Health Education (Teacher add-on endorsement)
e Teacher Certification Add-On is specifically designed for those teaching in the South Carolina Schools. This program exists for teachers wishing to add a Health Certification Add-on to their existing teaching certification. Specifically, the state of South Carolina says the following:
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Individuals who desire to add areas of certification to an existing certificate must complete a State Board of Education-approved program and present a passing score on the appropriate content-area examination(s) in the specific subject field, or complete the following add-on certification requirements specified by the Board.
- Bachelor's Degree
- Temporary, initial, or professional certificate at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or preK-12 level.
- Minimum qualifying score(s) on teh required content area examination(s) required by the State Board of Education.
- Specialized preparation
The Department of Health Science has all the classes required to complete the teacher certification add-on. All classes are offered in a distance learning format. Classes offered vary by semester.
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Required Courses and Semester Hours |
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| Human Anatomy and Physiology (CCU-BIOL 232 & Lab) | 4 |
| School Health Program (CCU- HPRO 331 OR HPRO 332) | 3 |
| Emergency Preparedness and First Aid (CCU-HPRO 235) | 3 |
| Additional Courses and Semester Hours (selected from list for a total of twenty-four semester hours) |
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| Environmental Health (CCU-HPRO 333) | 3 |
| Foods and Nutrition Education (CCU-HPRO 404*) | 3 |
| Contemporary Health Problems (CCU-HPRO 121*) | 3 |
| Drug Education and Drug-Taking Behaviors (CCU-HPRO 340) | 3 |
| Family Living and Sex Education (CCU-HPRO 310*) | 3 |
| Mental Health (N/A) | 3 |
| Valuing and Decision Making in Health Education | 3 |
| Consumer Health Education (CCU-HPRO 347) | 3 |
| Community and Public Health Practices (N/A) | 3 |
| Chronic and Communicable Disease (CCU-HPRO 382*) | 3 |