HEA 495 - Field Experience in Community Health

This service learning experience incorporates the national competencies required for a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). A student chooses a community setting where the student works 450 contact hours (40 hours per week for approximately 12 weeks) in the field of health education. Through this course, students have the opportunity to plan, implement and administer health education strategies, interventions, and programs and serve as health education resource persons. This field experience is co-supervised by university faculty and participating agency personnel. Linked to students’ field experiences, students are required to show proof of a criminal history check prior to registering for the course. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Every semester.

Prerequisite(s): HEA 123 and HEA 296 and HEA 411, a cumulative GPA of 2. 5 or better prior to enrollment in HEA 495, concurrent enrollment in HEA 496 and permission of the instructor.

Credits: 3 - 12