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Nov 22, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2019-2020 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
NevadaTeach Secondary Education and Community Health Sciences B.S./B.S. in Ed.
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Brief Description
Students who complete the Nevada Teach Secondary Education and Community Health Sciences program will earn a dual degree: the Bachelor of Science in Education/Secondary Education and the Bachelor of Science with a major in Community Health Sciences. This program provides students with a strong background in Community Health Sciences and includes all of the coursework required to apply for certification to teach Health at the secondary level (grades 7 -12) in the State of Nevada. Graduates of this program will be prepared to: (a) pursue an immediate career in the field of Community Health Sciences; (b) enter a graduate program; or (c) teach Health courses at the middle or high school level.
Transfer to Nevada
Use the transfer agreement and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.
If a major-to-major transfer agreement is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core agreement if available. If neither is available, access established transfer course equivalencies to assist in your planning.
Admission Requirements
Students must be eligible to enroll in MATH 126 or above and ENG 101 to be admitted to NevadaTeach.
Graduation Requirements
- Total Units | 120
- Cumulative GPA | 2.0
- University GPA | 2.0
- Major GPA | 2.0
- Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
- Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
- Upper-Division Requirement | 40 Upper-Division Units
- Half Program Units/4 Year Institution | 60 Units
I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (25-28 units)
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy.”
Students in this major must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course description.
A. Silver Core Writing and Prerequisite (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Silver Core Mathematics (3 units minimum) - CO2
C. Silver Core Natural Sciences (7 units minimum) - CO4,CO4L
D. Silver Core Social Sciences (3 units) - CO6
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO6 courses .
E. Silver Core Fine Arts (3 units) - CO7
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO7 courses .
F. Silver Core Humanities (6 units) - CO5, CO8
II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (0 units)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Silver Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
A. Science, Technology, and Society - CO9
B. Diversity and Equity - CO10
E. Capstone, Integration, and Synthesis - CO13
Units counted in Major Requirement.
III. Additional Division Requirements (0 units)
IV. Major Requirements (89 units)
A. Required Community Health Sciences Major Courses (30 units)
B. Other Required Courses (11 units)
C. Electives in Community Health Sciences (12 units)
- CHS 337 - Aging: An Interdisciplinary Approach (3 units)
- CHS 339 - Public Health and the Built Environment (3 units)
- CHS 350 - US Health Care System: Management and Administration (3 units)
- CHS 360 - Disability Issues in Health Ecology (3 units) CO10, CO12
- CHS 370 - Exercise Physiology (4 units)
- CHS 371 - Applied Kinesiology (4 units)
- CHS 381 - Introduction to Health Data Analysis (3 units)
- CHS 405 - Spirituality and Health (3 units) CO13
- CHS 410 - Seminar in Integrative Health (3 units) CO11, CO13
- CHS 415 - Leadership Training in the Health Professions (3 units)
- CHS 421 - Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan (3 units) CO13
- CHS 426 - Medical Anthropology (3 units)
- CHS 427 - Toxic Communities and Public Health (3 units)
- CHS 440 - Injury and Violence Prevention (3 units) CO13
- CHS 450 - The History, Science, and Politics of Vaccines (3 units) CO9, CO13
- CHS 459 - Introduction to Health Services Finance (3 units)
- CHS 461 - The World’s Health (3 units) CO10, CO13
- CHS 470 - Introduction to Public Health and Aging (3 units) CO13
- CHS 474 - Social Psychology of Public Health (3 units) CO10, CO13
- CHS 476 - AIDS: Psychosocial and Health Care Concerns (3 units) CO10, CO13
- CHS 488 - Biodefense History, Policy, and Practice (3 units)
- CHS 495 - Special Problems in Public Health (1 to 3 units)
D. Required Education Courses (36 units)
V. Minor Requirement (0 units)
VI. Electives (3-6 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule
Spring Semester (16 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Spring Semester (14 units)
- CHS 330 - Environmental Health (3 units)
- CHS 473 - Epidemiology (3 units) CO9
- Elective in Community Health Sciences (3 units, see Section IV, Part C of catalog program document)
- Elective in Community Health Sciences must meet CO13 (3 units, see Section II, Part E of catalog program document)
- Other Required Major Course (2 units, see Section IV, Part B of catalog program document)
Spring Semester (7 units)
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