Status of Personal Health Requirement for Graduation at Institutions of Higher Education in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Henry, Dayna S.; Aydt Klein, Nicole; Kempland, Monica; Rose Oswalt, Sarah; Rexilius, Molly A.
Titel	Status of Personal Health Requirement for Graduation at Institutions of Higher Education in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 65 (2017) 1, S.50-57 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2016.1238383
Schlagwörter	Graduation Requirements; Higher Education; Health Education; Hygiene; Undergraduate Study; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abschlussordnung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Grundstudium; Privathochschule; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the proportion of higher education institutions in the United States that require a personal health course (PHC) for graduation and to describe the nature of such requirements. Participants: This study included a random sample of public and private institutions of higher education (IHE) with undergraduate programs within the United States (N = 310). Data were collected between September 2014 and May 2015. Methods: University catalogs were accessed from the institutions' public Web sites to determine whether a PHC was offered, and whether it was exclusively or optionally required for graduation. Results: The majority (55.8%) of the sample offered at least 1 PHC, with only 10% exclusively requiring the course and an additional 10% optionally required the course. Conclusions: Although the utility of undergraduate students completing a PHC is clear, the majority of institutions do not require such a course for degree conferral. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01