Graduates demonstrate expertise in health education content, able to conduct a needs assessment, plan and implement curriculum, assess student learning, coordinate school health, advocate for health education, and serve as a resource to the school, students and their families, and the community.

They exhibit confidence in their ability to teach comprehensive skills-based health education as a component of coordinated school health;? identify student risk factors and help young people reduce those behaviors to improve their personal health and academic performance. They utilize inclusive practices to create a safe and collaborative learning environment that fosters positive socio-emotional development. They set high expectations for all students; implement well-structured lessons, with measurable assessments of learning; and engage in ongoing reflection on practice. They advocate for health/SEL by conducting, implementing, and sharing the results of action research.