Section 1.736  Requirements to Take Effect from July 1, 1994, through June 30, 2004

The requirements described in this Section shall apply only to personnel employed on or after July 1, 1994, and shall be replaced beginning July 1, 2004, as the minimum requirements for the respective assignments by the applicable provisions of Section 1.737 of this Part. However, as provided at 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.100(f)(2), the requirements of this Section shall continue as an available basis for issuance of the respective endorsements for applications received through June 30, 2005.

a)         Health Education (Grades 9 through 12)

1)         24 semester hours in the field.

2)         Required Health Education Core Component − One course from each of the following areas, for a total of 10-14 semester hours:

A)        Theories and Concepts of Health (Anatomy and physiology may not be counted in meeting this requirement.)

B)        Programs in School Health

C)        Programs in Community Health

D)        Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Health Education

3)         Additional Health Education content − At least 10 semester hours distributed as follows:

A)        At least one course in Human Sexuality or Sex Education

B)        At least one course in Drug/Chemical Use and Abuse

C)        At least two courses chosen from the following list of electives:

i)          Mental/Emotional Health

ii)         Environmental Health

iii)         Disease Prevention and Control

iv)        Nutrition and Dietary Patterns

v)         Consumer Health

vi)        Safety and Injury Control

vii)        Personal Health Practices

b)         Physical Education (Grades 9 through 12)

1)         24 semester hours in the field

2)         Knowledge and Skill Acquisition − At least one course in each of the following, for a total of at least 6 semester hours:

A)        Health-Related Fitness (e.g., conditioning, aerobic fitness exercise, stress management)

B)        Rhythm and Dance

C)        Individual Sports/Activities

D)        Team Sports

3)         Scientific Foundations

At least 9 semester hours distributed as follows:

A)        3 semester hours earned in at least one of the following:

i)          Human Anatomy

ii)         Human Physiology

B)        6 semester hours from at least two of the following areas:

i)          Exercise Physiology

ii)         Kinesiology or Biomechanics

iii)         Motor Learning, Motor Behavior, or Motor Development

C)        Curriculum and Instruction − At least one course in each of the following, all of which must explicitly include an emphasis on both regular and special populations:

i)          Curriculum Design in Physical Education

ii)         Instructional Strategies/Methodology in Physical Education

iii)         Assessment/Evaluation of Physical Education (Learning Assessment and Program Evaluation)

(Source: Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 8486, effective June 1, 2004)