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Health and Well-being, B.A.

  • Overview
  • Areas of Emphasis
  • Learning Outcomes

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.

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations
F1 - Composition & Rhetoric3-6
ENGL 101
& ENGL 102
Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric
and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research
or ENGL 103
Accelerated Academic Writing
F2A/F2B - Science & Technology4-6
F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning3-4
F4 - Society & Connections3
F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past3
F6 - The Arts & Creativity3
F7 - Global Studies & Diversity3
F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree)9
Total Hours31-37

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 

Course List
Code Title Hours
University Requirements66
Health and Well-Being Major Requirements54
Total Hours120

University Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits)
Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 830
CAHS 191First-Year Seminar2
General Electives34
Total Hours66

Health and Well-Being Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Components of Well-being
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology (GEF 4)3
ACE 149Introduction to Applied Anatomy3
HN&F 171Introduction to Human Nutrition (GEF 2)3
COUN 400Diversity and Human Relations3
CDFS 417Families and Health3
Health and Well-being
HWB 224Enhancing Health and Well-being3
SEP 283Introduction to Exercise Psychology3
CAHS 300Career Exploration in Applied Human Sciences3
COUN 303Introduction to Helping Professions3
ACE 307Applied Sport Physiology3
HWB 359Mindfulness for Health and Well-being3
HWB 375Methods of Health Coaching3
PET 401Foundations of Health Education3
PET 402Core Concepts in Health Education3
PET 403Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation for Health Educators3
HWB 404Enhancing Community Well-being3
SEP 415Physical Activity Promotion in Diverse Settings3
CAHS 489Capstone Experience in AHS3
Total Hours54

Suggested Plan of Study 

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3ACE 1493
PSYC 101 (GEF 4)3HN&F 171 (GEF 2)3
CAHS 1912HWB 2243
GEF 63GEF 23
GEF 33Elective3
Elective 1 
 15 15
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3COUN 3033
SEP 2833HWB 3593
HWB 3753GEF 73
GEF 53GEF 83
Elective3Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
CAHS 3003COUN 4003
ACE 3073PET 4023
PET 4013SEP 4153
GEF 83Electives6
Elective 3 
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
PET 4033HWB 4043
CDFS 4173CAHS 4893
GEF 83Electives9
Elective 6 
 15 15
Total credit hours: 120

Areas of Emphasis

  • Fitness
  • Recreational Sport

 

Fitness Area of Emphasis

Course List
Code Title Hours
A minimum grade of C- is required in AoE coursework.
HWB 373Fitness Management3
HWB 374Fitness Field Testing3
HWB 470Methods of Group Fitness3
HWB 472Methods of Personal Training3
Total Hours12

Suggested Plan of Study

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3PSYC 101 (GEF 4)3
PET 1242PET 1252
PASS 1912HN&F 171 (GEF 2)3
GEF 63GEF 23
HWB 2243Dimension Hlth/WB Elective3
Elective2Elective1
 15 15
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3PET 2442
MATH 121 (GEF 3)3Complete one of the following3
PET 1752
COUN 303
 
GEF 53
HWB 359
 
Dimension Hlt/WB Elective3GEF 73
Elective2GEF 83
 Elective3
 16 14
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
CAHS 3003Complete one of the following3
HWB 3733
COMM 304
 
HWB 3753
COMM 306
 
SEP 2833
COMM 308
 
Dimension Hlth/WB Elective3
COMM 317
 
 
COMM 342
 
 
COMM 404
 
 EXPH 3653
 HWB 3743
 PET 4013
 Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
PET 4023PET 4033
HWB 4043HWB 4703
HWB 4723CAHS 4893
SEP 4153GEF 83
GEF 83Elective3
 15 15
Total credit hours: 120

 

Recreational Sport Area of Emphasis

Course List
Code Title Hours
A minimum grade of C- is required in AOE coursework.
ACE 256Principles and Problems of Coaching3
ACE 310Coaching Pedagogy3
ACE 430Coaching Education Administration3
SM 426Liability in Sport3
Total Hours12

Suggested Plan of Study

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3 PSYC 101 (GEF 4)3
PET 1242PET 1252
PASS 1912HN&F 171 (GEF 2)3
HWB 2243GEF 23
GEF 63Dimension Hlt/WB Elective3
Elective2Elective1
 15 15
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3PET 2442
MATH 121 (GEF 3)3Complete one of the following3
PET 1752
COUN 303
 
GEF 53
HWB 359
 
ACE 2563GEF 7 3
Elective2GEF 83
 Dimension Hlth/WB Elective3
 16 14
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
CAHS 3003Complete one of the following3
HWB 3753
COMM 304
 
SEP 2833
COMM 306
 
Dimension Hlth/WB Elective3
COMM 308
 
ACE 3103
COMM 317
 
 
COMM 342
 
 
COMM 404
 
 EXPH 3653
 PET 4013
 ACE 4303
 Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
PET 4023PET 4033
HWB 4043Capstone3
SEP 4153
CAHS 489
 
GEF 83GEF 83
Electives3Elective3
 SM 4263
 15 15
Total credit hours: 120

Program Learning Outcomes

  1.  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.

  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Program graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify, locate, evaluate and effectively share health and wellness related information via written and oral communication
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