Community Health and Wellness B.S.

Retention Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 each semester.
2. A minimum grade of B- in HED 300, HED 419, PED 301, and PED 419.
3. A minimum grade of B- in all other required program courses, except for BIOL 108, BIOL 231, BIOL 335, and PSYC 110 or PSYC 215, which, when needed, require a minimum grade of C.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
ENGL 230	Writing for Professional Settings	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Or
MKT 301	Introduction to Marketing	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 102	Personal Health	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 221	Nutrition	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 233	Social Perspectives of Health	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 303	Community Health	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 406	Program Development in Health Promotion	3	Spring or As needed.
HED 410	Stress Management	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 205	Conditioning for Personal Fitness	3	Fall, Spring.
PSYC 215	Social Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

BIOL 231, BIOL 335: Students concentrating in recreation and leisure studies do not take BIOL 231 and BIOL 335.

PSYC 215: Students concentrating in wellness and movement studies or women’s health may take either PSYC 215 or PSYC 110.

Concentrations

Choose Concentration A, B, C, D, or E below.

A. Community and Public Health Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
HED 101	Human Sexuality	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 202	Principles of Health Education	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 300	Concepts of Teaching	4	Fall, Spring.
HED 307	Dynamics and Determinants of Disease	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 419	Practicum in Community Health	3	Fall.
HED 426	Internship in Community Health	10	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 429	Seminar in Community Health	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GEND 200	Gender and Society	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 200	Society and Social Behavior	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 202	The Family	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 309	Medical Anthropology	4	Alternate years.
NURS 201	Introduction to Health Care Systems	3	Fall.
PSYC 424	Health Psychology	4	Annually.
SOC 314	The Sociology of Health and Illness	3	Summer.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 330	Interpersonal Communication	4	Fall.
COMM 351	Persuasion	4	Fall, Spring.
ENGL 230	Writing for Professional Settings	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEND 354	Teenagers in/and the Media	4	Annually.
GEND 356	Class Matters	4	Fall.
GRTL 314	Health and Aging	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Or
NURS 314	Health and Aging	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 335	Consumer Health	3	Summer or As needed.
HED 431	Drug Education	3	Fall, Spring.
MKT 301	Introduction to Marketing	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MKT 329	Global Marketing	3	Fall, Spring.
MKT 334	Consumer Behavior	3	Fall, Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	85-89

ENGL 230, MKT 301: Students cannot double-count this course if taken as a Core Course option

B. Health and Aging

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
HED 101	Human Sexuality	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 202	Principles of Health Education	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 300	Concepts of Teaching	4	Fall, Spring.
HED 307	Dynamics and Determinants of Disease	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 419	Practicum in Community Health	3	Fall.
HED 426	Internship in Community Health	10	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 429	Seminar in Community Health	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 217	Aging and Society	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GRTL 314	Health and Aging	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
NURS 312	Death and Dying	3	Spring.
NURS 314	Health and Aging	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 308	Culture, Aging, and the Life Course	4	Alternate years.
PED 451	Recreation for the Elderly	3	As needed.
PSYC 339	Psychology of Aging	4	Annually.
SOC 314	The Sociology of Health and Illness	3	Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	85-89

C. Recreation and Leisure Studies

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PED 151	Introduction to Recreation in Modern Society	3	As needed.
PED 243	Foundations of Movement	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 251	Recreation Delivery Systems	3	As needed.
PED 253	Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation	3	As needed.
PED 301	Principles of Teaching Activity	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 323	Teaching in Adventure Education	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 351	Leadership and Supervision of Recreation	3	As needed.
PED 356	Recreation Practicum	4	As needed.
PED 427	Internship in Movement Studies and Recreation	10	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PED 429	Seminar in Movement Studies and Recreation	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PED 451	Recreation for the Elderly	3	As needed.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 308	Culture, Aging, and the Life Course	4	Alternate years.
HED 307	Dynamics and Determinants of Disease	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 252	Camping and Recreational Leadership	3	As needed.
PED 278	Coaching Skills and Tactics	3	Fall.
PED 412	Organization and Administration of Physical Education Programs: Prekindergarten through Grade Twelve	3	Fall.
PSYC 339	Psychology of Aging	4	Annually.
	Total Credit Hours:	86-89

D. Wellness and Movement Studies

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PED 140	Introduction to Movement Sciences	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 201	Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries	3	Spring.
PED 206	Fundamental Movement and Its Analysis	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 243	Foundations of Movement	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 278	Coaching Skills and Tactics	3	Fall.
PED 301	Principles of Teaching Activity	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 411	Kinesiology	3	Fall.
PED 419	Practicum in Movement Studies and Assessment	3	Fall.
PED 420	Physiological Aspects of Exercise	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 427	Internship in Movement Studies and Recreation	10	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PED 429	Seminar in Movement Studies and Recreation	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HED 307	Dynamics and Determinants of Disease	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 151	Introduction to Recreation in Modern Society	3	As needed.
PED 247	Rhythmic Movement	3	Spring.
PED 308	The Science of Coaching	3	As needed.
PED 323	Teaching in Adventure Education	3	Fall, Spring.
PED 408	Coaching Applications	3	Fall.
PED 412	Organization and Administration of Physical Education Programs: Prekindergarten through Grade Twelve	3	Fall.
PED 451	Recreation for the Elderly	3	As needed.
SOC 217	Aging and Society	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	85-87

E. Women’s Health

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 208	Public Speaking	4	Fall, Spring.
GEND 200	Gender and Society	4	Fall, Spring.
HED 101	Human Sexuality	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 202	Principles of Health Education	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 300	Concepts of Teaching	4	Fall, Spring.
HED 307	Dynamics and Determinants of Disease	3	Fall, Spring.
HED 419	Practicum in Community Health	3	Fall.
HED 426	Internship in Community Health	10	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HED 429	Seminar in Community Health	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 342	Women, Crime, and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 345	Victimology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 332	Gender and Communication	4	Fall.
GEND 354	Teenagers in/and the Media	4	Annually.
GEND 357	Gender and Sexuality	4	Fall.
GEND 458	Gender and Education	4	As needed.
PSYC 356	Psychology of Gender	4	Annually.
PED 323	Teaching in Adventure Education	3	Fall, Spring.
SOC 202	The Family	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	87-89