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The online Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness at the University of New Hampshire prepares students for opportunities to help people lead healthier lifestyles. Through courses in nutrition, exercise science, and behavior change counseling, students are prepared for careers that encourage people to live healthier lifestyles and make an impact on public health.
Graduates are prepared for roles such as wellness coach, corporate wellness coordinator, or community health educator.
*Number of courses and course credit hours may vary, please reach out to your academic advisor for exact requirements.
The Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness focuses on preparing students for opportunities to help people lead healthier lifestyles. The curriculum provides foundational principles related to health coaching, health education, and community health planning to optimize individual and population health. The program can be paired with a variety of minors to further customize skills and prepare for post-graduate work.
This program helps prepare you for careers that encourage people to live healthier lifestyles by understanding evidence-based practices that influence individual to population health. The degree incorporates health sciences and examines the U.S. health care system, disease prevention, quality of life, health literacy, needs assessment and evaluation, and critical lifestyle behaviors that impact well-being and mortality.
This degree plan is a sample and does not reflect the impact of transfer credit or current course offerings. UNH CPS Online undergraduate students should develop individual academic plans with their academic advisor during their first year at UNH.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 420 | The Writing Process | 4 |
| HLTC 550 | The Emerging U.S. Health Care System | 4 |
| SCI 502 | Nutrition and Health | 4 |
| General Education Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| COM 460 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics | 4 |
| CRIT 501 | Introduction to Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| MTH 402 or MTH 504 or MTH 510 | Math for Our World or Statistics or Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| SCI 490 | Human Biology | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| COM 480 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| COM 590 | Professional Communication | 4 |
| PSY 410 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLTC 560 | Health Behaviors: Theoretical Foundations for Health Education | 4 |
| MTH 504 | Statistics | 4 |
| SCI 550 or SCI 575 | Wellness and the Human Body or Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CRIT 602 | Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking | 4 |
| HLTC 612 | Population Health | 4 |
| General Education Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| SCI 604 or SCI 615 | Principles of Exercise Science or Fitness and Health | 4 |
| SCI 508 or SCI 575 or SCI 610 or SCI 615 or HLTC 595 | Issues in Women's Health or Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine or Contemporary Issues in Personal and Global Health or Fitness and Health or Practicum in Health Care | 4 |
| General Education Course | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HLTC 720 | Health Program Planning and Evaluation | 4 |
| IDIS 601A or IDIS 601B or IDIS 601C | Interdisciplinary Seminar: Being Happy or Interdisciplinary Seminar: Business of Beer or Interdisciplinary Seminar: Paranormal Activities | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLTC 798 or HLTC 795 | Integrative Capstone: Project in Health and Wellness or Integrative Capstone: Internship in Health and Wellness | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
A minimum grade of D- is required in all General Education coursework. Students are allowed a maximum of two course overlaps. Overlaps can be used between Major, Minor and General Education requirements with only 8 credits overlapped between the Major and Minor.
All General Education requirements must be taken prior to the capstone.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 420 | The Writing Process | 4 |
| COM 460 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics | 4 |
| COM 480 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| CRIT 501 | Introduction to Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
MTH 402 | Math for Our World | |
MTH 504 | Statistics | |
MTH 510 | Pre-Calculus | |
| Knowledge of Human Behavior & Social Systems | 4 | |
| Knowledge of the Physical & Natural World | 4 | |
| Knowledge of Human Thought & Expression | 4 | |
| CRIT 602 | Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking | 4 |
| IDIS 601A | Interdisciplinary Seminar: Being Happy | 4 |
| or IDIS 601B | Interdisciplinary Seminar: Business of Beer | |
| or IDIS 601C | Interdisciplinary Seminar: Paranormal Activities | |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
All bachelor's degree candidates are required to complete four writing intensive courses as part of the University Writing Program Requirements as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
ENG 420 | The Writing Process | |
One Writing Intensive course in the Major | ||
One Writing Intensive course at the 600-level or above | ||
One Additional Writing Intensive Course | ||
Writing Intensive courses are identified with the label "Writing Intensive Course" in the "Attributes" section of the course description and/or a W following the course number.
Prior to capstone enrollment, students are expected to complete all General Education program requirements. Students should consult with their advisor regarding specific major courses that may be completed with their capstone. Refer to the Degree Plan for a sample course sequence. Academic Advisor approval is required for registration to be processed.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Health and Wellness | ||
| Foundation Courses | ||
| HLTC 550 | The Emerging U.S. Health Care System | 4 |
| PSY 410 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| SCI 490 | Human Biology | 4 |
| SCI 502 | Nutrition and Health | 4 |
| Intermediate Courses | ||
| COM 590 | Professional Communication | 4 |
| MTH 504 | Statistics | 4 |
| HLTC 560 | Health Behaviors: Theoretical Foundations for Health Education | 4 |
| SCI 550 | Wellness and the Human Body | 4 |
| or SCI 575 | Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine | |
| Health and Wellness Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
HLTC 595 | Practicum in Health Care | |
SCI 508 | Issues in Women's Health | |
SCI 575 | Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine | |
SCI 610 | Contemporary Issues in Personal and Global Health | |
SCI 615 | Fitness and Health | |
| Advanced Courses | ||
| HLTC 612 | Population Health | 4 |
| HLTC 720 | Health Program Planning and Evaluation | 4 |
| SCI 604 | Principles of Exercise Science | 4 |
| or SCI 615 | Fitness and Health | |
| Integrative Capstone | ||
| HLTC 795 | Integrative Capstone: Internship in Health and Wellness | 4 |
| or HLTC 798 | Integrative Capstone: Project in Health and Wellness | |
| Total Credits | 52 | |
Open electives are courses students will need to take in addition to their general education and major requirements in order to satisfy the remaining credit totals for their programs. Open electives are defined as any credit course offered by the College not already included in the student's general education, major, option or minor. Students will need 120 credits total to graduate with a bachelor's degree from the Online Division of the College of Professional Studies.
Whether you completed your associate degree or took a few courses, we have experience working with community college students nationwide and we are experts at maximizing your transfer credits. We are proud of our formal partnerships to support community college graduates through our Transfer Pathways.
Students pursuing an associate degree at a New Hampshire community college are encouraged to explore our Transfer Pathway below.