Updated 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Community Health, B.S. major

Required Credits: 61
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Select 1 of the following courses:

• BIOL 1110 Human Biology (4 credits)
• BIOL 1400 Cellular Principles (4 credits)

Complete the following courses:

• BIOL 1111 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health I (4 credits)
• HLTH 2100 First Aid and CPR/AED (1 credit)
• HLTH 2800 Multicultural Health in America (2 credits)
  or SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
• HLTH 3150 Theoretical and Ethical Foundations of Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 3200 Personal and Consumer Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 3300 Nutrition (3 credits)
• HLTH 3500 Community Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 3710 Disease Prevention and Epidemiology (3 credits)
• HLTH 4410 Health Programming (3 credits)
• PHED 1890 Lifetime Fitness (2 credits)
• PHED 4309 Legal Aspects of Sport, Health, and Fitness (3 credits)
• PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)
  or STAT 3660 Statistics for the Health Sciences (3 credits)

Complete the following course:

• HLTH 3970 Internship: Field Experience in Community Health (1-3 credits)

Complete the following course:

• HLTH 4920 Directed Group Study: Health Seminar (1 credit)

Complete 10-12 credits of the following course:

• HLTH 4970 Internship (1-12 credits)

II ELECTIVES

Select 12 credits from the following courses:

• BIOL 1300 Medical Terminology (2 credits)
• HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)
• LEAD 3500 Theories and Contexts of Leadership (3 credits)
• PHED 1240 Skills for Life: Techniques of Neuromuscular Relaxation (1 credit)
• PHED 2200 A Lifestyle for Wellness (2 credits)
• PHED 3300 Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition (3 credits)
• PHED 4160 Advanced Fitness Assessment & Prescription-Aerobic (3 credits)
• PHED 4170 Advanced Principles for Strength and Speed Training Exercise (3 credits)
• PSY 2200 Human Sexuality (4 credits)
• PSY 3387 Topics in Psychology (1-4 credits)
  or PSY 4587 Advanced Topics in Psychology (2-4 credits)
• PSY 3500 Psychology of Aging (4 credits)
• PSY 3367 Social Psychology (3 credits)
• SOC3090

Up to 6 credits of Indigenous Studies courses accepted:

Up to 6 credits of Nursing coures accepted; note that
most NRSG courses are for Nursing majors only

Alternative to completing the 12 credits of electives
*Succesful completion of an accredited Community
Health Worker Certificate curriculum (earning this
credential also fulfills HLTH 3970 - Internship:
Practicum in Health)

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH MAJOR, B.S.
The following is a list of required Community Health Major, B.S. courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• BIOL 1110 Human Biology (4 credits)
  or BIOL 1400 Cellular Principles (4 credits)
• HLTH 2100 First Aid and CPR/AED (1 credit)
• Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

• BIOL 1111 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health I (4 credits)
• PHED 1890 Lifetime Fitness (2 credits)
• HLTH 2800 Multicultural Health in America (2 credits)
  or SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
• HLTH 3150 Theoretical and Ethical Foundations of Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 3200 Personal and Consumer Health (3 credits)
• Complete Liberal Education requirements

Junior

• HLTH 3300 Nutrition (3 credits)
• HLTH 3500 Community Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 3710 Disease Prevention and Epidemiology (3 credits)
• HLTH 3970 Internship: Field Experience in Community Health (1-3 credits)
• PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)
  or STAT 3660 Statistics for the Health Sciences (3 credits)
• Major Electives

Senior

• HLTH 4410 Health Programming (3 credits)
• HLTH 4920 Directed Group Study: Health Seminar (1 credit)
• PHED 4309 Legal Aspects of Sport, Health, and Fitness (3 credits)
• HLTH 4970 Internship (1-12 credits)
• Major Electives