Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Exercise Science (HPNES)

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

• Launch Seminar (1)
• Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

• Writing & Information Literacy (3)
• Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
• Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
• Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
• Natural Science (4-5)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

• Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
  • Lived Environments
  • Origins & Evolution
  • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
  • Sustainability
  • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

• EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Supporting Courses (23-30 Hours)

• Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 or higher (0-4)
• BIOLOGY 1113.01 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer and Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
• CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
• CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)
• Choose one:
  • ANATOMY 2300 Human Anatomy (4)
  • EEOB 2510 Human Anatomy (3)
• MICRBIO 4000.xx Basic and Practical Microbiology (3)
• Choose one:
  • PHYSIO 3200 Human Physiology (5)
  • EEOB 2520 Human Physiology (3)

Major Requirements (46-51 Hours)

Major Core (35-36)

• ESWDE 5649S Teaching Adults in the Workplace (3)
• HUMNNTR 2295 Careers in Nutrition (1)
• Choose one:
  • HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Human Nutrition (4)
  • HUMNNTR 2210 (transfer equivalent only) (3)
• HUMNNTR 3506 Nutrition Across the Life Span (3)
• HUMNNTR 3704 Public Health Nutrition (2)
• Choose one:
  • HUMNNTR 4504 Nutrition Education and Behavior Change (3)
  • KNHES 4525 Promoting Behavior Change in Sport, Leisure, & Exercise (3)
• HUMNNTR 5705 Nutrition and Physical Performance (2)
• KNHES 2360 Introduction to Exercise Science (3)
• KNHES 5651 Health Program Planning (3)
• KNHES 5652 Worksite Health Promotion (3)
• KNHES 5703 Health Behavior Theory (3)
• KNHES 5704 Health Program Evaluation (3)
• PUBHEPI 2410 Epidemiology in Public Health (can overlap with GE Theme: Health and Well-being) (3)

Complete either Group A or Group B

Group A (12-14 Hours)

• Choose one set of courses:
  • CHEM 2510 Organic Chemistry I (4) and BIOCHEM 4511 Introduction to Biological Chemistry (4)
  • BIOPHRM 3311 Fundamentals of Medical Biochemistry I (3) and BIOPHRM 3312 Fundamentals of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II (3)
• HUMNNTR 4609 Macronutrients (3)
• HUMNNTR 4610 Micronutrients and Phytochemicals (3)

Group B (11-15 Hours)

• Choose one set of courses:
  • BIOCHEM 2210 Elements of Biochemistry (4)
  • CHEM 2510 Organic Chemistry I (4) and BIOCHEM 4511 Introduction to Biological Chemistry (4)
  • BIOPHRM 3311 Fundamentals of Medical Biochemistry I (3) and BIOPHRM 3312 Fundamentals of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II (3)
• KNHES 3414 Physiological Systems in Human Performance (3)
• KNHES 5685 Adult Exercise Programming-Implementation (4)

HPNES requirements include the course content required to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification exam.

Certain Major Requirements are typically only offered once per year. A tentative list is below, subject to change. Students should regularly confirm course scheduling plans with their academic advisor to ensure they are remaining on track to graduate.

Courses typically only offered in Autumn Semesters:

• KNHES 3414
• KNHES 4525
• KNHES 5651
• KNHES 5703
• HUMNNTR 3704
• BIOCHEM 2210
• BIOPHRM 3311

Courses typically only offered in Spring Semesters:

• KNHES 2360
• KNHES 5652
• KNHES 5704
• KNHES 5685
• HUMNNTR 2295
• HUMNNTR 5705
• BIOPHRM 3312

Total Hours: 98-121

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-21

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.