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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Health Behavior and Fitness, BS
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The Bachelor of Science with a major in health behavior and fitness provides you with the skills to assist others in living a healthy life with an emphasis on wellness and physical activity. The curriculum explores a range of areas around healthy lifestyle choices including exercise, nutrition, psychology and wellbeing. This degree provides students with a strong foundation to pursue careers in corporate health, fitness, personal tratining, wellness coaching and related health and exercise industries as well as to pursue advanced degrees in these areas.
Degree requirements
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Pre-theory core
Pre-theory core to be completed with C or better before taking 4000-level HLTH courses.
Minor
Minimum of 18 hours, 6 of which must be advanced. Recreation, Event and Sport Management Minor (for non-majors) is preferred.
Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements . Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor.
Other course requirements
Other requirements
Students must have:
- a 2.5 GPA for the major (including both HLTH and KINE core courses),
- a 2.0 overall GPA, and
- a C or better in all HLTH and KINE courses.
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