Public Health: Exercise and Health, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.75
Total Hours: 120
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | ||
English Composition | ||
See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition II | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
Technical Writing | ||
American History & Government | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Survey of American History | ||
American History to 1865 (H) | ||
American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q) | ||
MATH or STAT course designated (Q) | 3 | |
Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H) | ||
Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N) | ||
Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course | ||
BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 | Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) | 4 |
or BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | |
CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I (LN) | 4 |
or CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | |
Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S) | ||
Course designated (S) | 3 | |
Diversity (D) | ||
Courses designated (D) | 3 | |
Global Cultural Competency (G) | ||
Courses designated (G) | 3 | |
Additional General Education | ||
Additional general education credit hours (at least 2 hours) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 2 hours of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum. | ||
Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F). | 2 | |
Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
College/Departmental Requirements | ||
Minimum GPA 2.75 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
EDHS 3111 | Preparing for Your Future Career | 1 |
MSIS 2103 | Business Data Science Technologies | 3 |
or EDTC 4113 | Applications of Media and Technology | |
NSCI 2013 | Principles of Human Nutrition (N) | 3 |
BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Elementary Statistics (Q) | ||
Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (Q) | ||
Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (Q) | ||
Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
Major Requirements | ||
Minimum GPA of 2.75 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
HHP 2654 | Applied Anatomy | 4 |
or BIOL 3214 | Human Anatomy | |
HHP 3114 | Physiology of Exercise | 4 |
HHP 3663 | Biomechanics | 3 |
HLTH 2213 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
HLTH 2603 | Total Wellness (S) | 3 |
HLTH 3113 | Health Issues in Diverse Populations (D) | 3 |
HLTH 3343 | Public Health Policy | 3 |
HLTH 3613 | Community Health | 3 |
HLTH 3643 | Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
HLTH 3673 | Physical Activity and Public Health | 3 |
HLTH 3723 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
HLTH 3923 | Social Determinants of Health and Public Health Equity | 3 |
HLTH 4313 | Public Health Communication | 3 |
HLTH 4903 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 3 |
HLTH 4973 | Program Design in Public Health | 3 |
HLTH 4990 | Internship in Public Health: Exercise and Health | 12 |
Elective hours | ||
Select 6 hours | 6 | |
Hours Subtotal | 65 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
Other Requirements
- 40 hours of upper-division course work.
- Required for enrollment in HLTH 4990 Internship in Public Health: Exercise and Health
- Documentation of current first aid/CPR certification and
- 2.75 GPA in Major Requirements, 2.75 GPA in College/Departmental Requirements, & 2.75 Overall GPA.
- Required for graduation:
- 2.75 Overall GPA;
- 2.75 GPA in College/Departmental Requirements; and
- 2.75 GPA in Major Requirements.
- The student must earn minimum grades of “C” or “P” in the College/Departmental Requirements and Major Requirements.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1313 |
Composition I or Critical Analysis and Writing I |
3 |
MATH or STAT Course Designated (Q) MATH 1513 suggested | 3 | |
BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 or BIOL 1114 |
Introductory Biology (N) or Introductory Biology (LN) |
4 |
HLTH 2213 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1213 |
Composition II or Critical Analysis and Writing II or Technical Writing |
3 |
CHEM 1215 or CHEM 1314 |
Chemical Principles I (LN) or Chemistry I (LN) |
4 |
3 Hour General Education (H) | 3 | |
HLTH 2603 | Total Wellness (S) | 3 |
3 Hours General Education (S) | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
HIST 1103 |
Survey of American History or American History to 1865 (H) or American History Since 1865 (DH) |
3 |
3 Hours General Education (G) | 3 | |
3 Hours of Elective | 3 | |
STAT 2013 |
Elementary Statistics (Q) or Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (Q) or Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (Q) |
3 |
HLTH 3613 | Community Health | 3 |
EDHS 3111 | Preparing for Your Future Career | 1 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
NSCI 2013 | Principles of Human Nutrition (N) | 3 |
3 Hour General Education (H) | 3 | |
MSIS 2103 or EDTC 4113 |
Business Data Science Technologies or Applications of Media and Technology |
3 |
HLTH 3343 | Public Health Policy (Spring Only) | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
HLTH 3643 | Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
5 Hours General Education (Q, H, N, S, D, G, or F)) | 5 | |
HLTH 3113 | Health Issues in Diverse Populations (D) | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
HLTH 3723 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
HHP 2654 or BIOL 3214 |
Applied Anatomy or Human Anatomy |
4 |
HHP 3663 | Biomechanics | 3 |
HLTH 3673 | Physical Activity and Public Health (Spring Only) | 3 |
HLTH 3923 | Social Determinants of Health and Public Health Equity | 3 |
Hours | 16 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
3 Hours of Electives | 3 | |
HHP 3114 | Physiology of Exercise | 4 |
HLTH 4973 | Program Design in Public Health | 3 |
HLTH 4903 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 3 |
HLTH 4313 | Public Health Communication | 3 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
HLTH 4990 | Internship in Public Health: Exercise and Health | 12 |
Hours | 12 | |
Total Hours | 120 |