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Health Sciences/Health Education and Promotion, Combined B.S./M.S. Program

This program allows advanced students to complete a B.S. in health sciences and an M.S. in health education and promotion in five years.

Admission Requirements: In addition to meeting universitywide undergraduate admission requirements undergraduate students with a major in health sciences must have the following prerequisites to apply:

  • A student may apply at any time to the combined program but is strongly advised to do so upon entry to the university or in their freshman year.
  • Prior to being admitted, applicants must submit a letter of intent to the health and human performance department chair indicating contact information and interest in both the program and career in health education/promotion.
  • Students in the program must maintain an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Students falling below an overall 3.0 GPA will be placed on departmental academic probation the following semester during which time they must raise their GPA to ≥ 3.0. If a student's GPA remains below 3.0 at the conclusion of a probationary semester, they will be dismissed from the combined program and placed in the traditional four-year health sciences; health promotion track.
  • HPR 202, 230, 260, 302, 304, and 410 must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.

Students in good standing will take graduate health and promotion courses during their senior year. These students are automatically admitted to the M.S. program at the end of their senior year, typically after completing a total of 120 undergraduate and graduate credits while maintaining the required GPA. The GRE and interview are waived. Students complete 36 graduate credits in their fourth and fifth years of study to complete the M.S. in health education and promotion. Please see the university’s Graduate Catalog for details on the M.S. in health education and promotion program as well as graduate academic policies and course descriptions.

Graduate Student Status: Upon satisfactory completion of HPR 501, HPR 520, HPR 540, HPR 555, and the awarding of the B.S. degree in health sciences, the student attains full admission to the M.S. program and is subject to all graduate student policies and procedures.

Combined-Degree Requirements — Health Sciences/Health Education and Promotion

This degree requires a total of 143 credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details.

B.S./M.S. Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Some courses satisfy Liberal Arts Core and/or University Requirements (*).

BIO 151General Biology I *

3

BIO 151LGeneral Biology I Lab *

1

BIO 152General Biology II *

3

BIO 152LGeneral Biology II Lab

1

BIO 161Anatomy and Physiology I *

3

BIO 161LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1

BIO 162Anatomy and Physiology II *

3

BIO 162LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1

HPR
One (1) Health and Human Performance activity elective

1

HPR 201Introduction to Health and Exercise Science

3

HPR 202Exercise Physiology

3

HPR 225Health Psychology *

3

 

HPR 240Principles of Epidemiology *

3

OR

HPR 215Introduction to Public Health

3

 

HPR 260Introduction to Sports Medicine

3

HPR 301Health/Fitness Program Management *

3

HPR 302Fitness and Health Assessment *

3

HPR 304Developing Physical Training Programs

3

HPR 308Global Health and Culture *

3

HPR 340Nutrition for Optimal Health

3

HPR 406Stress Management *

3

HPR 410Anatomical Kinesiology

3

HPR 415Applications in Human Performance *

3

 

HPR 500Exercise Physiology

3

OR

HPR 534Topics in Nutrition and Weight Management

3

 

HPR 501Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion

3

HPR 502Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine

3

HPR 520Principles of Epidemiology

3

HPR 540Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs

3

HPR 555Health Communication

3

HPR 591 Research Methods in Health Education

3

HPR 598Internship

3

Six (6) credits in 500-level Health and Human Performance electives

6

Six (6) credits in other 500-level electives

6

Sample Combined-Degree Plan — Health Sciences/Health Education and Promotion

Please note that this is a sample plan; all students must consult with an advisor in making course selections.

Year One — Fall

BIO 151General Biology I *

3

BIO 151LGeneral Biology I Lab *

1

HPR 201Introduction to Health and Exercise Science

3

EN 101Composition I *

3

PSY 110Human Growth and Development *

3

DSC 101DISCOVER First-Year Seminar *

3

BIO 151: NS core course

EN 101: WR core course

PSY 110: SS-1 core course

Year One — Spring

BIO 152General Biology II *

3

BIO 152LGeneral Biology II Lab

1

HPR 202Exercise Physiology

3

EN 102Composition II *

3

MA
Mathematics (MT) core course *

3-4

TRS 100Theological Inquiry *

3

EN 102: WR core course

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year Two — Fall

BIO 161Anatomy and Physiology I *

3

BIO 161LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1

HPR 260Introduction to Sports Medicine

3

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course *

3

PH 100Introduction to Philosophy *

3

One (1) elective

3

OR

HPR 215Introduction to Public Health

3

BIO 161: NS core course

PH 100: PH-1 core course

HPR 215: Satisfies a requirement for the M.S. in health education and promotion

Year Two — Spring

BIO 162Anatomy and Physiology II *

3

BIO 162LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1

EN
Introductory Literature (LT-1) core course *

3

HI
Introductory History (HI-1) core course *

3

PH
Advanced Philosophy (PH-2) or Philosophical Ethics (PH-E) core course *

3

 

HPR 240Principles of Epidemiology *

3

OR

One (1) elective

3

HPR 240: Satisfies a requirement for the M.S. in Health Education and Promotion

Year Three — Fall

HPR 225Health Psychology *

3

HPR 301Health/Fitness Program Management *

3

HPR 302Fitness and Health Assessment *

3

HPR 308Global Health and Culture *

3

Fine Arts (FNA), Advanced Literature (LT-2) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3

HPR
One (1) Health and Human Performance activity elective

1

HPR 308: GP course

Year Three — Spring

CMD 300Report Writing *

3

OR

One (1) Writing-Intensive course

3

HPR 304Developing Physical Training Programs

3

Fine Arts (FNA), Advanced Literature (LT-2) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3

Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

3

One (1) elective

3

Year Three — Summer

One (1) graduate-level elective

Year Four — Fall

HPR 340Nutrition for Optimal Health

3

HPR 410Anatomical Kinesiology

3

HPR 501Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion

3

HPR 502Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine

3

One (1) graduate-level elective

Year Four — Spring

HPR 406Stress Management *

3

HPR 415Applications in Human Performance *

3

HPR 520Principles of Epidemiology

3

HPR 540Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs

3

HPR 406: SS-2 core course

Year Four — Summer

One (1) Health and Human Performance or other graduate elective

3

One (1) graduate-level elective

Year Five — Fall

Two (2) Health and Human Performance or other graduate electives

6

HPR 555Health Communication

3

Year Five — Spring

HPR 500Exercise Physiology

3

OR

HPR 534Topics in Nutrition and Weight Management

3

HPR 598Internship

3

HPR 591 Research Methods in Health Education

3

Health Sciences majors will satisfy the three-course university Writing-Intensive (WI) requirement in the following way. All majors must take HPR 301 Health /Fitness Program Management and HPR 415 Applications in Human Performance. Majors must take an additional WI course from the Liberal Arts Core or as a university elective.