Health Education Requirement
for all
California Teaching Credentials

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) requires:

Completion of an approved course in health education, including, but not limited to, nutrition, the physiological and sociological effects of abuse of alcohol, narcotics, and drugs, and the use of tobacco. In addition all applicants for teaching credentials must also complete training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which meets, or is equivalent to, the standards set by the American Heart Association in its Heartsaver course (adult and pediatric heartsaver) or the community CPR course (includes adult, infant, and child CPR; choke rescue; and rescue breathing) offered by the American Red Cross.

The easiest/quickest way to meet the health education course requirement indicated above is online through University of California at San Diego Extension. Follow the link just below to information about their online course:

A Perspective on Health Education for the Teacher (EDUC-3V057)

NOTE: This is not a CSUSB course and will require registration through UCSD Extension (open to anyone). This is an online, self-paced course and students may enroll at anytime. Register online or if the link above doesn't work, just follow this link to UCSD Extension and track down the couese from there.

At CSUSB, the HSCI 540 will meet the Health Education Requirement and there is an online section. For additional information please see:

http://health.csusb.edu/CourseDescripGrad.htm

At other institutions, courses that are accepted by CSUSB to meet the health education requirement include, but are not limited to:

• EDU x312.35 Health Education for Teachers
  from University of California Los Angeles Extension
  
  
• EDU x351.01 Implementation of Health Instruction Framework for California Schools
  from University of California Riverside Extension
  
  
• EDU x569I Health Education for the Teacher
  from University of San Diego Extension (see above)

In addition, credential candidates (and credential holders) need to be currently certified in infant, child and adult CPR. Current certification in CPR can be accomplished though any approved CPR refresher course.

Be sure to check with the person (credential analyst) who is processing your credential to determine if a health course you have completed, or one that you are considering, will meet the Health Education Requirement.

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August 2007