Career Ideas
Career Prospects in Health & Physical Education:
- Registered Dieticians
- Weight Reduction Specialists
- Public Health
- Health teachers
- Sports Nutritionist
- Community Health Educators
- Health Coaching
- Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistant
- Recreation
- Athletic Training
- Coaching
- Physical Education teachers
- Exercise Physiologists
- Sports Management
Students wishing to explore careers in Health or Physical Education are encouraged to complete a two-year AAOT Transfer degree from Chemeketa with a Health Promotion Emphasis and continue for a degree at a public or private four-year institution. For details on the recommended courses to complete in the first two years at Chemeketa, please open * AAOT Transfer Degree: Emphasis in Health Promotion & Fitness.
Health or Physical Education majors are encouraged to:
- Consult with Chemeketa’s Counseling and Career Services or with a Chemeketa advisor.
- Make early contact with the Health or Physical Education department at individual, public or private four year institutions of your choice to see specific recommendations and requirements.
- See Oregon Higher Ed HPE for an overview of Health & Physical Education majors at colleges in Oregon.
Oregon’s state universities offer Bachelor of Arts and/or Bachelor of Science degrees in:
- Physical Education
- Health Education
- Human Movement Studies
- Exercise Science
- Athletic Training
- Sports Medicine
- Teacher Education
- Health Promotion
- Pre-Therapy
- Fitness Management.
Some Oregon state colleges offer one- and two-year certificates in Fitness Technology.
Chemeketa has articulation agreements to encourage a smooth transfer, with the Portland State University School of Community Health and Eastern Oregon University Department of Physical Activity & Health.