Dec 06, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Health Promotion and Wellness Management - BS Degree

Health Promotion and Wellness Management Major (57-59 credits)

A. Core Requirements (21 cr)

HSC 101 - Introduction to Health Promotion and Wellness Credit: 3
HSC 310 - Disease: Lifestyle and Environment Credit: 3
HSC 332 - Essentials of Exercise Physiology Credit: 3
HSC 448 - Health Promotion Program Planning Credit: 3
HSC 470 - HP Program Implementation Credit: 3
HSC 488 - Evaluation and Research in Health Promotion Credit: 3
Select one course under advisement:
HSC 397 - Exploratory Practicum in Wellness Management Credit: 3 *
HSC 498 - Internship in Wellness Management Credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (18-20 cr)

Select one course from the following (3 cr):
PRL 316 - Survey of Health Communication Credit: 3
HSC 230 - Health and Technology Credit: 3
TED 209 - Technical Writing and Literacy Credit: 3
TEL 130 - Computing Technology and Information Systems for Technology Careers Credit: 3
Select one course from the following (3 cr):
HSC 232 - Introduction to Personal Training Credit: 3
HSC 315 - Nutrition Concepts Credit: 3
HSC 353 - Wellness and Aging Credit: 3
HSC 460 - Exercise Prescription and Leadership Credit: 3
Select one course from the following (3 cr):
HSC 333 - Human Response to Stress Credit: 3
HSC 343 - Drug Use and Abuse in Society Credit: 3
HSC 363 - Emotional Wellness Credit: 3
HSC 386 - Wellness for Contemporary Living Credit: 3
Select one course from the following (3 cr):
HDV 313 - Human Sexual Development Credit: 3
PSY 340 - Social Psychology Credit: 3
PSY 343 - Health Psychology Credit: 3
PSY 345 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credit: 3
Select one sequence (6-8 cr):

Sequence A
- BIO 305 Human Anatomy & Physiology I: 4
- BIO 306 Human Anatomy & Physiology II: 4
OR

Sequence B
- HSC 120 Human Body Systems: 3
- HSC 334 Applied Kinesiology: 3

C. Cognate Requirements (18 cr)

BIO 203 - Human Biology Credit: 3
ECO 101 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit: 3
HRM 385 - Organizational Behavior Credit: 3
MGT 261 - Business Organization Credit: 3
MKT 250 - Marketing Principles Credit: 3
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Credit: 3
Note: Majors in Wellness Management must earn grades of C- or better in all courses credited to the major (core, elective and cognate courses). Students earning less than a C- will be offered advisement intervention before repeating the course. A course may not be taken a third time without departmental approval.

*HSC 397 taken only under advisement by Health Promotion and Wellness chair.