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Bachelor of Science Degree in Health

This program provides students with the opportunity to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Health for students interested in careers in community health and school health (teacher certification). All degree core, designated electives, and support work must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Academic advising for students seeking the degree is available in the College of Education and Human Development Advising and Certification Center.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Health, regardless of the area of specialization they choose, must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.

The minimum number of semester credit hours for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 124, at least 45 of which must be at the upper-division level.

All candidates for the degree must complete the following degree requirements in addition to the Core Curriculum requirements.

Core Curriculum Requirements
Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours)

All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Domain I: Mathematics and Science

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Science (6 semester credit hours)
BIO 1113 (& 1122 as support work)
Any additional three hours listed under the Level 2 section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain II: Society and Culture

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Studies (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain III: Literature and the Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain IV: World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

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Degree Core Requirements (36 semester credit hours of required health courses):

HTH 2513 Personal Health Management
HTH 2523 First Aid and Safety
HTH 3503 Foundations of Health Theory
HTH 3513 Issues in Community Health
HTH 3523 Worksite Health Promotion
HTH 3533 Drugs and Health
HTH 3543 Growth and Development
HTH 3553 Emotional Wellness
HTH 4503 Human Disease and Epidemiology
HTH 4513 Consumer Health
HTH 4523 Understanding Human Sexuality
HTH 4533 Nutrition and Health

Designated Electives (30 semester credit hours)

Students must select 30 semester credit hours of coursework that constitute a coherent, focused plan of study. That plan of study must be approved by the department faculty advisor. Students are encouraged to establish an approved plan of study as early in the program as possible. The department has given preapproval to the following plans of study for specializations in community health and school health.

Community Health. HTH 4936, MGT 3013, and 21 hours from the following: HTH 2133, HTH 3563, HTH 4953, MGT 3023, MKT 3013, POL 3293, POL 3553, POL 3603, PSY 2533, PSY 4253, SOC 2013, SOC 3163, SOC 3203, SOC 3213 or 3423, and others in ANT and BBL by approval of the department advisor ONLY.

School Health. (Grades 8–12) C&I 4203, C&I 4646, HTH 3563, EDU 2103, EDP 3203, EDP 4203, RDG 3773, and 6 hours from the following: HTH 2133, HTH 4953, PSY 2533, PSY 4253, SOC 3163, or SOC 3423.

C&I 4203, EDP 4203, and RDG 3773 are restricted classes. Advisor codes for these classes will be issued only if all prerequisites have been completed. C&I 4203 and RDG 3773 are offered during daytime hours only.

Support Work (16 semester credit hours of required support work):

AHS 2083 Human Biology: Anatomy
AHS 2091 Human Biology: Anatomy Laboratory (or BIO 2123 & 2132)
AHS 2103 Human Biology: Physiology
AHS 2111 Human Biology: Physiology Laboratory (or BIO 3413 & 3422)
BIO 1122 Laboratory Investigations in Biology
COM 1053 Business & Professional Speech
KIN 2003 Computer Applications in Kinesiology and Health

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