Health Education M.A.
Getting Started
Admission to the Program
In addition to the general requirements of the university, specific requirements for admission to classified graduate status are:
1. An undergraduate major in school health education or a closely-related discipline;
2. A valid multiple subjects or single subject teaching credential. (NOTE: Applicants with a Single Subject Credential must demonstrate subject matter competency in health science by successfully passing the CSET in Health Science, or graduating from a Subject Matter Approved Program);
3. A minimum of one year of health science teaching experience or closely-related experience;
4. Completion of HSCI 470 and 471, or closely-related coursework, with a grade of "B" or better;
5. Completion of the graduate entrance writing requirement;
6. Completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE);
7. A 400-word typewritten, double-spaced Personal Statement documenting previous involvement in student health and/or health education, reasons for pursuing this degree, and demonstrating commitment to school health education, to be evaluated by Health Science and Human Ecology program faculty;
8. Three letters of recommendation, to be evaluated by Health Science and Human Ecology program faculty.
The application filing deadline for program applicants is December 15th of the year prior to Fall Quarter enrollment.
The admissions requirements above must be completed by September 1st in order to be admitted as a classified graduate student for the Fall Quarter.
Advancement to Candidacy
In order to be advanced to candidacy, a student must have:
1. Achieved classified standing;
2. Completed at least 16 quarter units of acceptable coursework at this university, with the approval of the advisors and with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 ("B"). Courses completed must include HSCI 699A;
Note: Between the time of completing 16 units and 24 units of applicable course work the student is required to apply for advancement to candidacy.
3. Satisfactorily completed EDUC 605 and HSCI 608;
4. Secured the approval of candidacy from the College of Education and the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology;
5. Filed an approved graduate program for completion of the degree. This must be prepared in consultation with advisors in the College of Education and the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, and approved by the college, the department and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Each student will have an advisor from the College of Education and an advisor from the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology. Dual signatures are necessary for registration for the initial quarter in the program.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.