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 with a public health emphasis 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 with a public health emphasis must have the following prerequisites to apply:
- Students may apply at any time to the combined program, but they are 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. Students with a GPA that remains below 3.0 at the conclusion of a probationary semester will be dismissed from the combined program and placed in the traditional four-year health sciences health promotion track.
- To remain in the program, HPR 202, HPR 215, HPR 240, HPR 330, HPR 335, HPR 410, and HPR 430 must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
Students in good standing will take graduate health education 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 154 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 151 | General Biology I * | 3 |
| BIO 151L | General Biology I Lab * | 1 |
| BIO 152 | General Biology II * | 3 |
| BIO 152L | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| BIO 161 | Anatomy and Physiology I * | 3 |
| BIO 161L | Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| BIO 162 | Anatomy and Physiology II * | 3 |
| BIO 162L | Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| COMM 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| HIM 115 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| LA 250 | Legal Aspects of Health Care | 3 |
| HPR 201 | Introduction to Health and Exercise Science | 3 |
| HPR 202 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| HPR 215 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HPR 225 | Health Psychology * | 3 |
| HPR 230 | Community Health | 3 |
| HPR 240 | Principles of Epidemiology * | 3 |
| HPR 301 | Health/Fitness Program Management * | 3 |
| HPR 308 | Global Health and Culture * | 3 |
| HPR 330 | Designing Public Health Programs | 3 |
| HPR 335 | Current Topics in Public Health | 3 |
| HPR 340 | Nutrition for Optimal Health | 3 |
| HPR 406 | Stress Management * | 3 |
| HPR 410 | Anatomical Kinesiology | 3 |
| HPR 430 | Public Health Senior Seminar * | 3 |
HPR
| One (1) health and human performance elective | 1 |
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| HPR 500 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
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| HPR 534 | Topics in Nutrition and Weight Management | 3 |
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| HPR 501 | Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 |
| HPR 502 | Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine | 3 |
| HPR 520 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HPR 540 | Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| HPR 555 | Health Communication | 3 |
| HPR 591 | Research Methods in Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| HPR 598 | Internship | 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
Year One — Spring
| BIO 152 | General Biology II * | 3 |
| BIO 152L | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| EN 102 | Composition II * | 3 |
| HPR 215 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
MA
| Mathematics (MT) core course * | 3-4 |
| TRS 100 | Theological Inquiry * | 3 |
Year Two — Fall
| BIO 161 | Anatomy and Physiology I * | 3 |
| BIO 161L | Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| HPR 225 | Health Psychology * | 3 |
| PH 100 | Introduction to Philosophy * | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course * | 3 |
Year Two — Spring
| BIO 162 | Anatomy and Physiology II * | 3 |
| BIO 162L | Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| HPR 202 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
HI
| Introductory History (HI-1) core course * | 3 |
| HPR 240 | Principles of Epidemiology * | 3 |
| HPR 230 | Community Health | 3 |
Year Three — Fall
| HPR 301 | Health/Fitness Program Management * | 3 |
| HPR 308 | Global Health and Culture * | 3 |
| LA 250 | Legal Aspects of Health Care | 3 |
| HIM 115 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
EN
| Introductory Literature (LT-1) core course * | 3 |
HPR
| One (1) health and human performance elective | 1 |
Year Three — Spring
PH
| Advanced Philosophy (PH-2) or Philosophical Ethics (PH-E) core course * | 3 |
| Fine Arts (FNA), Advanced Literature (LT-2), or Advanced History (HI-2) core course * | 3 |
| HPR 330 | Designing Public Health Programs | 3 |
| HPR 335 | Current Topics in Public Health | 3 |
| One (1) Writing Intensive (WI) course | 3 |
Year Four — Fall
| HPR 340 | Nutrition for Optimal Health | 3 |
| HPR 410 | Anatomical Kinesiology | 3 |
| HPR 501 | Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion | 3 |
| HPR 502 | Introduction to Public Health and Preventive Medicine | 3 |
| Fine Arts (FNA), Advanced Literature (LT-2), or Advanced History (HI-2) core course * | 3 |
Year Four — Spring
| HPR 406 | Stress Management * | 3 |
| HPR 430 | Public Health Senior Seminar * | 3 |
| HPR 520 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HPR 540 | Designing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
| Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course * | 3 |
Year Four — Summer
| Two (2) Health and Human Performance or other graduate electives | 6 |
Year Five — Fall
| Two (2) Health and Human Performance Graduate Electives | 6 |
| HPR 555 | Health Communication | 3 |
Year Five — Spring
| HPR 500 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| OR | |
| HPR 534 | Topics in Nutrition and Weight Management | 3 |
| HPR 598 | Internship | 3 |
| HPR 591 | Research Methods in Health Education and Promotion | 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 430 Public Health Senior Seminar. Majors must take an additional WI course from the Liberal Arts Core or as a university elective.