School and Community Health (Dual Concentration)
Students may choose to select the dual concentration which incorporates the required courses of both the School Health and Community Health concentrations. Students who select and complete this concentration will be prepared to work in community health settings and also will receive certification to teach grades 7 through 12. Students in the School and Community Health Dual concentration must meet the requirements for admission to the professional education program and to internship. Prior to internship, individuals must pass the Praxis I test. Students should schedule this examination before their junior year.
To exit the School Health Teacher program successfully, candidates must have maintained a 2.50 overall GPA, 2.75 in Health courses, and 2.75 in Education courses. The state of Maryland requires candidates to pass Praxis II in order to be certified to teach.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Prerequisites | ||
| BIOL 190 | (lab) | 4 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISTRY I LECTURE and ALLIED HEALTH CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
| BIOL 221 & 221L | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I [LECTURE] and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I [LAB] | 4 |
| BIOL 222 & 222L | HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II [LECTURE] and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II [LAB] | 4 |
| PSYC 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| COMM 131 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| GERO 101 | INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY | 3 |
| or SOCI 101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | |
| Health Science Content Core | ||
| HLTH 101 | WELLNESS FOR A DIVERSE SOCIETY | 3 |
| HLTH 222 | FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| HLTH 204 | NUTRITION AND WEIGHT CONTROL FOR THE CONSUMER | 3 |
| HLTH 208 | MENTAL HEALTH, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION | 3 |
| HLTH 220 | SEXUALITY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY | 3 |
| HLTH 311 | CHRONIC AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE | 3 |
| HLTH 432 | MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION | 3 |
| Total Units | 46 | |
Please note: Enrollment in BIOL 221, BIOL 221L, BIOL 222, and BIOL 222L. is limited to two attempts including withdrawals. Exceptions to this limit may be requested by contacting the Course Coordinator.
Requirements for School and Community Health DUAL CONCENTRATION
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 145 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
| or HIST 146 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | |
| HLTH 103 | EMC, FIRST AID AND SAFETY | 3 |
| HLTH 207 | HEALTH CARE IN THE U.S. | 3 |
| HLTH 315 | CURRICULUM AND PLANNING | 3 |
| HLTH 405 | DRUGS IN OUR CULTRE | 3 |
| HLTH 425 | INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS IN HEALTH EDUCATION | 3 |
| HLTH 430 | ORGANIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 3 |
| HLTH 435 | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BASIS OF DISEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 3 |
| SCED 305 | ADOLESCENT LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DIVERSITY | 3 |
| or PSYC 201 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
| or PSYC 203 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | |
| SCED 341 | PRINCIPLES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| SCED 461 | TEACHING READING IN THE SECONDARY CONTENT AREAS | 3 |
| SPED 301 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 202 | HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES: AMERICA'S URBAN SCHOOLS | 3 |
| SCED 200 | FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION | 3 |
| SCED 460 | USING READING AND WRITING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS | 4 |
| Internship | ||
| HLTH 387 | INTERNSHIP IN SECONDARY EDUCATION-SCHOOL HEALTH | 6 |
| HLTH 421 | FIELD WORK IN COMMUNITY HEALTH | 6 |
| Total Units | 56 | |
The capstone for this concentration is split between a student teaching internship and a community health placement. To be eligible for the internship, students with a dual school/community health concentration must have senior status and must have successfully completed all required courses with a grade of C or better. They must also have completed all requirements the school health internship, as provided below. The requirements for internship cannot be waived. ALL COURSE WORK MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO INTERNSHIP.
Requirements for School Health Internship
Before students are allowed to apply for internship, they must provide the following:
- Criminal Background Check. All pre-service students in the Teacher Education programs at Towson University whose program requires an internship in a public or private school setting (7–12) will be required to complete a Criminal Background Check (CBC). The CBC must be filed with the director of the Center for Professional Practice.
- PRAXIS I: Students must provide evidence of successful completion of the PRAXIS I before they can be placed.
- Completion of speech and hearing screening
- GPA requirement: Cumulative- 2.50, EDUC courses-2.75, HLTH courses-2.75
Students cannot be placed for their school health internship without a CBC, proof of passing PRAXIS I, and completion of a speech and hearing screening.
Suggested Four-Year Plan
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| TSEM 102 (Core 1) | 3 | ENGL 102 (Core 2) | 3 |
| HLTH 101 (Core 11) | 3 | HLTH 222 | 3 |
| BIOL 191 & 191L (Core 7) | 4 | PSYC 101 (Core 6) | 3 |
| SOCI 101 (Core 6) | 3 | CHEM 121 & 121L (Core 8) | 4 |
| Core 3 | 3 | COMM 131 (Core 5) | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| BIOL 221 & 221L | 4 | BIOL 222 & 222L | 4 |
| HLTH 207 | 3 | Core 4 | 3 |
| HLTH 208 | 3 | HLTH 220 (Core 13) | 3 |
| HLTH 204 | 3 | EDUC 202 (Core 10) | 3 |
| HIST 145 or 146 | 3 | Select one of the following: | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| HLTH 315 (Core 9) | 3 | SPED 301 | 3 |
| HLTH 311 | 3 | HLTH 432 | 3 |
| HLTH 103 | 3 | HLTH 405 | 3 |
| SCED 341 | 4 | SCED 461 | 3 |
| SCED 460 | 4 | Core 12 or 14 | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| Core 12 or 14 | 3 | HLTH 387 | 6 |
| HLTH 425 | 3 | HLTH 421 | 6 |
| HLTH 430 | 3 | ||
| HLTH 435 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Units 120 | |||
1. Using technology, students will identify, analyze and evaluate major and micro influences (e.g. demographic, social and political), and how these affect individual and population health behaviors and outcomes.
2. Students will write clearly, logically and succinctly in standard professional prose with well-referenced developmental detail appropriately cited according to APA standards.
3. Students will demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors in the field of health education exhibiting appropriate intrapersonal and interpersonal social skills with management, staff or students in ways that promote effective work and/or learning environments.
