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Wellness B.A. with Optional Minor

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

The mission of the Bachelor of Arts Degree Program in Wellness is to prepare students for careers in corporate wellness, management of health and wellness programs, health coaching, sport or wellness journalism, or other related professions. A minor field can be selected to augment training and preparation in these or other specific areas.

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Wellness, the student must:

  1. complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements;
  2. complete the Departmental curriculum requirements (shown below); and
  3. be awarded a grade of C or better in all courses used to meet degree requirements.

Curriculum

University Core (42 hours)

Note that ALHS 1315 Introduction to Nutrition is required and can be used to meet the STEM requirement of the University core curriculum.

Departmental Lower-Division Requirements (18 hours)

ALHS 1300Personal and Community Wellness
ALHS 1315Introduction to Nutrition [TCCN: BIOL 1322]
ALHS 2301Medical Terminology
KINE 2330Fundamentals of Exercise Science
Foreign Language (6 hours)

Wellness Core Courses (37 hours)

ALHS 3315Nutrition Through the Life-Cycle
ALHS 3352Consumer Health
ALHS 3360Principles of Community and Public Health
ALHS 3362Behavioral Health
ALHS 4317Theoretical and Clinical Aspects of Weight Management
ALHS 4333Stress Management
HECC 4333Introduction to Biostatistics
HECC 4370Internship
KINE 3303Motor Development
KINE 3306Fitness Assessment Skills
KINE 3331Human Motor Control and Learning
KINE 3132Human Motor Control and Learning Laboratory
KINE 4319Aging and Physical Performance

Additional Requirements

23 hrs. of prescribed electives chosen with H&K advisor approval (Note that the electives total could be 26 or 29 hrs. if ALHS 1315 and/or a foreign language course are used to satisfy core requirements). A minimum of 5 hours of upper division courses must be included in the electives. 

OR

Choose a minor (18 hrs. minimum) plus electives as necessary to reach 120 hrs. Electives must be approved by H&K advisor.

Choose from the following minors or meet with an H&K Advisor to discuss other minor options:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Psychology
  • Spanish
  • Sports Communication
  • Speech Communications