College of Health and Human Services

The College of Health and Human Services offers undergraduate instruction leading to the bachelor of science degree in the following areas:

  • Athletic Training
  • Communication Science Disorders
  • Family Studies
  • Health Management and Policy
         -Public Health (option)
  • Kinesiology
         -Exercise Science (option)
         -Outdoor Education (option)
         -Physical Education Pedagogy (option)
         -Sport Studies(option)
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Recreation Management and Policy
         -Program Administration (option)
         -Therapeutic Recreation (option)
  • Social Work

Review College of Health and Human Services programs. Each program has been designed to enable students to acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to practice their chosen professions and at the same time obtain a broad cultural background in the humanities and social sciences. Students may also combine a major with the dual major in international affairs. Consult an IA adviser at Orientation.

Choosing First-Semester Courses

Recommended first-semester courses for each of the College of Health and Human Services programs are listed below. In most cases, one or two Discovery Program (University core curriculum) courses  are included. Because the availability of English 401 is limited to half the first-year class first semester, make sure that you have chosen alternative Discovery courses. Review the current Undergraduate Catalog, course descriptions, Discovery categories, and writing requirements.

Choose four courses in which you are interested. List these four courses, along with the recommended courses for your major, on the worksheet on the next page. Your choice of Discovery courses will be made from a list at Orientation in consultation with an academic adviser.  A normal course load is 16 credits, usually consisting of four 4-credit courses. First-year students should take courses numbered in the 400s and 500s.

You need to print out your CHHS worksheet, prior to attending June Orientation.

For those taking, French or Spanish in the fall, you must take the French and Spanish placement test before your orientation session. Your advisor will have the result at orientation.

RECOMMENDED FIRST-SEMESTER COURSES FOR CHHS MAJORS

Athletic Training

  • PSYC 401
  • NUTR 400
  • BMS 507
  • KIN 585
  • KIN 406

Communication
Sciences and Disorders

  • COMM 520
  • FS 525  
  • Discovery BS or PS
  • Discovery  ETS, FPA, HP, HUMA, WC or ENGL 401


Family Studies

  • FS 525
  • PSYC 401
  • ENGL401
  • Discovery BS, PS, HP, HUMA, or WC


Health Management and Policy

  • HMP 401
  • ENGL 401
  • MATH 420 or 424A
  • Discovery HP, HUMA, PS, SS, FPA, or WC

Kinesiology (by option)

a) Exercise Science Option

  • BMS 507
  • KIN 585
  • PSYC 401
  • Discovery ETS, FPA, HP, HUMA or WC


b) Outdoor Education Option

  • ENGL 401
  • KIN 540
  • KIN 551
  • Discovery BS, PS, ETS, FPA, HP, HUMA, or WC


c) Physical Education Pedagogy Option

  • KIN 500
  • PSYC 401
  • ENGL 401
  • BMS 507


d) Sport Studies Option

  • ENGL 401
  • KIN 580
  • PSYC 401
  • Discovery  BS, ETS, FPA, HP, HUMA, PS, or WC

 

Nursing

  • BMS 507
  • PSYC 401
  • Discovery ETS, FPA, HP, HUMA, PS, or WC

Occupational Therapy

  • PSYC 401
  • OT 510
  • BMS 507
  • Discovery ETS, HP, WC, FPA, HUMA, or PS


Recreation Management and Policy (by option)

a) Program Administration Option

  • RMP 490
  • RMP 501
  • PSYC 401
  • Discovery  BS, FPA, HP, HUMA, PS, HP, or WC


b) Therapeutic Recreation Option

  • RMP 490
  • RMP 502 or 501
  • BMS 507
  • PSYC 401 


Social Work

  • SW 524
  • SW 550
  • PSYC 401
  • Discovery ETS, FPA, HUMA, PS or WC 

Undeclared Major

  • BMS 507
  • PSYC 401
  • Discovery  FPA, HP, HUMA or WC
  • Exploration course‡ 

COMM 520        KIN 580
FS 525              KIN 585
HMP 401           OT 510
KIN 500            RMP 490
KIN 540            RMP 502
KIN551             SW424                                SW 550

Students interested in careers in medicine or dentistry should consult with the PreProfessional Health Advising Office (102 Hood House) early in the first semester. No course prerequisite to medical or dental school should be taken pass/fail.

Discovery Abbreviations: Biological Science (BS) ; Environment, Technology & Society (ETS); Fine & Performing Arts (FPA); Historical Perspectives (HP); Humanities (HUMA); Physical Science (PS);  Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC)