Nov 25, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Kinesiology, BS, Health Promotion and Wellness Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Health education departments, health and wellness centers, community health
Note(s):
• Students must earn at least a 2.5 overall cumulative GPA to remain and to graduate in this concentration.

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 218 - Drugs and Society Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 110 - Introduction to Health Promotion and Wellness Credit Hours: 3
or KNES 110 - Concepts of Fitness and Wellness Credit Hours: 3
IPHE 200 - Basic Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses.

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

HLTH 214 - Principles and Foundations of Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3
MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
or STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

ENGL 365 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 312 - Wellness Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 320 - Environmental Health Credit Hours: 3

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

HLTH 314 - Health Behavior Theories and Planning Models Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 451 - Stress and Stress Management Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 459G - Health and the Aging Process Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 460 - Organization Funding Strategies Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior and Organizations Credit Hours: 3
or MKTG 345 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

HLTH 410G - World Health Issues Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 411G - Women’s Health Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 336 - Research in Health Promotion and Wellness Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 440G - Health Promotion Program Planning Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 452G - Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3
or ENGL 472G - Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
or ENGL 474G - Document Design Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 405G - Nutrition for Fitness and Sports Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 412G - Health and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
HLTH 445G - Evaluating Health Promotion Programs Credit Hours: 3

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose from BIOL, HDFS, CMCN, ECON, EDCI, EDFL, FNAN, HCA, HIM, HLTH, HSA, IPHE, KNES, LCHI, MGMT, MKTG, NURS, PHIL, PSYC, OR SOCI.

Senior Year, Second Semester (12 credit hours)

HLTH 499 - Capstone Project in Health Promotion and Wellness Credit Hours: 3-9 (Only 6 Credit Hours Required)

General Elective (6 credit hours)

Choose from BIOL, HDFS, CMCN, ECON, EDCI, EDFL, FNAN, HCA, HIM, HLTH, HSA, IPHE, KNES, LCHI, MGMT, MKTG, NURS, PHIL, PSYC, OR SOCI.

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 105 and Choose 3 cr from list below	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	PSYC 110 and Choose 3 cr from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 100	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214

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Kinesiology, BS, Health Promotion and Wellness Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Literature (3 credit hours)

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (12 credit hours)

General Elective (6 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Kinesiology, BS, Health Promotion and Wellness Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Literature (3 credit hours)

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Natural Science (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (12 credit hours)

General Elective (6 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum