Please note that KHSS 251 is an online course and will be offered in the fall and spring semesters. The courses are KHSS 251, 252, 353, and 354 for the Safety/Driver Education Certification. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to call the number posted below. You can also call John Kashatus at the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg with questions regarding teaching driver education in the public and private sectors.
Through the cooperative with the IUP Department of Kinesiology, Health and Sports Science, the IUP Institute for Rural Health and Safety coordinates and directs IUP's Teacher Certification Program in Safety/Driver Education. Certification in Driver Education may be added to a valid Pennsylvania Instructional Certificate with the completion of four courses. Completion of courses will also enable those not seeking a four-year degree to become certified to teach commercially. The Pennsylvania Department of Education Safety/Driver Education exam is required.
KHSS 251 — Foundations of Safety and Emergency Health Care (3 credits)
This course is offered every fall and spring session. The fall and spring session courses are offered in an online format.
Focuses on accident prevention, injury control, and first responder skills. Emphasizes identification of causes of accidents, recommended countermeasures, and mitigation. Emergency cardiac care certification issued.
There are no prerequisites for this course, and it is recommended that it be taken early in the student's program.
KHSS 252 — Introduction to the Driving Task (3 credits)
This course is offered every fall semester. It involves two lecture hours and two laboratory hours. This course provides an in-depth, thorough treatment of operating a motor vehicle competently in all major variations and under most conditions encountered within the traffic environment. A competent operator is considered to be one who performs the total driving task knowledgeably, skillfully, and desirably (with respect to behavioral characteristics), demonstrating full understanding and application of the identification, prediction, and decision process.
The prerequisite for this class is the student must possess a valid driver's license.
KHSS 353 — Driving Education Program Management (3 credits)
This course is offered every spring semester. It involves three lecture hours. This course will prepare prospective driver education teachers to plan, teach, and evaluate the driver education classroom instructional model. Actual experience of teaching high school students in supervised laboratory sessions is provided.
The prerequisite for this class is for the student to have successfully completed KHSS 251 and KHSS 252 and possess a valid driver's license.
KHSS 354 — Application of Driver Education Instructional Modes (3 credits)
This course is offered every spring semester. It involves two lecture hours and two laboratory hours.
This course will prepare prospective driver education teachers to plan, teach, and evaluate the driver education instructional modes (simulation, multiple-car driving range, and on-street).
Actual experience of teaching novice drivers (some may be minors) in supervised laboratory sessions is provided. Note: This component of the training may be adjusted for peer-to-peer BTW training due to COVID-19.
The prerequisite for this class is that the student has successfully completed KHSS 251 and KHSS 252, possesses a valid driver's license, and is at least 21 years of age.
KHSS 354 requires all prospective students to submit the following background checks to the IUP Office of Admissions (724-357-2573) prior to attending the first day of class:
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Act 34: Pennsylvania State Criminal Records
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Act 114: Federal Criminal History Record Information
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Act 151:Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse History Clearance
For more information concerning the courses, housing, and background checks, please contact IUP Admissions, 1011 South Drive, Indiana, PA 15705
Phone: 724-357-2573
Email: visiting-student@iup.edu