Four Year Guide

Semester One [13 Credit Hours]

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Major GPA	Important Notes
MAT 1010 - Introduction to Mathematics (4) or STT 2820 - Reasoning with Statistics (4)		Quantitative Literacy
HCM 2110 - Introduction to Health System Organization (3) or P_H 2000 - Introduction to Public Health (3) [GenEd: SS]	Yes
Gen Ed (3)		Humanity & Its Systems AND Social Science Designation
Gen Ed (3)		Intercultural Literacy

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Major GPA	Important Notes
R_C 1000 - Expository Writing (3)		First Year Writing
BIO 1201 - Biology in Society I (3) and BIO 1204 - Biology in Society I Laboratory (1)		Begins Gen Ed Science Inquiry
HCM 2130 - Managing Health Care Organizations (3) or P_H 3250 - Community Health (3)	Yes
Gen Ed (3)		Sustainability and Climate Literacy

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
R_C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)			Sophomore Writing
Gen Ed (3)			Social Scie nce Designation

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Major GPA	Important Notes
BIO 1202 - Biology in Society II (3) and BIO 1205 - Biology in Society II Laboratory (1)		Finishes Science Inquiry
NUT 2202 - Nutrition and Health (3)	Yes	Wellness Literacy
Writing in the Discipline (3)	Yes	Check DW record or Program of Study for course options
Gen Ed (3)		Fine Arts Designation

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Major GPA	Important Notes
H_S 4950 - Health Sciences Capstone (3) [CAP]	Yes	Capstone
Other Related Area (3)	Yes	Check DW record or Program of Study for course options
Other Related Area (3)	Yes	Check DW record or Program of Study for course options
Gen Ed (3)		Literary Studies

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
Other Related Areas (3)		Yes	Check DW record or Program of Study for course options
Gen Ed (3)			Historical Studies Designation

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
30			30 hours of Associate in Applied Science (AAS) core courses with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) from a regionally accredited North Carolina Community College
Free Electives			Free Electives as needed to reach 120 hour minimum requirement

Minimum Total Hours	Gen Ed Hours	Writing	Min Overall GPA
120	41	RC 1000 and RC 2001	2.0

Program Categories	Credit Hours	Important Notes - Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major
First Year Seminar	3	Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year
First Year Writing	3	Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. Minimum grade of “C” required.
Wellness Literacy	2
Quantitative Literacy	4
Sophomore Writing	3	Minimum grade of “C” required
Science Inquiry	8
Categories and Designations	18	Complete 18 credit hours from three Categories: Sustainability and Climate Literacy (SCL), Intercultural Literacy (ICL), and Humanity and Its Systems (HUM). At least 3 credit hours must be taken from each Category, and the remaining 9 credit hours can be from any of the three categories. Designation Requirements: Within these 18 credit hours, you must complete 3 credit hours from each of the following Designations: Fine Arts (FA), Historical Studies (HS), Literary Studies (LS), and Social Science (SS).

This major is only available to transfer students who have completed an associate in applied science (AAS) degree in a health related field from a regionally accredited North Carolina Community College.
H S GPA requirements: 2.0 cumulative GPA required for graduation. There are no GPA retention requirements. The Beaver College of Health Sciences requires a minimum 2.0 major GPA for graduation.
18 credit hours in major and 9 credit hours in minor must be at App State.
At least 15 hours of courses must be at the 3000-level or above.
As stated in the catalog, the final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements remains with the student.