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Required Coursework

Lower Division Support Courses

BIO 205 - Human Biology (Anatomy/Physiology)
BIOL 200 - General Biology
MICRO 101 - Introduction to Human Disease
CHEM 100 or 111A - General Chemistry
An additional approved A/P, BIOL, MICRO course

PSY 100 - General Psychology
Foreign Language: 3 units Spanish or language approved by advisor
FCS 132 or FCS 430 - Nutrition

Upper Division Support Courses

COMM 335 - Persuasive Speaking
EDP 301 OR 302, OR 305:  Adolescent Psychology
ETEC 444:  Computer Technology in Education
Approved upper division course in: Anth, FCS, HSC, I/ST, PSY, SOC

Health Science Required Courses

HSC 210 - Contemporary Health Problems
HSC 301 - Orientation to Health Science
HSC 401 - Community Health
HSC 403 - Community Health Statistics
HSC 421 - Health Behavior
HSC 422 - Environmental Health
HSC 423 - Consumer Health
HSC 425I - Sexuality and Sex Education
HSC 427 - Drugs and Health
HSC 430 - School Health Program
HSC 435 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
HSC 440 - Applied Concepts of Health Science

All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Eighty percent of these courses must be completed prior to enrollment in the first professional education course, EDSS 300D.

NOTE: During 2008/2009 the required coursework to meet subject matter competency will be revised to meet new California Commission for Teacher Credentialing standards.