Community and Public Health Promotion B.S.
Program suspended. Please contact department chair with any questions.
Retention Requirements
- A minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 each semester.
- A minimum grade of B- in all other required program courses, except for BIOL 108, BIOL 231, BIOL 240, BIOL 335, and PSYC 110 or PSYC 215, which, when needed, require a minimum grade of C.
Note: BIOL 108 fulfills the Natural Science category of General Education.
Note: BIOL 335 fulfills the Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning category of General Education.
Course Requirements
Core Foundation Courses
| BIOL 108 | Basic Principles of Biology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| BIOL 231 | Human Anatomy | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| BIOL 240 | Biostatistics and Experimental Design | 4 | As needed. |
| BIOL 335 | Human Physiology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 101 | Human Sexuality | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 102 | Human Health and Disease | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 202W | Community/Public Health and Health Promotion | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 221 | Nutrition | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 233 | Social and Global Perspectives on Health | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 303W | Research in Community and Public Health | 3 | As needed. |
| HPE 307 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 | Annually, Summer if needed as hybrid/online. |
| HPE 410 | Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
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| HPE 431 | Drug Education | 3 | Fall. |
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| PSYC 217 | Drugs and Chemical Dependency | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
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| PSYC 110 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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| PSYC 215 | Social Psychology | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Professional Courses
| HPE 300 | Health Education and Health Promotion Pedagogy | 3 | Spring, as needed. |
| HPE 406 | Program Planning in Health Promotion | 3 | Spring or as needed. |
| HPE 419 | Practicum in Community and Public Health | 3 | Fall. |
| HPE 426W | Internship in Community and Public Health | 10 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HPE 429 | Seminar in Community and Public Health | 2 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
3-4 Courses from the following (for a minimum of 11 credits)
| ANTH 237 | Measuring Inequality, Analyzing Injustice | 4 | Annually. |
| ANTH 309 | Medical Anthropology | 4 | Alternate years. |
| ANTH 347 | Environmental Justice | 4 | Alternate years. |
| COMM 230 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 | Fall. |
| COMM 332 | Gender and Communication | 4 | Fall. |
| COMM 336 | Health Communication | 4 | Spring. |
| ENGL 233W | Writing for the Health Professions | 4 | Annually. |
| GEND 100W | Gender and Society | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| GEND 201W | Introduction to Feminist Inquiry | 4 | Fall. |
| GEND 355 | Women and Madness | 4 | Alternate years. |
| GEND 357 | Gender and Sexuality | 4 | Fall. |
| GEND 358 | Gender-Based Violence | 4 | Alternate years. |
| AGNG 314/NURS 314 | Health and Aging | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| NURS 314/AGNG 314 | Health and Aging | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| HCA 303W | Health Policy and Contemporary Issues | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| HPE 403 | Environmental Health | 3 | Annually. |
| HPE 416/GEND 416 | Women’s Health | 4 | Annually. |
| HPE 431 | Drug Education | 3 | Fall. |
| HSCI 105 | Medical Terminology | 2 | Fall, Spring. |
| NPST 300 | Institute in Nonprofit Studies | 4 | Fall. |
| PSYC 217 | Drugs and Chemical Dependency | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| PSYC 230 | Human Development | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| PSYC 339 | Psychology of Aging | 4 | Annually. |
| PSYC 356 | Psychology of Genders and Sexualities | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| PSYC 424 | Health Psychology | 4 | Annually. |
| SWRK 200 | Introducing Social Work and Social Justice | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| SOC 217 | Sociology of Aging | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| SOC 313 | Sociology of Death and Dying | 4 | Annually. |
| SOC 314 | The Sociology of Health and Illness | 4 | Annually. |
| SOC 320 | Aging and the Law | 4 | Annually. |
| SOC 342 | Women, Crime, and Justice | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| YDEV 200W | Introduction to Youth Development | 4 | Spring. |
Credits for internship will be waived partially or fully for students with prior documented field experiences aligned with community and public health (considering their hours of experience)