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BS Health Promotion Studies
Allied Health Professions
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BS in Health Promotion Studies /Allied Health Professions - 120 Credits
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
120 credits are required.
Minimum credits at WCSU
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at WCSU.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required
When your first term is graded, your cumulative GPA will be calculated.
If your cumulative GPA falls below 2.5 it is important to see an advisor
to make plans for raising your GPA.
General Education Competency Requirements
See General Education Competency Requirements section
General Education Course Requirements
See General Education Course Requirements - HPX section
Major Requirements
See Major in Health Promotion Studies section
General Electives
See General Electives - 16 Credits section
General Education Competency Requirements
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
Students must complete each of the competencies listed below. In
addition, students must complete 3 of the competencies a second time
excluding First Year (FY) and WRT 101 (WI).
General Education Competencies
Creative Process (CP)
1 to 2 Classes
Critical Thinking (CT)
1 to 2 Classes
Oral Communication (OC)
1 to 2 Classes
Health and Wellness (HW)
1 to 2 Classes
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
1 to 2 Classes
Intercultural Competence (IC)
1 to 2 Classes
Information Literacy (IL)
1 to 2 Classes
First Year Experience (FY)
1 Class
Culminating Experience (CE)
1 to 2 Classes
Writing Course (WRT 101)
WRT 101
Writing Intensive II (W2)
1 to 2 Classes
Writing Intensive III (W3)
1 to 2 Classes
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
1 to 2 Classes
General Education Course Requirements - HPX
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
40 credits are required.
Writing Course
WRT 101
Cognate Courses (18 S.H.)
Ethical Issues in Healthcare
PHI 223
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 100
Introduction to Biostatistics or Elementary Statistics
MAT 115 or 120
Cultural Diversity
SW 220
Introduction to Psychology
PSY 100
Psychology Elective
1 PSY course
19 General Education credits outside major
requirement
Major in Health Promotion Studies
Unmet conditions for this set of requirements:
64 credits are required.
Minimum credits at WCSU
A minimum of 32 credits must be taken at WCSU.
Anatomy & Physiology II - C or better
BIO
106
General Chemistry or Everyday Chemistry - C or better
CHE 110 or 102
Health Psychology - C or better
PSY 260
Introduction to Health Promotion & Practice - C+ or better
HPX 103
Introduction to Community Health & Organizations - C+ or better
HPX 200
Epidemiology of Disease - C or better
HPX 202
Health Education Theory and Application - C+ or better
HPX
270
Health Promotion Program Planning & Introduction to Evaluation - C+ or better
HPX 370
Health Communication Methods and Strategies - C+ or better
HPX
371
HEALTH PROMOTION STUDIES MAJOR CORE
Anatomy & Physiology I - C or better
BIO 105
Health Promotion Program Planning and Evaluation - C+ or better
HPX 470
Practicum for Health Promotion Studies
HPX 490
Health Promotion Studies Senior Seminar
HPX 491
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS OPTION - C or better in each course
General Chemistry II
CHE 111
General Biology I
BIO 103
General Physics I
PHY 120
Exercise Physiology
HPX 314
General Electives - 16 Credits
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