2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health and Physical Education, Non-Teaching Community Health Concentration, B.S.


Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38-40 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: Students wishing to declare a major in Health and Physical Education, (Non-Teaching) with a concentration in Community Health must complete no less than 12 credit hours at Fayetteville State University. Any first time student wishing to major in the Community Health concentration prior to completing 12 credit hours at Fayetteville State University OR with less than a 2.0 GPA will be placed in a Pre-Health and Physical Education (Non -Teaching) category.

Other Program Requirements: Students must earn a C or higher grade in all courses taken to fulfill program requirements, including Health and Physical Education Core, and in the concentration courses for Community Health. A student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in order to graduate with a degree from the program.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 39 Credits


Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits


UNIV 101 -UNIV 102  required for all first time students; UNIV 110  required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111  may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following:

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits


Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits


Information Literacy: 3 Credits


Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits


MATH 121  may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

Select one from the following:

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 8 Credits


At least one natural science class must include its associated lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Program Requirements: 81 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 120