College of Health and Human Performance

Health Science Education - Health Studies

Health Studies is designed for students pursuing admission to a professional school or graduate program. This specialization allows significant flexibility in completing necessary required course work for the health science education degree program as well as prerequisite course work for professional programs such as chiropracty, dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, osteopathy or physical therapy. Students are also prepared to enter graduate programs in public health, health administration, epidemiology and disease prevention.

More information related to preprofessional requirements in the professional school may be obtained from the Office of Health and Legal Professions Advising in the Academic Advising Center as well as the Career Resource Center. Students should also contact a representative from the specific program for more information.

To remain 'on track' for this major you must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required for sems 1-5
  • Complete 2 of the 8 critical tracking courses with a 2.5 GPA on tracking courses (PSY2012, (SYG2000 or SYG2010), (SPC2600 or AEE3030C), HSC2100, PET2320C, PET2350C, HUN2201, any statistics)

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses with a 2.8 GPA on tracking courses

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses with a 3.0 GPA on tracking courses

Semester 4:

  • Complete all 8 critical tracking courses with a 3.0 GPA on all tracking courses

Semester 1

Credits

HSC 2100 Personal & Family Health (GE-S)

3

PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S)

3

Composition (GE-C, GR-W)

3

Mathematics (GE-M, GR-M)

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 2

 

STA 2122 or STA 2023 Statistics (GE-M, GR-M)

3

SYG 2000 or SYG 2010 Sociology (GE-S)

3

Humanities (GE-HI, GR-W)

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 3

 

PET 2320C Applied Human Anatomy w/lab (GE-P/B)

4

HUN 2201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (GE-P/B)

3

Humanities (GE-HI, GR-W)

3

Elective

3

Elective

2

Total

15

Semester 4

 

PET 2350C Human Physiology (GE-P/B)

4

AEE 3030C or SPC 2600 Public Speaking

3

Humanities (GE-HI, GR-W)

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 5

 

HSC 3032 Foundations of Health Education

3

HSC 3531 Health & Medical Terminology

3

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 6

 

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

Elective

3

Total

15

Semester 7

 

HSC 4302 Methods & Materials in Health Ed.

3

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

HSC Prefix Course within department

3

HSC 4934 Pre-Internship Seminar

1

Electives

5

Total

15

Semester 8

 

Option I:

 

HSC 4876 Community Health Internship

15

Total

15

Option II:

 

Elective

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

HSC 4876 Community Health Internship

6

Total

15

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