B.S. in Community Health

54 credit hours required.

The community health major requires students to successfully complete 26 core course credits, 9 creditsof HLTH electives, a 12-credit internship, and 7 credits of cognate courses. Students who declare the community health major are required to write an essay to evaluate whether they may need assistance with writing skills. If a student is determined to need additional assistance with writing, they will enroll in a course specifically focusing on writing skills development and must earn a 2.0 in this class. Students must also earn at least a 2.0 in courses counting towards the major and maintain an overall GPA in the major of a 2.5 to participate in the culminating internship. Students may not take any core courses s/u.

All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Core Courses

38
HLTH 165Health: A Lifestyle Approach 
HLTH 310Health Disparities 
HLTH 361Introduction to Community Health 
HLTH 380Theory in Community Health 
HLTH 385Epidemiology and Biostatistics 
HLTH 430Human Disease: Patterns, Prevention and Intervention 
HLTH 470Program Planning 
HLTH 480Program Implementation and Evaluation 
HLTH 485Pre-internship seminar (2 credits) 
HLTH 490Internship (12 credits) 

      Electives		 
      9
In addition to the core courses, 9 credits of HLTH electives are required for the Community Health B.S. degree. Students must choose nine credits from the courses listed below.

      HLTH 250
      Drug Studies		 
HLTH 300Critical Issues in Human Ecology 
HLTH 325Alcohol Studies 
HLTH 331Death and Dying 
HLTH 333Human Nutrition 
HLTH 341Issues in Sexual Health 
HLTH 342Women’s Health 
HLTH 344Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Health 
HLTH 371Nutrition for Special Populations 
HLTH 373Contemporary Issues in Community Health Nutrition 
HLTH 375Navigating the American Diet 
HLTH 425Exercise and Sports Physiology 
HLTH 445Therapeutic Recreation 
HLTH 295, 395 or 495Special Topics 
HLTH 298, 398 or 498Tutorial 

      Cognates		 
      7
BIO 107Human Biology 
BIO 210Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (1 credit) 
STAT 100Statistics 

      Note: Seventy-five liberal arts credits are required for the B.S. degree. General Education requirements are the same as for the B.A. program.