Online Health Education Endorsement

Many teachers want to add additional certification or endorsement areas to their teaching certification. However, many do not have the ability to quit their jobs to return to school. The Department of HPER has created a fully online health education licensure program for teachers already certified or licensed in other areas. The online classes are offered only in the summer.

 Our health education program is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (Formally the North Central Association), as well as NCATE.  You can complete the entire program via distance learning.  The program is designed so a student can complete the program in three summers. However, it could take students more years to complete the program, depending on how many hours the students wish to take each a summer. 

Qualifications/Additional Information:

1. This is a secondary education program and any applicant must already possess a teaching degree (certification/licensure) in another teaching subject before applying.  If someone already possesses an elementary licensure and wants to add health education, there will be additional requirements and course work in order to add health education.
2. Upon completion of program must pass Health Education Praxis II Content Test (applied to Kansas residents, must complete before licensure is given in Kansas.  Check with your own state on this requirement.)
3. Complete all Health Education classes with 2.75 GPA
4. This program meets the Health Education requirements for the state of Kansas.  It is up to the state that the applicant is seeking licensure in to accept this program.  Applicants must first check with their state to verify acceptance of this program before apply for it.

1. Although previous completed courses at other college can be substituted for program required courses, each applicant will need to complete at least 8 hours at ESU in order to receive program completion identification at the end of the program.

Course Requirements
HL 150 Critical Health Issues - 3 hours
HL 155 First Aid and Personal Safety - 2 hours
HL 355 Health Protection Management - 3 hours
HL 400 Health Risk Factors - 3 hours
HL 458 Teaching Sexuality Education - 3 hours
HL 390 School Health Promotion - 3 hours
HL 559 Methods and Strategies of Teaching Health - 4 hours
PE 266 Technology in HPER - 3 hours
6 hours of electives (to be decided in consultation with Health Education Advisor)
Total Hours - 30 hours

Classes tentatively offered during the Spring, 2010
HL 150 ZA Critical Health Issues
HL 390 School Health Promotion - 3 hours
HL155 ZA First Aid and Personal Safety (For this course, you go and get certification in First Aid and CPR and then enroll in the HL155 course.  You receive credit by verifying your certification via fax or mailed copy.)

Application Process:  First fill out the Application for Health Education Licensure provided by the HPER Department, you will be notified of acceptance and then after that you can apply for admission into Graduate Studies.  If you go to http://www.emporia.edu/grad/load.htm and then go halfway down the form to Graduate Application, you can apply on-line.  There is a one-time $40 fee and you apply as a "Non-degree seeking" applicant.  Before, or after, applying I can look at your transcripts to see what classes will transfer and what classes you still have to take.  Hope to hear from you soon and see you (virtually) in class soon.  You will find more information about our program and application on our web site.  The address is http://www.emporia.edu/hper and then click on health education programs.

Contact Online Health Education Advisor