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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
Health Promotion, B.S.
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The purpose of this major is to offer additional opportunities for students interested in healthcare promotion and education. Students may enter the major directly or switch into the major from nursing, pharmacy or other offerings at Wilkes University.
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First Year, First semester
Suggested curricular pathway First year, second semester
Suggested second semester pathway
Area II Gen Ed Any Science with lab Credits / Units: 4 Area III Gen Ed Credits / Units: 3 Any gen ed or HP approved course (listed below)
- Any science
- Any psychology course (suggestions 101, 221, 222, 257, 311, 331, 341, 351, 359)-potential psychology minor
- Any nursing course completed successfully prior
- Any pharmacy course or pharmacy prerequisite completed successfully prior
- Business courses applicable to healthcare (LDR 201, any MGT course, any PPD course)
- Spanish courses (SP 102, 203, 204, 205, 211)
- Communications courses (COM 102, 203)
- Sociology (101, 236, 251, 234)
- Health Informatics (CS 265)
- Nursing Informatics (NSG 341) 3 credits
- Cannabis courses (PHS 461, BIO 363, PHS 463, PHS 465)-potential CBD certificate
- Public Health courses with permission (PHS 563, PHS 562)
*Students may wish to earn a minor (@18 credits) with advisor support.
*Students may request a waiver to the Health Promotion Major Task Force to include courses not on this list.
Credits / Units: 3 - CS 115 - Computers and Applications Credits: 3
Area I Gen Ed (HIS 101 or ENG 120) Credits / Units: 3
Second year, First Semester
Suggested pathway
Area I Gen Ed (HIS 101 or Eng 120) Credits / Units: 3 Area III gen ed Credits / Units: 3 HP approved Elective or Gen Ed Credits / Units: 6 - COM 101 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
Second year, Second Semester
Suggested pathway Junior Year First Semester
Students will start with the three foundational courses: 201-203. Elective offerings approved by the HP program will complete the remaining credits. Junior Year Second Semester
Students must take HP 301, 321 (cross listed as NSG 321) and 363 (cross listed as PHA 563). Students opt in to take HP 204 (cross listed with NSG 200) OR HP 232 (cross listed with PHA 532). HP 232 will be a three credit course, vs the cross list PHA 532 which is 2. Students will take one additional HP approved elective course. Senior Year First Semester
Students take HP 310 and 390, and three HP approved electives. Senior Year Second Semester
Students take three HP courses, along with three additional electives. |
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