Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention Minor

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A minor in wellness, health promotion and injury prevention is available to students majoring in other programs such as anthropology, integrative studies, health sciences, human resource development, psychology or sociology.

Each of the following courses required for the minor must be obtained with a minimum grade of 2.5

HS 201 - Health in Personal and Occupational Environments (4)
HS 302 - Community and Public Health (4)
WHP 300 - Assessment and Interventions in Wellness (4)
WHP 305 - Laboratory in Assessment and Interventions (4)
WHP 310 - Injury Prevention, Control, and Safety Promotion (4)
WHP 350 - Health Program Implementation (4)
EXS 204 - Weight Control, Nutrition and Exercise (4)

Note:

A five-semester sequence of prerequisite courses is applied to the minor. However, high-achieving students with GPAs above 3.0 and 3.5 may follow accelerated semester sequence options.

Code of Ethics

Since ethical conduct is critical to a health profession, students are required to abide by the Code of Conduct established by the American College of Sports medicine. Violations will be reviewed by the faculty and could result in dismissal from the program. Students are expected to maintain healthy lifestyle choices and fulfill the critical expectation to be a good role model in the health promotion field.