Community Health Education - Minor

Community Health Education - Minor

The Community Health Education minor is for students seeking to have increased understanding of health issues in the community setting. This minor complements students with a major or an interest in the social sciences, or who plan to work in community settings, such as non-profit or voluntary agencies.

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Minor in Community Health Education

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Program Information for Community Health Education - Minor

Coursework

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Program Requirements
Graduation Requirements

Program Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
HED 11570	PERSONAL HEALTH	3
HED 11590	COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION	3
HED 21030	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH EDUCATION	3
HED 21050	HEALTH EDUCATION THEORIES	3
HED 32530	DRUG USE AND MISUSE	3
or HED 32544	HUMAN SEXUALITY
HED 32542	METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATION (WIC)	5
HED 34050	PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION	3
HED 42041	HEALTH COACHING	3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		26

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Minors
Minimum Minor GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.500	2.000

Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

Admissions for Community Health Education - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Students declared in the School Health Education major may not declare the Community Health Education minor.

To declare this minor, students must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

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