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:
- complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements;
- complete the Departmental curriculum requirements (shown below); and
- 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 1300 | Personal and Community Wellness | |
| ALHS 1315 | Introduction to Nutrition [TCCN: BIOL 1322] | |
| ALHS 2301 | Medical Terminology | |
| KINE 2330 | Fundamentals of Exercise Science | |
| Foreign Language (6 hours) | |
Wellness Core Courses (37 hours)
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
Recommended 4-Year Course Sequence
Wellness BA