Health Education  

The General Education program at SIUE (except for the Interdisciplinary Studies Course) may be satisfied by completing an AA/AS Degree from participating IAI schools (www.iai.edu), or by appropriate transfer coursework or by completing courses at SIUE.

Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA. If the GPA falls below 2.5, students are allowed one term of probation to return to 2.5 GPA or be dropped from the program.

124 hours required for graduation; 60 hours required from 4-year institutions; 30 hours must be completed at SIUE

HED 201 must be completed with a grade of B or above. All other HED courses must be completed with a grade C or above. All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or above.

The senior assignment is satisfied by successful completion of a portfolio and poster presentation after HED 498 and 499 are completed.

This program has 18 hours of free university electives. Students may select courses to complete a minor or an area of focus related to interests in health education. These informal focus areas include, but are not limited to: Adolescent Health, Global Public Health, Environmental Health, Gerontology, Minority Health, or preparing for a Nursing or Physical Therapy program.

Students must apply for graduation when they have completed 90 hours.