Program: Health Education Teacher Education, B.S.E. - University of Kentucky

Apr 03, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Requirements for Program

Within the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, the Health Education Teacher Education (HETE) program prepares students to earn K-12 teaching certification in health education. This program supports the UK educator preparation unit’s theme of Research and Reflection for Learning and Leading. The process of reflective decision-making is embedded in the departmental philosophy that students learn best through experiencing.

Students in the HETE program engage in interactive course work focused on health content and teaching methodologies, gain observation and hands-on experience within local schools, and participate in an immersive semester-long student teaching opportunity.

“School-based health education helps adolescents acquire functional health knowledge, strengthen attitudes and beliefs, and practice skills needed to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors throughout their lives” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The HETE program equips students to confidently teach quality, skills-based health instruction guided by the National Health Education Standards and to demonstrate pedagogical qualities set forth by the Kentucky Teacher Performance Standards.

The B.S. in Health Education Teacher Education requires completion of the following: 1) the UK Core requirements; 2) specified course work in Program Related Studies and Professional Education; and 3) one of the health promotion teacher certification plans. Students are encouraged to complete Plan 1, which includes a dual major in Health Education Teacher Education and Physical Education Teacher Education so that they will be eligible to earn certifications in both health education and physical education for grades P-12. Students who choose to pursue certification in health education only will be required to select a university-approved minor as part of Plan 2.

Continuous Assessment

All students in the Health Education Teacher Education are expected to meet the standards and rules for Admission, Retention, and Exit from Teacher Education Programs as set forth in the section “Admission, Retention and Completion from Teacher Education Programs”.
The Health Education Teacher Education program stimulates higher performance goals for high-performing students by offering several modes of performance. Examples are: (a) skills in performing physical activities; (b) skills in writing and oral presentations in theory courses; (c) computer technological skills in some courses; and (d) leadership skills demonstrated by high-performing students who serve as class leaders, peer tutors, and/or assistant instructors.
After admittance to the program, students not only must maintain a 2.75 GPA, they must continue to exhibit desirable professional characteristics to remain in the program. Students who demonstrate a lack of commitment, effort, professional behavior, knowledge, or teaching skills may be removed from the program until these characteristics are demonstrated.

Statement on Student Teaching

Students who are majoring in Health Education Teacher Education will enroll in this course for 6-12 hours:

KHP 371 - STUDENT TEACHING IN HEALTH EDUCATION Credit(s): 3 - 12 (Variable)

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Program Related Studies Course Sequence: 19

PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 103 - BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
KHP 205 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
KHP 240 - NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS Credit(s): 3
DHN 101 - HUMAN NUTRITION AND WELLNESS Credit(s): 3

Professional Education Course Sequence: 28

*These courses require admission to the Teacher Education Program.

EDP 202 - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Credit(s): 3
EDP 203 - TEACHING EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS IN REGULAR CLASSROOMS Credit(s): 3
EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3
EDC 317 - INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA Credit(s): 1 *
KHP 371 - STUDENT TEACHING IN HEALTH EDUCATION Credit(s): 3 - 12 (Variable) *
KHP 430 - METHODS OF TEACHING HEALTH EDUCATION Credit(s): 3 *
KHP 577 - PRACTICUM IN KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)

Major Plans: 32 or 50-53 hours

Plan 1

Students wishing to pursue certification in both Health Promotion and Education Teacher Education and Physical Education Teacher Education must follow the Physical Education major program description.

Plan 2

Health Education Teacher Education major (32 hours) and one or more university approved minors (18-21 hours). Note: University approved minors outside of the College of Education must be planned with an advisor in the appropriate college if the student wishes to have the minor appear on his/her transcript.

Major in Health Education: 32

KHP 190 - FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE Credit(s): 2 *
KHP 220 - SEXUALITY EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
KHP 222 - DRUG EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
KHP 230 - HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS Credit(s): 3
KHP 270 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION Credit(s): 3
KHP 310 - APPLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PRACTICE Credit(s): 3
KHP 330 - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS Credit(s): 3
KHP 445 - INTRODUCTION TO TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS Credit(s): 3
KHP 590 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH PROMOTION Credit(s): 3
DHN 101 - HUMAN NUTRITION AND WELLNESS Credit(s): 3
EDC 533 - TEACHING LITERACY ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES Credit(s): 3
Other health related elective courses than the above list may be selected with permission of the Health Promotion faculty or KHP advising staff and must be relevant to the student’s professional preparation program.

*Students will be required to supply some of their personal sanitary/cleaning supplies for the class (at a minimal cost).

Electives

Electives for 121 total credit hours chosen with the help of an advisor.

Health Education Teacher Education, B.S.E.

Requirements for Program

Continuous Assessment

Statement on Student Teaching

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics