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 HPW 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.
HPW 102 - The Healthy American 2 cr.
HPW 110 - Careers in Health Promotion/Wellness 1 cr.
HPW 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 4 cr.
FN 253 - Introduction to Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism 3 cr.
HPW 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.

HPW Courses

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

Practicum

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

Internship

HPW 450 - Internship in Health Promotion/ Wellness 12 cr.

Note

HPW 110 and HPW 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

HPW Courses

Note

Practicum

Internship

Note

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience