The health sciences wellness program is a general health program for those interested in pursuing careers in community health education, community services and public health, or in enrolling in graduate courses in public health, community health, health promotion, or health sciences. The program is interdisciplinary; besides course work in wellness, students also take courses in physical education, psychology, math, and science.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN WELLNESS
- Satisfy all of the University's requirements for a degree, including the following:
- General Institutional Requirements for a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts
- General Education Requirements
- Writing Competency Requirements
- Bible Course Requirements
- Receive formal admission to the wellness program, preferably during the sophomore year.
- Complete 64 credit hours as described below (some courses cn also fulfill general education requirements).
Required Wellness Courses (28 credit hours)
WEL 231 Personal and Community Wellness (3 credits)
WEL 232 Safety, First Aid, and Accident Prevention (3 credits)
WEL 300 Anatomy and Physiology for Wellness (3 credits)
WEL 303 Contemporary Health Issues (2 credits)
WEL 304 Human Sexuality (2 credits)
WEL 305 Nutrition (3 credits)
WEL 309 Exercise Physiology (4 credits)
WEL 411 Epidemiology (3 credits)
WEL 451 Senior Seminar (2 credit hours)
WEL 489 Wellness Practicum (3 credits)
Required Physical Education Courses (8 credit hours)
PHED Any lower-level physical activity course (1 credit hours)
PHED 110 Foundations of Physical Fitness (1 credit hours)
PHED 300 Kinesiology (3 credits)
PHED 304 Motor Control and Learning (3 credits)
Required Psychology Courses (12 credit hours)
PSY 231 General Psychology (3 credit hours)
PSY 233 Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
PSY 342 Group Dynamics (3 credits)
PSY 484 Research Design (3 credits)
Required Sociology Course (3 credit hours)
SOC 231 Principles of Sociology (3 credit hours)
Required Special Education Course (3 credit hour hours)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
SPED 341 Educating Exceptional Children (3 credit hours)
SPED 401 Adapted Physical Education (3 credit hours)
Other Required Courses (10 credit hours)
ENG 333 Professional Writing (3 credits)
MAT 229 Introduction to Statistics (3 credit hours)
NSC 141 General Biology I (4 credit hours)
Recommended Courses for Fulfilling the Bible Requirement
BIB 415 Personal Spiritual Development (2 credit hours)
PSY 211 Marriage and Family (3 credit hours)
REL 371 Ethics (3 credit hours)
REL 441 Major World Religions (3 credit hours)
Updated February 2010
