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Description
The department of Physical Education offers a 16-hour minor in Health which is designed for undergraduate students wishing to pursue careers in health-related professions and for students wishing to gain in-depth knowledge in various contemporary health-related topics for their own personal development. The minor provides students with theories, concepts, and practical skills concerning health behavior and includes a practicum to apply theory to practice.

Requirements

• Health minor students must make a 'C' or 2.0 or better in all of the Health Minor courses to complete the Health minor.
• All Health Minor courses (16 credit hours) must be taken for a letter grade to complete the Health minor.
• The minor will require a minimum of ten (10) hours taken at North Carolina State University.
• Students must complete PEH 285 (Personal Health), PEH 375 (Health Planning and Programming), PEH 377 (Methods of Health Promotion) and at least 6 hours of electives from the Health Minor before taking PEH 493 (Practicum in Health).
• PEH 285 (Personal Health) will be a prerequisite for PEH 375 (Health Planning and Programming).
• PEH 285 (Personal Health) and PEH 375 (Health Planning and Programming) will be prerequisites for PEH 377 (Methods of Health Promotion).
  

Required Courses (8 credit hours)

PEH 285 Personal Health (2 cr)
PEH 375 Health Planning and Programming (2 cr)
PEH 377 Methods of Health Promotion (2 cr)
PEH 493 Practicum in Health (2 cr)

Elective Courses (8 credit hours)

The elective courses may be selected in consultation with your Health minor advisor. The following are a list of approved elective courses for your consideration.

BIO 105 (WITH BIO 106 Lab- 1cr) Biology in the Modern World (3 cr) OR
BIO 181 Introductory Biology I (4 cr)

GN 301 Genetics in Human Affairs (3 cr)
MB 200 Microbiology and World Affairs (3 cr)
NTR 301 Introduction to Human Nutrition (3 cr)
PEH 212 Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco (2 cr)
PEH 213 Human Sexuality (2 cr)
PEH 280 Responding to Emergencies (2 cr)
PEH 284 Women's Health Issues (2 cr)
PEH 286 Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Control (2 cr)
PEH 287 Stress Management (2 cr)
PEH 335 Prevention of Sexual Assault and Violence (3 cr)
PRT 200 Leisure Behavior, Health and Wellness (3 cr)
SOC 381 Sociology of Medicine (3 cr)

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Admissions
Students interested in declaring a minor in Health should consult with the below contact person. Students who select the Health minor will be assigned a minor adviser. The program will be overseen by a standing Health Minor Committee. Members of the committee will be chosen from those teaching core courses or from among faculty members with a special interest and expertise in the interrelationship of health, wellness, and contemporary society. Members of the committee are eligible to serve as minor advisers. The adviser will consult with the student to assure that the minor program is progressing.

Certification
The below contact person will certify the minor prior to graduation. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. The student must file a copy of the plan of coursework with the major advisor as soon as the minor is declared - at the latest, by the end of the regular registration period one semester prior to the semester of graduation.

Contact Person

Christopher S. Ousley
2040 Carmichael Gymnasium
919.515.6868
chris_ousley@ncsu.edu

Last updated: November 1, 2005