Nutrition, Health & Wellness (Academic Minor)

The Nutrition, Health & Wellness academic minor is intended to enrich your current plan of study and provide an opportunity to learn valuable skills and information applicable within healthcare settings. All students interested in pursuing this minor will be able to do so regardless of academic major.

Coursework

This minor requires completion of 18 hours (with a minimum grade of C) which includes the following:

Required (6 credit hours)

HLSC 2100 (3) Wellness Concepts Practice
NUTR 2202 (3) Nutrition

Choose from the following (3 credit hours)

ESMS 2015 (3) Resistance/Aerobic Training Applications
or
HMSE 2000 (2) Health/Sport Sc Terminology
and
HMSE 2007 (1) Careers in Health Studies

Nine additional credit hours

Students must choose nine credit hours of electives from the following groups:

Upper-division hours in:
ESMS
PETE
HCL
NUTR
HMSE
HLSC

Students majoring in a College of Health Sciences program of study must take courses outside of their current concentration to satisfy the nine-credit-hour elective requirement.