General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Degree Requirements
| University Requirements | 40 | |
| Career and Professional Development Common Core | ||
| Health and Well-Being Major Requirements | 80 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
University Requirements
| General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 5, 6, and 7 | 15 | |
| PASS 191 | First-Year Seminar | 2 |
| General Electives | 23 | |
| Total Hours | 40 | |
Career and Professional Development Core
| Common Core: | ||
| First-Year Seminar | ||
| Career Exploration in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | ||
| Capstone Experience in PASS | ||
Health and Well-Being Major Requirements
| Pre-Health Professions | ||
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology (GEF 4) | 3 |
| BIOL 101 & 101L | General Biology 1 and General Biology 1 Laboratory (GEF 2) | 4 |
| BIOL 102 & 102L | General Biology 2 and General Biology 2 Laboratory (GEF 8) | 4 |
| MATH 124 | Algebra with Applications (GEF 3) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-6 | |
| Survey of Chemistry 1 and Survey of Chemistry 1 Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory * | ||
OR | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory | ||
| PALM 200 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| PSYC 241 | Introduction to Human Development (GEF 8) | 3 |
| Complete one of the following | 4 | |
| Elementary Physiology | ||
OR | ||
| Mechanisms of Body Function | ||
OR | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Human Physiology: Quantitative Laboratory | ||
| PALM 205 | Introduction to Human Anatomy | 3 |
| PALM 206 | Human Anatomy Laboratory | 1 |
| PALM 300 | Introduction to Pathology | 3 |
| PASS 339 | Professional Immersion in Health and Well-being | 3 |
| EXPH 364 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| Health and Well-being | ||
| HN&F 171 | Introduction to Human Nutrition (GEF 8) | 3 |
| PASS 224 | Enhancing Health and Well-being | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Helping Professions | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Sport Injury | ||
| EXPH 365 | Exercise Physiology 1 | 3 |
| SEP 383 | Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| SEP 415 | Physical Activity Promotion in Diverse Settings | 3 |
| PASS 300 | Career Exploration in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | 3 |
| PASS 375 | Methods of Health Coaching | 3 |
| PASS 401 | Foundations of Health Education | 3 |
| PASS 402 | Core Concepts in Health Education | 3 |
| PASS 403 | Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation for Health Educators | 3 |
| PASS 404 | Enhancing Community Well-being | 3 |
| PASS 489 | Capstone Experience in PASS | 3 |
| Total Hours | 80 | |
- *
Students who do not directly place into CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L must complete CHEM 110.
- **
PASS 191 is accounted for in the University Requirements, PASS 300 and PASS 489 are accounted for in the Major Requirements.
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | BIOL 101 & 101L (GEF 2) | 4 |
| PSYC 101 (GEF 4) | 3 | MATH 124 (GEF 3) | 3 |
| BIOL 102 & 102L (GEF 8) | 4 | HN&F 171 (GEF 8) | 3 |
| PASS 191 | 2 | PASS 224 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 | Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | PALM 200 | 3 |
| CHEM 115 & 115L | 4 | PSIO 241 | 4 |
| GEF 5 | 3 | PSYC 241 (GEF 8) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PASS 300 | 3 | EXPH 364 | 3 |
| PASS 339 | 3 | PALM 205 | 3 |
| EXPH 365 | 3 | PALM 206 | 1 |
| SEP 383 | 3 | PASS 401 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | PASS 375 | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PALM 300 | 3 | PASS 403 | 3 |
| PASS 402 | 3 | SEP 425 or COUN 303 | 3 |
| PASS 404 | 3 | PASS 489 | 3 |
| SEP 415 | 3 | GEF 7 | 3 |
| GEF 6 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
Area of Emphasis
- Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation
Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation Area of Emphasis
| A minimum grade of C- is required in AoE coursework. | ||
| ACE 469 | Basic Strength/Condtng-Coaches | 3 |
| ACE 473 | Strength and Conditioning Coaching Techniques | 3 |
| ACE 483 | Aquatic Exercise Professional | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | BIOL 101 & 101L (GEF 2) | 4 |
| PSYC 101 (GEF 4) | 3 | MATH 124 (GEF 3) | 3 |
| BIOL 102 & 102L (GEF 8) | 4 | HN&F 171 (GEF 8) | 3 |
| PASS 191 | 2 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | PASS 224 ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | PALM 200 | 3 |
| CHEM 115 & 115L | 4 | PSIO 241 | 4 |
| ATTR 222 | PSYC 241 (GEF 8) | 3 | |
| GEF 5 | 3 | GEF 6 | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 3 |
| 11 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PASS 300 | 3 | PASS 339 | 3 |
| EXPH 365 | 3 | PALM 205 | 3 |
| SEP 383 | 3 | PALM 206 | 1 |
| PASS 401 | 3 | EXPH 364 | 3 |
| GEF 7 | 3 | ACE 469 | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PALM 300 | 3 | Select one of the following: | 3 |
| PASS 402 | 3 | ||
| SEP 415 | 3 | ||
| ACE 473 | 3 | PASS 375 METHODS OF HEALTH COACHING | 3 |
| ACE 483 | 3 | PASS 403 | 3 |
| PASS 404 | 3 | ||
| PASS 489 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 119 | |||
Major Learning Outcomes
Health and Well-being
- Program graduates will integrate disciplinary knowledge, skills, and dispositions and apply them to complex professional issues for employment in health and wellness settings, including the pursuit of advanced degrees in health-related disciplines.
- Program graduates will reflect on their professional readiness and think critically about the continued refinement of the disciplinary knowledge, skills, and dispositions learned across the curriculum for employment in health and wellness settings, including the pursuit of advanced degrees in health-related disciplines
- Program graduates will model professional and ethical behaviors that are consistent with industry standards and the related recommendations for best practice learned across the curriculum for employment in health and wellness settings, including the pursuit of advanced degrees in health-related disciplines
- Program graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify, locate, evaluate and effectively share health and wellness related information via written and oral communication