Iowa Secondary School Health Education Teaching Endorsement - Spring 2023

Available entirely online through Self-Paced Online courses (formerly Guided Independent Study)

• Required Category: Methods of Teaching Health - PH 4186 Studies in Secondary School Health Education Methods -- 3 units
• Required Category: Family Life Education - PH 3280 Sexuality Education for School Health Educators -- 3 units
• Required Category: Human Nutrition - PH 1410 Basic Nutrition -- 3 units
• Required Category: Mental/Emotional Health - PH 3270 Mental and Emotional Health for School Health Educators -- 3 units
• Required Category: Personal Wellness - PH 3290 Consumer Health for School Health Educators -- 2 units*
• Required Category: Public or Community Health - PH 3250 Community and Public Health for School Health Educators -- 3 units
• Required Category: Substance Abuse - PH 3260 Substance Abuse Prevention for School Educators -- 3 units

Elective courses: Depending on prior coursework, these courses may apply to state requirements.

• PH 2160 Medical Terminology -- 2 units
• PH 3290 Consumer Health for School Health Educators -- 2 units*
• SW 4171/ SW 5171 Addictions Treatment -- 3 units

*Credit for "Studies in Consumer Health for Educators" may apply toward the Personal Wellness required category OR as an elective. Students who have taken HPELS 1010 Personal Wellness or equivalent have met this requirement.