Sport Science and Health Education

Health Endorsement Program

The health endorsement is designed to be an educational experience tied to the physical education major, which makes the graduate more marketable within the education profession. The endorsement is designed around the state teaching requirements and health national standards and allows the graduate opportunities to work in the classroom with students grades K-12. The culminating experience is also student teaching in health within the secondary level. One of the outstanding entities of our health endorsement program is our ability to have methods instructors who have been awarded the Iowa State Teacher of the Year Awards with superb teaching abilities and styles to pass along to our students.

Health, Additional Teaching Area K-6 or 7-12
Endorsement #137 or #138

Required: (Hours)

  • NaSc 107 Nutrition (3)
  • Biol 110 Principles of Biology I (4)
  • Biol 104/105 Human Biology (4)/(3)
  • SpSc 151 Foundations of Physical Education (3)
  • SpSc 240 Kinesiology and Body Mechanics (3)
  • SpSc 251 Contemporary Health (3)
  • SpSc 308 Health Methods and Curriculum (for K-12) (3)
  • SpSc 312 Public/Community Health and Safety (3)

Total (25/26)

*All prerequisites must be taken to fulfill requirements. This may be more than the listed total hours. Education 388 PH, student teaching in Physical Education with health must be completed to be eligible for the health endorsement.

Last Updated: 6/12/09