2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Aug 24, 2025

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Health and Wellness, BS (1201)

Required Core Courses

Must earn a C or better in all 300- and 400-level HW courses below.

BIO 108 - Body Structure and Function Credits: 3
CHM 130 - Chemistry of Food Credits: 3
CHM 145 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credits: 3
ENT 200 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Practice & Mindset Credits: 3
MTH 137 - Interpreting Mathematical Functions Credits: 3
PSY 441 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
HW 120 - Foundations in Community Wellness Intervention Credits: 1
HW 130 - Nutrition Fundamentals for Health and Wellness Credits: 3
HW 150 - Introduction to Exercise & Health Science Applications Credits: 3
HW 225 - Practicum: Community Based Learning Experience Credits: 2
HW 301 - Health Promotion & Advocacy Credits: 3
HW 350 - Fitness and Programming Credits: 3
HW 445 - Health and Wellness Internship Credits: 3
HW 450 - Health and Wellness Capstone Seminar Credits: 1

Required Track - Select 1 Track

Behavioral Health Track (15 credits)

PSY 201 - Introduction to Psychology 1 Credits: 3
PSY 202 - Introduction to Psychology 2 Credits: 3
PSY 461 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 3101 - Health Counseling Credits: 4
PSY 412 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

Communication & Advocacy Track (15 credits)

BIO 154 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
SCS 101 - Introduction to Oral Communication Credits: 3
SCS 230 - Communication for Healthcare Professionals Credits: 3
SCS 231 - Narrative and Storytelling in Healthcare Credits: 3
SPA 107 - Spanish for Health Care Professions Credits: 3
HW 250 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3

Entrepreneurship Track (15 credits)

ENT 301 - Introduction to Ideation and Design Thinking Credits: 3
ENT 302 - Introduction to Business Modeling Credits: 3
ENT 303 - Social Entrepreneurship, Civic Engagement & Community Development Credits: 3
ENT 304 - Pop-up Social Enterprise Credits: 3
PHL 219 - Ethics and Entrepreneurial Leadership Credits: 3

Healthcare Marketing Track (15 credits)

BUS 240 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3 *Required Course for Track
MKT 301 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3
MKT 302 - Personal Selling and Sales Management Credits: 3
MKT 307 - Marketing Communications Credits: 3
MKT 330 - Market Research Credits: 3
MKT 402 - Foundations of Digital Marketing Credits: 3

Social Issues in Public Health Track (15 credits)

POL 371 - Politics of Global Health Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 *Required Course for Track
SOC 304 - Sociology of Health, Illness, & Medicine Credits: 3
SOW 2240 - Emerging Issues in Aging Credits: 4
SOW 3330 - Violence, Trauma and Resilience Credits: 4
HW 250 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
HW 310 - Epidemiology Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Students must take 7 credits of electives. Please note students may also choose any course in a track that is not their declared track.

BIO 118 - Fundamentals of Microbiology Credits: 4
CHM 107 - Principles of General Chemistry Credits: 5 or
CHM 109 - General Chemistry 1 Credits: 5
MTH 270 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3
PHL 215 - Matters of Life and Death Credits: 3
HW 101 - Introduction to Healthcare and Wellness Professions Credits: 3