Health Studies Minor

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Affiliation: School of Health Sciences and Education
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Science
Minor Offered: Health Studies

The Health and Exercise Sciences (HES) Program offers a limited number of students the opportunity to minor in Health Studies based on the demand for major seats in HLTH courses and budgeted resources. The intent of the Health Studies Minor is to allow additional exploration in topics related to human health and well-being. This Minor may enhance personal growth and/or be related to interest areas after graduation.

Interested students will need to apply for and be admitted to the Minor. The application form for the Minor can be found on the HES website at http://hes.truman.edu/hsminor.htm.

Program Requirements:

Students must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for the Minor:

1. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50.
2. Completion of the following with a grade of C or higher:

a) STAT 190 Basic Statistics or higher
b) HLTH 195/196 or MS 100/101

The Health Studies Minor requires the successful completion of 15 semester hours of HES courses from the categories below:

Group One:

Successfully complete a minimum of 4 credit hours from the following:

ES 205 - First Aid and CPR Credits: 2 hours
HLTH 150 - Nutrition in Health and Wellness Credits: 3 hours
HLTH 160 - Essentials of Stress Management Credits: 2 hours
HLTH 240 - Issues in Consumer Health Credits: 3 hours
HLTH 265 - Drugs in Society Credits: 3 hours
HPP 200 - Medical Terminology Credits: 1 hour

Group Two:

Successfully complete a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following:

HLTH 334 - Physiological Assessment Credits: 3 hours
HLTH 362 - Environmental Health Credits: 3 hours
HLTH 405 - Global Public Health Credits: 3 hours

Unrestricted Electives:

The remaining 6-8 credit hours may be obtained by completing additional courses in Group One and/or Two or by any other course(s) with a “HLTH” designation with the exception of HLTH 195/196, HLTH 245 (if HLTH 265 is taken), and HLTH 270 (if HLTH 240 is taken). Note: Many HLTH courses, with the exception of those listed in Group One and Two above, may be restricted to Health Science majors only.