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Twin Cities Campus
Health and Wellbeing Sciences B.S.CCAPS Applied Professional Studies
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
The health and wellbeing sciences major is a broadly interdisciplinary, individualized bachelor of science degree. The lower division preparatory requirements and the upper division core curriculum include the foundational biological, physical, and social sciences relevant to health and wellness in the 21st century. Working closely with an adviser, students personalize their degree plan to meet their individual interests and professional goals. Through both core requirements and customized course selections, students can complete prerequisites for graduate and professional school programs or prepare for direct entry into a health and wellbeing related field. Students write a proposal paper documenting their course choices and relevant goals and background experiences that support those choices.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
50 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students are considered for admission based on a review of their application. The review includes factors such as GPA, grade trends, performance in coursework relevant to proposed areas of study, and demonstrated ability to meet curricular and developmental expectations. Students must have attended a program information session and an initial degree planning appointment with an adviser.
Students with 30-49 transferable credits, GPA of 2.5, and strong interest in the major may be admitted to premajor status.
Students must develop a degree plan that includes
* Academic and career goals.
* Courses proposed for the program, from at least two colleges.
* Approval of the plan from at least two faculty or departmental advisers.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Foundation Prerequisites
A grade of C- or better is required in each of these courses.
Biology
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
Chemistry
Chemistry Option 1
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
Chemistry Option 2
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
BIOC 2011 - Biochemistry for the Agricultural and Health Sciences
(3.0 cr)
Economics
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(3.0 cr)
or
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(4.0 cr)
Nutrition
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
Social Science
ANTH 1003W - Understanding Cultures
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
EPSY 1281 - Psychological Science Applied
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
FSOS 1101 - Intimate Relationships
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
FSOS 1201 - Human Development in Families: Lifespan
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
or
FSOS 1211 - An Interdisciplinary Look at the Family in Multicultural America
[DSJ, SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
GEOG 1301W - Our Globalizing World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1211 - Sociological Perspectives: A Multicultural America
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
Core Courses
A grade of C- or better and a minimum 2.0 GPA is required in these courses.
Anatomy
ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3611 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 3027 - Human Anatomy for Kinesiology, Physical Activity, and Health Promotion
(4.0 cr)
Communication
ABUS 4023W - Communicating for Results
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4571W - Introduction to Grant Writing for Health Care and Nonprofit Organizations
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
PHAR 3206 - Foundations of Health Literacy
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3029W - Business and Professional Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3221W - Communication Modes and Methods
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3257 - Technical and Professional Presentations
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3405W - Humanistic Healthcare and Communication
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3577W - Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet
[TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Complementary Medicine
CSPH 1001 - Principles of Health and Wellbeing
(2.0 cr)
or
CSPH 3001 - Introduction to Integrative Healing
(3.0 cr)
or
CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices
(3.0 cr)
Ethics
BTHX 5100 - Introduction to Clinical Ethics
(3.0 cr)
or
BTHX 5300 - Foundations of Bioethics
(3.0 cr)
or
NURS 4402 - Taking Ethical Action in Health Care
[CIV]
(1.0 cr)
or
PHIL 3302W - Moral Problems of Contemporary Society
[CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHIL 3305 - Medical Ethics
(4.0 cr)
Health and Fitness
KIN 3001 - Lifetime Health and Wellness
[SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
Management/Economics
ABUS 4705 - Leadership and Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
ABUS 4707 - Financial Management for the Professional Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 3521 - Health Care Delivery Systems
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4541 - Health Care Finance
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 4561W - Health Care Administration and Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 3801 - Health Economics and Policy
(3.0 cr)
Nutrition
CSPH 3301 - Food Choices: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves
(3.0 cr)
or
CSPH 5431 - Functional Nutrition: An Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and Optimal Health
(2.0 cr)
or
FSCN 3612 - Life Cycle Nutrition
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 3614 - Nutrition Education and Counseling
(4.0 cr)
or
FSCN 3615 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 4612W - Advanced Human Nutrition
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
FSCN 4614W - Community Nutrition
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 3905 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Pathology
LAMP 4177 - Nature of Disease: Pathology for Allied Health Students
(3.0 cr)
Physiology
BIOL 3211 - Physiology of Humans and Other Animals
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 3385 - Human Physiology
(4.0 cr)
or
PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology
(4.0 cr)
or
PHSL 3061 - Principles of Physiology
(4.0 cr)
Statistics
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
NURS 3710 - Statistics for Clinical Practice and Research
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
(3.0 cr)
Career Readiness
ICP 3101W - Proposal Development
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
Upper Division Health and Wellbeing Sciences Emphasis (Supporting Coursework)
Select 12-16 upper-division credits in one area as an organizing principle for Emphasis selection, in consultation with adviser. Must earn C- or better in all courses and overall emphasis GPA 2.0 or higher. Options: Addiction Studies, Business/Business and Marketing Education, Communication and Languages, Integrative Medicine/Holistic Health & Healing, Health Services Management, Life Science, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Public Health, Human Sexuality, Social Sciences, Social Work, Youth Studies
Writing Requirement
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ABUS 4023W - Communicating for Results
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ABUS 4571W - Introduction to Grant Writing for Health Care and Nonprofit Organizations
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FSCN 4612W - Advanced Human Nutrition
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
FSCN 4614W - Community Nutrition
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
HSM 4561W - Health Care Administration and Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ICP 3101W - Proposal Development
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3302W - Moral Problems of Contemporary Society
[CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3029W - Business and Professional Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3221W - Communication Modes and Methods
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3405W - Humanistic Healthcare and Communication
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3577W - Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet
[TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1066/Chem 1076H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1011/Chem 1015 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Prerequisites: | [1015 or &1015], %; credit will not be granted if credit received for: 1011; CHEM 1017 is a 1-credit lab-only course. This course is not intended for students who are planning to take CHEM 1061/1065. Intended only for students who need the course to fulfill the Physical Science/Lab requirement, and are taking CHEM 1015 either concurrently or consecutively. This course will NOT fulfill the Physical Science/Lab core requirement, unless CHEM 1015 is completed either concurrently or consecutively.; meets Lib Ed req of Physical Sciences) |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 1102/Econ 1102/1105/1112 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 1102/Econ 1102/1105/1112 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 1003W/Anth 1003V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 1211/PsTL 1211 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 1301W/Geog 1301V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 1211/PsTL 1211 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 1001/Soc 1011V/Soc 1012W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ABUS 4571/ABUS 4571W/HSM 4571 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phar 3206/Phar 5206 |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3029W/Writ 3029W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phil 3302W/Phil 3322W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HSM 4541/HSM 6541 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 3801/PubH 3801 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSPH 3301/FScN 3301 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3301/AnSc 3303W/Biol 3211 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phsl 3050/Phsl 3051 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phsl 3063/Phsl 3071 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PubH 3001/PubH 3004/PubH 3005 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 3264/EPsy 5261 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3801/Psy 3801H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | STAT 3021/STAT 3021H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phar 1002/Phar 5201 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phar 1002/Phar 5201 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ABUS 4571/ABUS 4571W/HSM 4571 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phil 3302W/Phil 3322W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3029W/Writ 3029W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |