Health Promotion/Wellness, B.S.

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This major is administered by the School of Health Promotion and Human Development .

The Health Promotion/Wellness Major satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Premajor requirements

These courses may be taken before being “fully” accepted as an HP/W major.

Required

PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr.
BIOL 101 - General Biology 5 cr. or
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
FN 151 - Contemporary Nutrition 2 cr.
HD 265 - Human Growth and Development: A Life-Span Approach 3 cr.
HP/W 102 - The Healthy American 2 cr.
HP/W 110 - Careers in Health Promotion/Wellness 1 cr.
HP/W 210 - Foundations of Health Promotion and Wellness: Principles and Philosophy 3 cr.

Required

BIOL 385 - Human Physiology 4 cr.
HS 371 - Human Anatomy 4 cr. or
BIOL 387 - Human Anatomy (formerly 286) 4 cr.
FN 253 - Introduction to Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism 3 cr.
HP/W 290 - Psychological Aspects of Health 3 cr.

Note

You must earn a “C-” or better in these courses.

Major requirements

Collateral requirements

MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists 4 cr.
HS 395 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3 cr.

HP/W Courses

HP/W 300 - Health Promotion Programming: Design, Techniques, and Resources 3 cr.
HP/W 304 - Theories and Techniques of Behavior 3 cr.
HP/W 312 - Exercise Physiology 3 cr.
HP/W 320 - Developing Stress Management Programs 3 cr.
HP/W 410 - Promoting and Marketing Wellness 3 cr.
HP/W 420 - Health Promotion Management 3 cr.
HP/W 445 - Preprofessional Transition 3 cr.
two different HP/W 430 courses
HP/W 450 - Internship in Health Promotion/ Wellness 12 cr.

Note

If you are not “fully” accepted into the major, you will not be allowed to take 300 and 400-level HP/W courses.

Practicum

HP/W 430 - Advanced Practicum in Health Promotion/Wellness 3 cr.

Internship

HP/W 450 - Internship in Health Promotion/ Wellness 12 cr.

Note

HP/W 110 and HP/W 450 are offered as pass/fail only. You must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA through graduation.

Health Promotion/Wellness, B.S.

Premajor requirements

Required

Required

Note

Major requirements

Collateral requirements

HP/W Courses

Note

Practicum

Internship

Note

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience