Wellness and Health Promotion, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science in Wellness and Health Promotion (WHP) degree program in the Department of Public and Environmental Wellness prepares students to live and promote a healthy lifestyle. These professional skills are utilized in health enhancement, disease prevention, health education, health and fitness, corporate and worksite wellness, as well as human resource practice and management.

The WHP program offers two innovative degree pathways: the WHP to Public Health “4+1” dual degree program, and the WHP to Accelerated Second-Degree (ASD) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in Wellness and Health Promotion

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Wellness and Health Promotion must complete a minimum 120 credits, including the following requirements:

1. Meet the university general education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, U.S. Diversity and Capstone. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

2. Complete the Wellness and Health Promotion core curriculum credits

EHS 2550 - Basic Statistics for Health Sciences (3) * or STA 2220 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) *
MGT 1100 - Contemporary World Business (4) *(satisfies writing intensive in general education)
EXS 2700 - Safety and First Aid in Exercise Settings (2)
HRD 3300 - Instructional Design (4)
HS 2000 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3) *
HS 2150 - Stress Management (3)
HS 3250 - Research Methods in Health Sciences (3) or PSY 2500 - Research Design in Psychology (4)
HS 3400 - Contemporary Topics in Health (3)
HS 4500 - Ethics in Health Care (4) or COM 3300 - Multicultural Communication (4) or PS 3215 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity (4) or PS 3730 - Global Environmental Governance (4) (satisfies writing intensive in the major)
NTR 2500 - Human Nutrition and Health (3)
PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4) *
PSY 3450 - Health Psychology (4)
WHP 2800 - Introduction to Health Literacy (4)
WHP 3000 - Wellness for Special Populations (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 4950 - Internship in Wellness and Health Promotion (4)
WRT 1060 - Composition II (4) *

Notes

Courses above with * after them also satisfy university general education requirements.

HS 2000 is a prerequisite for HS 3250 , HS 3400 , WHP 3500 , WHP 3600 , WHP 4000 , WHP 4030 , WHP 4950

3. Complete 21 credit hours of electives

Electives can be chosen either from the following recommended courses or students can apply courses taken as part of a minor toward the elective requirements:

AHS 3310 - Health Care Safety (4)
AHS 3320 - Delivering Safe Patient Care (4)
AHS 3340 - Hospital Safety and Health (4)
HS 3440 - Introduction to Community Engagement (4)
HS 3450 - Leadership and Healthcare (4)
PH 3350 - Principles of Environmental Health Sciences (4)
WHP 4350 - Environmental Justice (4)
WHP 4850 - Population Health, Health Policy, and Healthcare Delivery (4)
or any course not required for the Wellness and Health Promotion degree or used to fulfill general education requirements.

Grade Point Policy

To graduate with the Wellness and Health Promotion (WHP) major a student must attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in all School of Health Sciences coursework applied to the core curriculum of the major (School of Health Sciences coursework includes courses in EHS, EXS, HS, CDS, and WHP). Wellness and Health Promotion majors and minors must achieve minimum course grades of C+ in all required WHP courses. If students earn a grade below a C+, they must meet with the program coordinator to discuss their options.