Health Promotion (BS Degree)

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A major in Health Promotion consists of 81-82 hours and does not require a minor.

Health Promotion (81-82 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

See Liberal Arts Core for all Bachelor Degrees; must include the following courses:
MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (3 hours) or higher satisfies the liberal arts core requirement in Mathematics for this major.

PSYC 110 - General Psychology (3 hours)
CHEM 110 - Concepts of Chemistry and Lab (4 hours)
BIOL 215 - Human Anatomy (3 hours)
BIOL 215L - Human Anatomy Laboratory (1 hours)
or
BIOL 226 - Anatomy & Physiology I (3 hours)
BIOL 226L - Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory I (1 hours)

Note:

Students must earn grades of “C” or better in ENGL 111 and 112 , MATH 105 or higher, CHEM 110 , and BIOL 215 or

BIOL 226

and
BIOL 226L
.

Major Courses (47 hours)

HEAL 102 - Foundations of Health Care (3 hours)
HEAL 209 - Concepts of Community Health Promotion (3 hours)
HEAL 210 - Health Behaviors (3 hours)
HEAL 212 - Diseases and Disorders (3 hours)
HEAL 301 - Foundations of Health Education (3 hours)
HEAL 302 - Strategies in Health Education (3 hours)
HEAL 303 - Women’s Health (3 hours)
HEAL 401 - Substance Abuse Prevention Education (3 hours)
HEAL 402 - Health and Aging (3 hours)
HEAL 403 - Planning, Management and Evaluation of Health Education Programs (4 hours)
HEAL 405 - Research in Healthcare (3 hours)
HEAL 406 - Internship (4 hours)
HEAL 407 - Community and Environmental Health Surveillance (3 hours)
HEAL 410 - Capstone (3 hours)
HEAL 416 - Spirituality, Health and Healing (3 hours)

Note:

Students must earn grades of “C” or better in major courses.

Graduates with this major will be qualified to take the credentialing examination offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

Approved Health Electives (12 hours)

Click here to see Approved Health Promotion electives

Supporting Courses (22-23 hours)

BIOL 216 - Human Physiology (3 hours)
BIOL 216L - Human Physiology Laboratory (1 hours)
or
BIOL 227 - Anatomy & Physiology II (3 hours)
BIOL 227L - Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory II (1 hours)
BIOL 345 - Nutrition (3 hours)
HEAL 260 - Life Span Development (3 hours)
KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
SOCI 101 - Principles of Sociology (3 hours)
SOCI 312 - Marriage and the Family (3 hours)
PSYC 301 - Introduction to Behavioral Statistics (4 hours) or
SOCI 301 - Introduction to Behavioral Statistics (4 hours)
or approved 3 hour statistics course

Note:

Students must earn grades of “C” or better in supporting courses.

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.