Community and Public Health Promotion B.S.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of 24 credits.
2. Minimum G.P.A. 2.75.
3. Completion of College Math Competency.
4. Minimum grade of B in FYW 100.
5. Minimum of B- in HPE 102 and HPE 202.
6. Submission of HPE 202 Faculty Reference Form.

Retention Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 each semester.
2. A minimum grade of B- in all other required program courses, except for BIOL 108, BIOL 231, BIOL 240, BIOL 335, and PSYC 110 or PSYC 215, which, when needed, require a minimum grade of C.

Note: BIOL 108 fulfills the Natural Science category of General Education.

Note: BIOL 335 fulfills the Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning category of General Education.

Course Requirements

Core Foundation Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 240	Biostatistics	4	As needed.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 101	Human Sexuality	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 102	Human Health and Disease	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 202W	Community/Public Health and Health Promotion	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 221	Nutrition	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 233	Social and Global Perspectives on Health	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 303W	Research in Community and Public Health	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 307	Introduction to Epidemiology	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 410	Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 431	Drug Education	3	Fall.
	-Or-
PSYC 217	Drugs and Chemical Dependency	4	Fall, Spring.
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	-Or-
PSYC 215	Social Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Professional Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HPE 300	Health Education and Health Promotion Pedagogy	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 406	Program Planning in Health Promotion	3	Spring or as needed.
HPE 419	Practicum in Community and Public Health	3	Fall.
HPE 426W	Internship in Community and Public Health	10	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HPE 429	Seminar in Community and Public Health	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Concentrations

Choose Concentration A, B or C below.

A. Health and Aging

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GRTL 314	Health and Aging	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 217	Sociology of Aging	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 320	Aging and the Law	4	Annually.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 336	Health Communication	4	Spring.
HPE 451	Recreation and Aging	3	As needed.
NPST 300	Institute in Nonprofit Studies	4	Fall.
PSYC 339	Psychology of Aging	4	Annually.
SOC 314	The Sociology of Health and Illness	4	Annually.
	Total Credit Hours:	83-85

B. Public Health Promotion

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 336	Health Communication	4	Spring.
HPE 403	Environmental Health	3	Annually.
HSCI 105	Medical Terminology	2	Fall, Spring.

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 309	Medical Anthropology	4	Alternate years.
ANTH 347	Environmental Justice	4	Alternate years.
GEND 416/HPE 416	Women’s Health	4	Annually.
HCA 303W	Health Policy and Contemporary Issues	3	Fall, Spring.
HPE 431	Drug Education	3	Fall.
NPST 300	Institute in Nonprofit Studies	4	Fall.
PSYC 217	Drugs and Chemical Dependency	4	Fall, Spring.
PSYC 230	Human Development	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSYC 424	Health Psychology	4	Annually.
SWRK 200	Introduction to Social Work	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 314	The Sociology of Health and Illness	4	Annually.
YDEV 300W	Introduction to Youth Development	4	Fall, Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	83-86

C. Women’s Health

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GEND 200W	Gender and Society	4	Fall, Spring.
GEND 201W	Introduction to Feminist Inquiry	4	Fall.
HPE 416/GEND 416	Women’s Health	4	Annually.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 332	Gender and Communication	4	Fall.
COMM 336	Health Communication	4	Spring.
GEND 355	Women and Madness	4	Alternate years.
GEND 356	Class Matters	4	Fall.
GEND 357	Gender and Sexuality	4	Fall.
GEND 358	Gender-Based Violence	4	Alternate years.
NPST 300	Institute in Nonprofit Studies	4	Fall.
PSYC 356	Psychology of Gender	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 342	Women, Crime, and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	84-85