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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 63 | |
| Professional and Career Development Sequence | ||
| Health and Well-Being Major Requirements | 57 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
University Requirements
| 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 & 8 | 30 | |
| CAHS 191 | First-Year Seminar | 2 |
| General Electives | 31 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Professional and Career Development Sequence
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sequence * | ||
| First-Year Seminar | ||
| Career Exploration in Applied Human Sciences | ||
| Capstone Experience in AHS | ||
Health and Well-Being Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Components of Well-being | ||
| ACE 149 | Introduction to Applied Anatomy | 3 |
| CDFS 417 | Families and Health | 3 |
| COUN 400 | Diversity and Human Relations | 3 |
| HN&F 171 | Introduction to Human Nutrition (GEF 2) | 3 |
| HWB 110 | Pathways in Health and Well-Being | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology (GEF 4) | 3 |
| Health and Well-being | ||
| ACE 307 | Applied Sport Physiology | 3 |
| CAHS 300 | Career Exploration in Applied Human Sciences | 3 |
| CAHS 489 | Capstone Experience in AHS | 3 |
| COUN 303 | Introduction to Helping Professions | 3 |
| HWB 224 | Enhancing Health and Well-being | 3 |
| HWB 359 | Mindfulness for Health and Well-being | 3 |
| HWB 375 | Methods of Health Coaching | 3 |
| HWB 404 | Enhancing Community Well-being | 3 |
| PET 301 | Foundations of Health Education | 3 |
| PET 302 | Core Concepts in Health Education | 3 |
| PET 403 | Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation for Health Educators | 3 |
| SEP 283 | Introduction to Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| SEP 415 | Physical Activity Promotion in Diverse Settings | 3 |
| Total Hours | 57 | |
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CAHS 191 is accounted for in the University Requirements, CAHS 300 and CAHS 489 are part of the Major Requirements.
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | ACE 149 | 3 |
| CAHS 191 | 2 | EDUC 232 (GEF 3) | 3 |
| HWB 110 | 3 | HN&F 171 (GEF 2) | 3 |
| GEF 5, 6, or 7 | 3 | HWB 224 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | PSYC 101 (GEF 4) | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACE 307 | 3 | ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 |
| CAHS 300 | 3 | COUN 303 | 3 |
| SEP 283 | 3 | GEF 5, 6, or 7 | 3 |
| GEF 2 | 3 | GEF 8 or minor course | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HWB 375 | 3 | COUN 400 | 3 |
| HWB 359 | 3 | PET 302 | 3 |
| PET 301 | 3 | SEP 415 | 3 |
| GEF 8 or minor course | 3 | GEF 5, 6, or 7 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | GEF 8 or minor course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HWB 404 | 3 | PET 403 | 3 |
| CDFS 417 | 3 | CAHS 489 | 3 |
| Elective | 9 | Electives | 9 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
Program Learning Outcomes
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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