Course variations

Course summary

The program is a burgeoning field focused on the positive consequences of preventive health care. Community health educators utilize skills and knowledge of health issues to assist the public in the enhancement and maintenance of health and well-being. Electives within the program allow majors to emphasize areas of interest such as adolescent health, minority health, environmental health, and global health. The program also prepares students for advanced degrees in applied health fields such as nursing and physical therapy. Graduates work in a variety of government and industrial settings including public health agencies, volunteer and private agencies, hospitals and clinics, and corporations.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have a secondary or higher education from an accredited high school, or the equivalent. The better their secondary higher education school records are, the better the chance that they will secure admission. Applicants must make all appropriate arrangements for providing official academic records attesting to their secondary and post-secondary education. Applicants who have attempted at least 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of college-level transfer credit (either from the U.S. or abroad) are not required to provide secondary school records. Credentials not available in English must be submitted with an original, attested, and professionally prepared English language translation. University-level academic work will be considered for transfer of credit. Course descriptions are helpful to determine appropriate transfer credit. The official score must be sent directly to SIUE by the testing service. (SIUE’s institutional code is 1759, and the department code is 00). The minimum acceptable score for the paper-based test is 550. The minimum acceptable score for the computer-based score is 213. The minimum acceptable score for the Internet-based test is 80. The minimum acceptable IELTS score is 6.5 overall bands. Students must have academic records certifying that they have completed courses equivalent to both English 101 (Composition I) and English 102 (Composition II) (minimum of 6 semester hours) with grades of C or better. These courses must have been earned at a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Department name

School of Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education