Number of required elective credits varies based on core courses completed and are selected with assistance from your academic adviser, based on your career goals, from an approved list of courses. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 total course credits with a minimum of 32 upper level (3000-4000) course credits and satisfy all University degree requirements to graduate.
1. Required courses
BIO 1300 - Biology II (4) *
CDS 4000 - Medical Genetics (4) OR BIO 3400 - Genetics (4)
CDS 4250 - Medical Biochemistry (4) or BIO 3232 - Biochemistry I (4)
CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4) * and CHM 1470 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHM 1450 - General Chemistry II (4) and CHM 1480 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHM 2340 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHM 2350 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHM 2370 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
HS 2250 - Research Methods in Health Science (3) or PSY 2500 Research Design in Psychology (4) or PSY 2250 Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
HS 3500 - Health Behavior Theories (3)
NTR 2500 - Human Nutrition and Health (3)
MTH 1441 - Precalculus (4) or MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
STA 2220 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) or EHS 2550 Basic Statistics for Health Sciences (3)
PHY 1010 - General Physics I (4) * or PHY 1510 Introductory Physics I (4)
PHY 1100 - General Physics Lab I (1)
2. Complete a minimum of 11 credits from the following: (At least 10 credits at 3000-4000 level)
Note: Courses required for the major and the concentration cannot be counted as an elective.
AHS 3310 - Health Care Safety (4)
AHS 3320 - Delivering Safe Patient Care (4)
AHS 3340 - Hospital Safety and Health (4)
BCM 4254 - Biochemistry I (3)
BIO 1201 - Biology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3000 - Biology and Society (4)
BIO 3130 - Developmental Biology (4)
BIO 3230 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry (4)
BIO 3232 - Biochemistry I (4)
BIO 3233 - Biochemistry I Laboratory (1)
BIO 3330 - Ecology (5)
BIO 3332 - Field Biology (4)
BIO 3400 - Genetics (4)
BIO 3401 - Genetics Laboratory (1)
BIO 3500 - General Microbiology (4)
BIO 3501 - General Microbiology Laboratory (1)
CDS 2100 - Medical Terminology (1)
CDS 4000 - Medical Genetics (4)
CDS 4250 - Medical Biochemistry (4)
CHM 4254 - Biochemistry I (3)
CHM 4257 - Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
CDS 4300 - Clinical Microbiology (4)
CDS 4320 - Medical Microbiology Laboratory (1)
EXS 3010 - Exercise Physiology (3)
EXS 3015 - Exercise Physiology Laboratory (1)
EXS 3020 - Biomechanics (3)
EXS 4300 - Human Performance Enhancement (2)
EXS 4400 - Obesity and Physical Activity (2)
EXS 4500 - Healthy Lifestyle Choices (2)
EXS 4600 - Health and Disease (2)
EXS 4620 - Clinical Biomechanics (2)
EXS 4630 - Basic Athletic Training (2)
EXS 4810 - Physical Activity Epidemiology (2)
HS 1000 - Careers in Health (1)
HS 2150 - Stress Management (3)
HS 3400 - Contemporary Topics in Health (2)
HS 3430 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)
HS 3440 - Introduction to Community Engagement (4)
HS 3450 - Leadership and Healthcare (4)
HS 3460 - Community Engaged Research Experience (4)
HS 4450 - Laughter as Therapeutic Modality (4)
NRS 2011 - Pathophysiology (3)
NRS 2021 - Nursing Informatics (2)
NRS 3041 - Pharmacology in Nursing (3)
NTR 2500 - Human Nutrition and Health (3)
NTR 2600 - Nutrition Assessment Methods (3)
NTR 2700 - Introduction to Food Science (3)
NTR 2750 - Introduction to Cooking and Culinary Science (2)
NTR 3120 - Community Nutrition (4)
NTR 3140 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture (3)
NTR 3210 - Herbs Supplements Nutrition (2)
NTR 3200 - Nutrition and Physical Activity (2)
NTR 3220 - Eating Disorders (2)
NTR 3230 - Foodborne Illnesses (2)
NTR 4100 - Nutrition and Lifecycles (4)
NTR 4200 - Communication and Counseling in Nutrition Practice (4)
NTR 4300 - Food Service Management (4)
NTR 4350 - Nutrient Metabolism (4)
PH 4750 - Global Health and Social Issues (4)
PHY 1020 - General Physics II (4) *OR PHY 1520 - Introductory Physics II (4)
PHY 1110 - General Physics Lab II (1)
PHY 3260 - Medical Physics (4)
PSY 3010 - The Psychology of Human Sexuality (4)
PSY 3020 - Evolution, Science, and Superstition (4)
PSY 3030 - Evolutionary Psychology (4)
PSY 3040 - Animal Behavior (4)
PSY 3100 - Creativity and Innovation (4)
PSY 3160 - Cognitive Psychology (4)
PSY 3180 - Biological Psychology (4)
PSY 3210 - Child Development (4)
PSY 3220 - Adolescence and Youth (4)
PSY 3230 - Adulthood and Aging (4)
PSY 3330 - Motivation (4)
PSY 3340 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (4)
PSY 3370 - Group Dynamics (4)
PSY 3390 - Emotion (4)
PSY 3410 - Adult Psychopathology (4)
PSY 3430 - Child Psychopathology (4)
PSY 3440 - Behavior Analysis (4)
PSY 3450 - Health Psychology (4)
WHP 3250 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
WHP 3500 - Health Program Implementation (4)
WHP 3600 - Wellness Facilitation (4)
WHP 3800 - Persuasion and Marketing in Health Promotion (4)
WHP 4000 - Assessment and Interventions in Wellness (4)
WHP 4030 - Laboratory in Assessment and Interventions (4)
WHP 4310 - Crisis Intervention and Prevention of Self Harm (4)
WHP 4850 - Population Health, Health Policy, and Healthcare Delivery (4)
WHP 4900 - Special Topics (1 TO 4)
WRT 1050 - Composition I (4)
or any other course approved by the program director in writing through approved petition exception form
Professional School Admission Requirements
Students are required to review the professional school admission requirements before selecting elective credits.