该计划是健康教育中的初始/专业认证计划，包括两个方向：（1）适用于其他学科的教学证书的候选人，或（2）适用于不具有教学证书的候选人。在这两个专业中，成功完成其所注册专业的课程工作后，都会建议学生获得健康教育的初始/专业认证。该研究生课程为学生提供了在公立和私立学校中所有年级教授健康教育的准备，并获得纽约州教师证书。该课程在所有课程中都整合了技术和多样性问题。该计划既符合纽约州健康教育学习标准，也符合美国健康教育协会（AAHE）的标准。
This program is an initial/professional certification program in health education that includes two tracks: (1) for candidates who have a teaching certificate in another discipline or (2) for candidates who do not have a teaching certificate. In both tracks, students will be recommended for initial/professional certification in health education upon successful completion of the coursework in the track in which they are enrolled. This graduate program prepares students to teach health education at all grade levels in public and private schools and leads to New York state teacher certification. The curriculum integrates technology and issues of diversity in all coursework. This program meets both the New York State Learning Standards for Health Education as well as the standards of the American Association for Health Education (AAHE).