HEALTH & WELLNESS MINOR

This minor is open to all undergraduates and consists of a core of required courses related to health and wellness. Consult with Physical Education and Human Ecology faculty members for additional information and suggested sequences.

Students planning to complete requirements for this minor should declare their intentions at an early point to facilitate advisement. Contact Al Sosa, Minor Coordinator, Chase PE Rm. 200, 436-3595.

Many of the courses needed for these minors have prerequisites (shown in italics).  Please refer to the College Catalog for specifics.

College rules pertaining to curriculum majors also apply to curriculum minors (cumulative GPA of a 2.00 in courses applied toward minor; no Pass/Fail option grading in courses applied toward minor, residence requirement; etc.)

Core Requirements                                                                                                                12 s.h.

PHED 202 Current Health Issues & Problems 3 s.h. (LA)

PHED 330 Fitness-Lifestyle Components (JrS) 3 s.h. (LA)

NUTR 140 Nutrition 3 s.h. (LA, N, N2, T)

BIOL 202 Intro. to Human Anatomy & Physiology (BIOL 100) 3 s.h. (LA)

Related Coursework                                                                                                                9 s.h. 

(Choose One course from each category. Courses are 3 s.h. each.)

I. NUTR 241 Nutrition for Fitness & Sports (NUTR 140 or 142) (LA)
NUTR 247 Nutrition Across the Lifespan (NUTR 140) (LA, S)
NUTR 249 Current Issues in Nutrition (NUTR 140 or 142)

II. SOCL 233 Aging, Generations, & Society (3 s.h. SOCL) (LA, S)
SOCL 257 Sociology of Health & Illness (3 s.h. SOCL) (LA, S)
PHIL 206 Philosophy of Life & Death (3 s.h. PHIL) (LA, CW, IM)
FAMS 264 Adulthood & Aging (FAMS 160 or CHLD 170) (LA)
ANTH 236 Hlth. & Healing in Cross-Cultural Perspec. (ANTH 100 or 130) (LA, S)
PSYC 345 Psychology of Adulthood & Aging (PSYC 100, 110 or STAT 101, 220 or SOCL 309) (LA)

III. (Courses in this category may be taken for minor credit only after formal approval is given by the Minor Coordinator.)
HUEC 297 Internship in Human Ecology (JrS and permission of instructor)
PHED 295 Teaching Assistantship in Physical Education (SoS and permission of instructor)
PHED 299 Independent Study (SoS)
PHED 397 Internship in Physical Education (JrS) (LA)

                                                                                                                                      TOTAL 21 s.h.
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