CHES Exam

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For MPH students/graduates who wish to take the CHES exam, current requirements for qualification to take CHES exam are that you:

1) Graduate from an accredited Health Promotion/Health Education program.

or

2) Have 37.5 quarter units of course that will qualify as being related to HP/HE.

The Health Education Health Promotion cluster in the CHS department is a CEPH accredited program, so that taking courses recommended in that cluster will allow students to meet CHES exam requirements. The exam is typically administered twice a year through a national accrediting organization. Doing an internship that falls in this area is also recommended. Students in the MPHHP program where the focus is Health Education & Health Promotion are automatically qualified.

Schedule of courses to qualify for CHES exam

School core courses	16
Departmental core courses	12
Internship/practica	4 = 38 QUs
Courses that exemplify HP/HE	22 that count
Two electives	8 _
Total credits to graduate	60

Web address for The National Commission on Heath Education Credentialing is http://www.nchec.org. This is the group that sponsors CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) exam. Get information on competencies, required courses, dates and sign up for exam.