This minor is open to all undergraduates. This minor helps prepare students for careers in corporate fitness and wellness, personal training, community fitness, and hospital-based fitness and wellness centers. Students may also use this minor to help prepare for certification in personal training or graduate study in exercise science, health promotion, and wellness. Students have the option of specializing in health or personal training
Students planning to complete requirements for this minor should declare their intentions at an early point to facilitate advisement. Forms for this purpose are available in the Physical Education Department, Chase PE Rm. 200, or call 436-3595.
Many of the courses needed for this minor have prerequisites (shown in italics). Please refer to the College Catalog for specific requirements.
| Core Requirements |
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9-10 s.h. |
| PHED 202 Current Health Issues & Problems (SoS) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| PHED 330 Fitness-Lifestyle Components (JrS) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| BIOL 202 Intro. to Human Anatomy & Physiology (BIOL 100) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR BIOL 208 Anatomy & Physiology for Human Health (BIOL 100) |
4 s.h. |
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Related Course Work Selections (Choose one sequence: Option A. Health or Option B. Personal Training) |
9-10 s.h. |
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| A. Health |
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| NUTR 140 Nutrition |
3 s.h. (LA, N2) |
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| OR NUTR 142 Nutrition in Everyday Life |
3 s.h. (LA, N2) |
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| Choose two of these options: |
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| 1.) NUTR 241 Nutrition for Fitness & Sports (NUTR 140 or 142) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR NUTR 247 Nutrition Across the Lifespan (NUTR 140 and 141) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR NUTR 249 Current Issues in Nutrition (NUTR 140 or 142) |
3 s.h. |
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| 2.) PHED 204 Stress Management (SoS) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR PHED 229 Yoga Exercises for Fitness & Health (SoS) |
3 s.h. |
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| 3.) SOCL 233 Aging, Generations, & Society (3 s.h. SOCL) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR SOCL 257 Sociology of Health & Illness (3 s.h SOCL) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR FAMS 266 Adult Family Members Transition (FAMS 160 or 3 s.h. CHLD, SOCL, or PSYC) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR PHIL 206 Philosophy of Life & Death |
3 s.h. (LA, WS2) |
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| B. Personal Training |
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| PHED 255 Kinesiology (SoS; BIOL 202 or 205) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| OR BIOL 231 Physiology of Exercise (BIOL 202 or 205) |
3 s.h. |
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| PHED 335 Principles of Personal Training (JrS) |
4 s.h. |
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| PHED 336 Personal Training II (PHED 335) |
3 s.h. |
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| Internship (Related to sequence completed above.) |
3 s.h. |
| PHED 397 Internship in Physical Education (JrS) |
3 s.h. (LA) |
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| (Enrollment in this course requires formal approval from the Minor Coordinator) |
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TOTAL |
21-23 s.h. |
Health and Fitness 