Health Education Environmental Health Concentration

First Year (Semester One) 15 credits

• BIOL 105 - Introductory Biology for Majors I 4 Credits BP*
• ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 Credits EC
• FIN 101 - Financial Literacy 1 Credits **
• HLTH 101 - Introduction to Health Services 3 Credits
• ORCH 109 - Freshmen Orientation for Public Health Major 1 Credits
• NUSC 160 - Introduction to Nutrition 3 Credits HH*

First Year (Semester Two) 17 credits

• BIOL 106 - Introductory Biology for Majors II 4 Credits
• ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 Credits EC
• INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 Credits IM

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• COSC 110 - Introduction to Computing 3 Credits IM
• MATH 113 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis I 4 Credits MQ
• HLTH 103 - Social Determinants of Health 3 Credits

Second Year (Semester One) 16 credits

• BIOL 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 (Major credit not given). Credits
• HLTH 104 - Foundations of Health Education 3 Credits
• HLTH 203 - Personal and Community Health 3 Credits
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH**
• XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT**

Second Year (Semester Two) 15 Credits

• HLTH 204 - Community Health Practices 3 Credits
• HLTH 400 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases 3 Credits
• HLTH 404 - Public Health and Health Equity 3 Credits
• HLTH 468 - Statistics for Health Sciences 3 Credits
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH**

Third Year (Semester One) 17 credits

• BIOL 205 - Ecology and Adaptations 4 Credits

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• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry 3 Credits BP*

• OR

• CHEM 105 - Principles of General Chemistry I 3 Credits BP*

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• CHEM 101L - General Chemistry 1 Credits

• OR

• CHEM 105L - Principles of General Chemistry I 1 Credits BP***

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• HLTH 301 - Discovering Environmental Health 3 Credits
• HLTH 322 - Basic Epidemiology 3 Credits
• HLTH 350 - Health Education Planning and Evaluation 3 Credits

Third Year (Semester Two) 15 credits

• HIST 396 - The Environmental Crisis in Historical Perspective 3 Credits
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 Credits SB*
• HLTH 300 - Environmental Health Citizenship 3 Credits
• HLTH 419 - Health Education Research Methods I 3 Credits
• XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI**

Fourth Year (Semester One) 13 credits

• HLTH 302 - Discovering Environmental Health II 4 Credits
• HLTH 303 - Health Communications 3 Credits
• HLTH 420 - Health Education Research Methods II 3 Credits
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB

Fourth Year (Semester Two) 12 credits

• HLTH 331 - Environmental Justice and Health 3 Credits
• HLTH 450 - Practicum: Field Work in Health 7-12 Credits 9 credits.

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 120

Notes

*Satisfies General Education and Health Education Program requirement

**General Education and University requirements strongly suggested/preferred by Health Education Program are listed below:

XXXX-(AH)- Arts and Humanities - PHIL 220 Ethics and Values and Humanities 201 or 202 (6 Credits) OR  COMM 203 Media Literacy in a Diverse World (3 credits)

XXXX-(SB) – Social and Behavioral Sciences - SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology (6 Credits)

XXXX-(CI)– Contemporary and Global Issues, Ideas and Values-HIST 350 Introduction to the African Diaspora (3 credits)

XXXX-(CT) – Critical Thinking – PHIL 109 Introduction to Critical Thinking (3 credits)

FIN 101 Financial Literacy (1 credit)

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

*** Required by Health Education Program