Community Health, BS

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Note

All majors must make a minimum of a “C-” in all required major courses, including technical requirements. Majors who fail to make a “C-” in any required course must repeat that course until the satisfactory grade has been completed.

Honors

Students majoring in Community Health, Exercise Science, and Sports Management and judged qualified by faculty may, upon invitation, elect to pursue honors work in HESS. To graduate “With Honors in HESS”, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and a minimum major GPA of 3.5. The student must complete HES 385 , HES 390 , and HES 499 , with a minimum grade of B in each course. In addition, the student must present a thesis either before the faculty or at an appropriate professional conference.

Core Curriculum Requirements (55-62 Hours)

The Core Curriculum

Technical Requirements (14-15 Hours)

BIO 281 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Hours: 4
BIO 282 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Hours: 4
MAT 115 - Introduction to Statistics Hours: 3
or
MAT 215 - Applied Statistics Hours: 4
POL 120 - American Government Hours: 3

Major Requirements (50 Hours)

HES 225 - Introduction to Public Health Hours: 3
HES 287 - Personal Health Hours: 3
HES 288 - Nutrition Hours: 3
HES 305 - Medical Terminology Hours: 1
HES 325 - Community Health Hours: 3
HES 373 - Women’s Wholeness Hours: 3
or
HES 451 - Human Sexuality
Hours: 3
HES 385 - Research in Health Exercise and Sport Science Hours: 3
HES 425 - Health Promotion Programming and Management Hours: 3
HES 435 - Methods in Health Education Hours: 3
HES 451 - Human Sexuality Hours: 3
HES 452 - Global Health & Ethics Hours: 3
HES 453 - Application of Theories Hours: 3
HES 455 - Community Health Practicum I Hours: 2
HES 456 - Community Health Practicum II Hours: 2
PSY 374 - Drugs and Behavior Hours: 3

Choose Three Society/Behavior Electives from the Following (9 Hours)

HCS 250 - Multi-cultural Perspectives Hours: 3
POL 351 - Public Policy Hours: 3
PSY 251 - Statistical Methods in Psychology Hours: 3
PSY 320 - Lifespan Development Hours: 3
PSY 328 - Health Psychology Hours: 3
PSY 332 - Abnormal Psychology Hours: 3
SOC 212 - Aging and Society Hours: 3
SOC 340 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality Hours: 3

General Elective Credits

(If Needed)

Total Credit Hours (Minimum) 128

On occasion, technical and/or program requirements may also meet specific core curriculum requirements. Please confer with your program advisor to determine which courses, if any, may be counted accordingly.

All Bachelors programs at Lenoir-Rhyne require at least 128 credit hours. If, in combination, core, technical, and program requirements do not generate at least 128 hours, additional credits must be completed to achieve 128 hours. These classes may be general electives, or a student may complete a minor or additional major.

+ Students may submit documentation of current certification in CPR-First Aid to meet proficiency. This does not earn credit. 1 credit must be earned elsewhere in the program.

++For transfer students, other upper-level research methods courses may be submitted for credit as approved by Program Coordinator.

+++Some of these courses have required prerequisites, which must be completed prior to enrollment.

logo and main navigation container

Admissions dropdown hidden nav (Needed)

2nd level sub navigation