General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

• General Education Requirements 

Note: Up to 16 hours of the following courses may be counted in General Education:

• BIO 1201 - Biology in Society I (3)
• BIO 1202 - Biology in Society II (3)
• BIO 1203 - Biology in Society Laboratory (2)

• or

• CHE 1101 - Introductory Chemistry I (3)
• CHE 1110 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
• CHE 1102 - Introductory Chemistry II (3)
• CHE 1120 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)

• and

• SOC 1000 - The Sociological Perspective (3)
• SOC 3100 - Gerontology (3)
• NUT 2202 - Nutrition and Health (3)

Major Requirements (77 Hours)

GPA Requirement: An overall 2.0 GPA is required in the major 18 hours must be completed at Appalachian. H P 4900 is a required 6 hour internship.

• SOC 1000 - The Sociological Perspective (3)
• NUT 2202 - Nutrition and Health (3)
• H P 2000 - Introduction to Public Health (3)
• H P 2200 - Lifestyle Disease and Risk Reduction (3)
• H P 3000 - Fitness in Health Promotion (3)
• H P 3100 - Emergency Care and CPR (3)

• or

• HED 3100 - Emergency Care and CPR (3)
• H P 3130 - Environmental Health (3)
• H P 3200 - Health Risk Appraisal (3)
• H P 3700 - Health Behavior Change (3)
• H P 3800 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3) [WID]
• H P 4100 - Biostatistics (3)
• H P 4200 - Principles of Epidemiology (3)
• H P 4300 - Smoking Cessation/Alcohol Treatment Programs (3)
• H P 4600 - Public Health Policy (3)
• H P 4400 - Weight Management (3)
• H P 4701 - Seminar in Health Promotion (3)
• H P 4800 - Health Promotion Interventions (3)
• H P 4900 - Internship (3-12) [CAP]

• H P 4900 is a 6 hour required internship

• COM 2101 - Public Speaking (3)
• C S 1410 - Introduction to Computer Applications (2)
• E S 2030 - Concepts in Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
• CHE 1101 - Introductory Chemistry I (3)
• CHE 1110 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
• SOC 3100 - Gerontology (3)

One of the Following Science Sequences (8 Hours)

• BIO 1201 - Biology in Society I (3)
• BIO 1202 - Biology in Society II (3)
• BIO 1203 - Biology in Society Laboratory (2)

• or

• CHE 1101 - Introductory Chemistry I (3)
• CHE 1110 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
• CHE 1102 - Introductory Chemistry II (3)
• CHE 1120 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)

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Minor Requirements (minimum 15 Hours)

NOTE: Each minor differs in number of hours and requirements. Minor must be approved by an advisor. 9 hours of a minor must be completed at Appalachian

Free Electives (2 Hours)

Note: 2 hours of free electives outside the major discipline are required.

General Education Courses Taken for the Major (Up to 16 Hours)

Total Required (122 Hours)