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College of Health and Human Services

The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) 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 this 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 tocomplete and print out your 12 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 SHHS MAJORS

Athletic Training Option PSYC 401 NUTR 400 BMS 507 KIN 585 Communication Sciences and Disorders COMM 520 FS 525  Discovery BS or PS Discovery  ETS, FPA, HP, HUMA, SS,  WC or ENGL 401 Family Studies FS 525 ENGL 401                Discovery BS, HP, HUMA, or PS, WC, Health Management and Policy HMP 401 ENGL 401 MATH 420/MATH 424/425 Discovery HP, HUMA,  PS, SS or WC

Kinesiology (by option) a) Exercise Science Option BMS 507 KIN 585 PSYC 401 Discovery FPA, HP, HUMA or WC b) Outdoor Education Option ENGL 401 KIN 540 KIN 551 Discovery BS or PS Discovery  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 NUTR 400 Discovery FPA, HP, HUMA, or WC

Occupational Therapy PSYC 401 OT 510 BMS 507 Discovery HP, WC, FPA, or HUMA Recreation Management and Policy (by option) a) Program Administration Option RMP 490 RMP 501 or RMP 502 PSYC 401 Discovery  BS, FPA, HP, HUMA, PS ,HP,  or WC b) Therapeutic Recreation Option RMP 490 RMP 502 BMS 507 PSYC 401 Social Work SW 524 SW 550 PSYC 401 Discovery FPA, HP, 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         KIN 551            SW 424                                   SW 550

‡ Selected in consultation with academic advisor during Orientation

Students interested in careers in medicine or dentistry should consult with the Premedical/Prehealth Care Professional 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)