In order to graduate from an Ohio high school, students must successfully earn .5 credits in Health Education. A student may complete a one half-term (nine weeks) of health in the ninth grade and thereby complete the requirement.
Options:
Health I - Growth and development, Dating and Interpersonal Relationships, Substance Use and Abuse, Marriage and Family Living, Disease, Rape.
Health 2 - First Aid/Safety, Nutrition, Physical Fitness and Wellness, Community and Environmental Health, Mental, Emotional and Social Health, Disease, Personal Health Habits.
The health and physical education curricuum being offered is for the purpose of fulfilling state requirements, as well as for personal enrichment.
Students are required to take one-half unit of health courses and one-half unit of physical education courses.
Summer school physical education may be substituted for the regular physical education courses.
