College of Education

• Who's Who
• Physical Education Fees
• Degree Programs
• Degrees with Certification
  • Health
  • Kinesiology - Movement and Sports Studies I
  • Important NOTE
• Degree without Certification Specializations
  • Specialization in Community Health
  • Health Promotion Emphasis for Allied Health Professionals
• Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology:
  Exercise Science or Sports Administration
• Human Nutrition and Foods (HNFDS)
• Course Information
  
  
• Department-Specific Course Listings:
  Health (HLT)
  Kinesiology (KIN)
  Nutrition (NUTR)
  Physical Education Basic Instruction Program (PEB)
  
  
• Return to List of COE Department-Specific Information

Who's Who

Chair:
Chuck Layne

Professors:
Phyllis L. Gingiss, Andrew S. Jackson, Dale G. Pease, Ira Wolinsky

Associate Professors:
Joel A. Bloom, Mark Clarke, Charles S. Layne, Kim Matalon, Demetrius Pearson, Dennis W. Smith, Jenny K. Yi

Assistant Professors:
Sharon Bode (Clinical), Whitney Boling, Jill Bush, Faith Foreman, Norma Olvera, Andrew Rorschach (Clinical), Brian Sekula, Luc Tremblay (Visiting), Warren Whisenant

Physical Education Fees

Students registering for physical education courses in which one semester hour credit is received must pay $20 each semester.

Students will be provided with a clean towel and clean gym uniform (except shoes) for each class and for any other time when they participate in physical education activities while attending the university.

Degree Programs

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers B.S. degrees in Health and Kinesiology with secondary certification and a degree program in Kinesiology with all-level certification.

The department also offers B.S. degrees in Health and in Kinesiology (Exercise Science and Sports Administration) without teacher certification.

Two B.S. degrees in Human Nutrition and Foods are available. One degree is an American Dietetic Association certified track while the other is non-ADA certified.

Degrees with Certification

Health

See the advisors in the Department of Health and Human Performance for degree requirements.

Kinesiology - Movement and Sports Studies I

All-level program leading to certification and the Bachelor of Science degree must meet the requirements outlined below in addition to the baseline requirements for a B.S.

IMPORTANT:

The state of Texas made major changes to teacher certification effective September 1, 2002.

Instead of Elementary (grades 1-8), Secondary (grades 6-12) and All-Level (grades K-12) certification, there will be grades EC-4, grades 4-8, grades 8-12 and grades EC-12.

New exams, Texas Examination of Educator standards (TExES), were administered for the first time in October 2002.

Degree without Certification Specializations

Specialization in Community Health

Health Promotion Emphasis for Allied Health Professionals

Students with significant experience or two-year Associate degrees in Allied Health (e.g., dental hygiene, respiratory therapy) may seek Bachelor's degrees in Health. Please see department advisor for more information.

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology:
Exercise Science or Sports Administration

Human Nutrition and Foods (HNFDS)

The Human Nutrition and Foods major offers an interdisciplinary approach to nutrition and foods in relationship to socioeconomic factors, management skills, and health care services. The program allows students to fulfill career plans in commercial, educational, community, or research settings.The basic curriculum track in Human Nutrition and Foods prepares students for careers in extension and food service management.

Students interested in seeking registration as a dietitian may follow an American Dietetics Association (ADA) approved program. The University of Houston is granted approval by the Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (telephone 312-899-4876).

Upon completion of this degree, also called the Didactic Program in Dietetics, students are eligible to apply for entry into a supervised practice program which will prepare them to take the Registration Examination for dietitians.

Graduates will:

• Work as part of a health care team in hospitals, physicians' offices, and clinics as well as consultants to food providers such as restaurants, corporations, or other food industries;
• Meet requirements for graduate professional schools such as medicine, physical and occupational therapy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, and public health;
• Meet requirements to apply for entry into dietetic internships as preparation to become a registered dietitian.

Students should see the college website or department advisors for a list of degree requirements.

Course Information

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers courses under four headings: health (HLT), physical education basic instruction program (PEB), kinesiology (KIN), and nutrition (NUTR).

See the Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog for a list of graduate courses or consult the department for additional information.