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2021-2022 General Catalog

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Health Education and Promotion: Community Health - BS

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

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For more information about Health Education and Promotion, see the department website.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL) or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) or STAT 2000: Statistical Methods (QI) or AP STAT with passing score. All major courses must be taken for a letter grade. HEP courses require a C- or better.

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3		HEP 2000: First Aid and Emergency Care	2
HEP 2500: Health and Wellness	2		NDFS 1020: Science and Application of Human Nutrition (BLS)	3
PSY 1010: General Psychology (BSS) or HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)	3 or 3	or select another Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) course	Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	click on the link for options
STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)	3		Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	click on the link for options
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3	click on the link for options	Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	click on the link for options
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Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
HEP 3000: Drugs and Human Behavior	3		BIOL 2320: Human Anatomy	4
HEP 3600: Introduction to Community Health (CI)	3		ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
PSY 3010: Psychological Statistics (QI)	4		HEP 4100: Foundations of Community Health	3
Health Elective Course	3		Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	3	click on the link for options
Breadth Integrated Studies Course	3		Health Elective Course	3
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
HEP 3700: Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Educators	3		BIOL 2420: Human Physiology	4
ITLS 4205: Computer Applications for Instruction and Training	3		HEP 4400: Leadership, Policy and Advocacy in Health	3
NDFS 4480: Community Nutrition	3		HEP 3900: Social Marketing in Health Education	3
HEP 4200: Program Planning for Health Education (QI)	3		HEP 5000: Race, Culture, Class, and Gender Issues in Health (CI)	3
Elective Course	3		HEP 4205: Program Management and Evaluation for Health Education	3
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Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3		HEP 4600: Field Work in Health Education	1-6	Enroll in 9 credits
HEP 4800: Human Diseases	3		Electives	6	Select a combination of electives to total 6 credits
HEP 5400: Prevention Strategies for Obesity and Disordered Eating	3
Electives	6	Select a combination of electives to total 6 credits
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Health Education and Promotion Core Requirements (36 credits)

A grade of C- or better is required in all HEP-prefix courses required for the major. An overall GPA of 2.75 is required to graduate in Health Education and Promotion: Community Health. Major coursework may not be taken pass/fail, including major electives. Any of the following statistics courses is a prerequisite for select courses in the major: STAT 1040 , STAT 1045 , STAT 2000 or AP STAT with passing grade.

Required Community Health Professional Core (28 credits)

Elective Courses (select 6 credits, including at least one course from two of the following three areas)

Students must complete 6 credits of elective courses, taking at least one course from two areas (Human Nature, Content and Methods in Education, and Organizational Dynamics in the Family and Community).

Health Education and Promotion: Community Health - BS

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

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Minimum University Requirements

Admissions Requirements for this Program

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Health Education and Promotion Core Requirements (36 credits)

Required Community Health Professional Core (28 credits)

Elective Courses (select 6 credits, including at least one course from two of the following three areas)

Human Nature

Content and Methods in Education

Organizational Dynamics in the Family and Community

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