3 |
| or H 333 | *GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| *POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS AND LAWS | ||
| FAMILY VIOLENCE AND NEGLECT | ||
| Safety and Injury Prevention | ||
| PAC 105 | CPR/FIRST AID | 1 |
| Select one course from the following: | 1-3 | |
| PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | ||
| MEDITATION | ||
| SCUBA: RESCUE DIVER | ||
| SWIM: NON-SWIMMER | ||
| ALI: BACKPACKING | ||
| ALI: MOUNTAINEERING I | ||
| ALI: WHITE WATER RESCUE | ||
| ALI: WILDERNESS FIRST AID | ||
| ALI: WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER | ||
| Promotion of Personal Health, Growth, and Development | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 4 | |
| *HUMAN BIOLOGY: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE | ||
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
Any approved anatomy course | ||
| Promotion of Mental & Emotional Health and Prevention of Suicide | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-7 | |
| *QUEER OF COLOR CRITIQUES | ||
| *FAMILIES AND POVERTY | ||
| *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS | ||
| *CRIMES AND VIOLENCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS | ||
| Promotion of Sexual Health | ||
| HDFS 240 | *HUMAN SEXUALITY | 3 |
| Total Credits | 37-42 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)