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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)

KINE 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
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
HECC 4333Introduction to Biostatistics
HECC 4370Internship

Additional Requirements

23 hrs. of prescribed electives chosen with SHP 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 SHP 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 Four-Year Curriculum - Bachelor of Arts in Wellness

Freshman Year

First Semester (16 hrs.)

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]
MATH 1342Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342]
BIOL 1306General Biology I [TCCN: BIOL 1306]
BIOL 1106General Biology I Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 1106]
ALHS 1300Personal and Community Wellness
POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]
 

Second Semester (16 hrs.)

Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.)
ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]
BIOL 1307General Biology II [TCCN: BIOL 1307]
BIOL 1107General Biology II Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 1107]
POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)
NOTE:  STEM - ALHS 1315 recommended

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
CMST 1315Introduction to Public Speaking [TCCN: SPCH 1315]
Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)
Foreign Language (3 hrs.)
ALHS 2301Medical Terminology

Second Semester (16 hrs.)

HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)
Foreign Language (3 hrs.)
KINE 2330Fundamentals of Exercise Science
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
 

Junior Year

First Semester (16 hrs.)

ALHS 3352Consumer Health
KINE 3315Nutrition Through the Life Cycle
ALHS 4333Stress Management
KINE 3331Human Motor Control and Learning
KINE 3132Human Motor Control and Learning Laboratory
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
 

Second Semester (15-hrs.)

ALHS 3360Principles of Community and Public Health
ALHS 3362Behavioral Health
ALHS 4317Theoretical and Clinical Aspects of Weight Management
KINE 3303Motor Development
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
 

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

KINE 3306Fitness Assessment Skills
HECC 4333Introduction to Biostatistics
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (12-hrs.)

KINE 4319Aging and Physical Performance
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
Prescribed Elective (3 hrs.)
KINE 4370Internship
 

Total hours must equal at least 120 hours.

NOTES: 

See UT Tyler Core Curriculum for approved course(s).
Prescribed Elective -Selected with advisor approval
This is only a recommended outline. Because degree requirements do change, you should consult an advisor as well as the University Catalog, which is the only official document regarding baccalaureate degree requirements

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