Bachelor of Science in Health, Wellness, and Fitness Management

General Education Curriculum

All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the General Education Curriculum section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.

Health, Wellness, and Fitness Management

1. Major: 75 CREDITS

Complete the following with a C or better:

  • BIO207/L Anatomy & Physiology I (4/0)
  • BIO208/L Anatomy & Physiology II (4/0)
  • HPR102 Introduction to Health Care: Systems and Professions  (3)
  • HPR200 Emergency Care and Prevention (3)
  • HPR208 Health Promotion and Education (3)
  • HPR218 Nutrition for Wellness & Performance (3)
  • HPR223 Foundations of Human Motion (3)
  • HPR291 Professional Development (1)
    • NOTE: CFE97 is the co-requisite to HPR291
  • HPR313 Principles of Health Behavior Change (3)
  • HPR314 Health Policy (3)
  • HPR332 Strength Training (3)
  • HPR338 Social Determinants of Health (3)
  • HPR350 Fitness Testing and Programming (3)
  • Choose one of the following:
    • HPR229 Integrative Stress Management (3)
    • HPR305 Communicating Health (3)
    • HPR330 Health Promotion Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (3)
  • ACC225 Financial Accounting (3)
  • BA211 Effective Business Communications (3)
  • ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • MGT208 Principles of Management (3)
  • MGT312 Human Resource Management (3)
  • MGT321 Organizational Behavior & Theory (3)
  • MKT209 Principles of Marketing (3)
  • Communications (3) (This does not require min. grade C)
    • Select One: CMP212, CMP217, CMP301, CMP317, CMP318
  • HPR309 Community Health Nutrition (3)
  • CMP311 Advanced Composition (3)
  • CMP101 Composition (3)

2. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS

  • First Year Seminar (3)
  • Learning Communities (6)
  • Depth- Discoveries (9)
  • Breadth- Exploration:
    • Natural Sciences and Mathematics:
      • MTH124 College Algebra (3)*
      • BIO103 Human Biology (3) OR BIO109 General Biology I Lecture (3) OR BIO109/Lab (3/1)*
        • NOTE: If BIO109/BIO109L is selected, free electives are adjusted/decreased by 1 credit
    • Social Sciences:
      • PSY103 Intro to Psychological Science (3)*
      • Choose one course from: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. (3)
    • Humanities:
      • Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (6)
  • *Minimum grade of C or better required.

3. Free Electives: 9 CREDITS

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS

Admission to Upper Division Requirements

  1. Students must successfully complete Biology, CMP101, MTH124 (or equivalent), PSY103, HPR102, HPR208, and HPR218, with a grade of C or higher before advancing.
  2. Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in all courses in the major, unless otherwise noted.
  3. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00.

Graduation Requirements

  1. A minimum grade of C or higher in all courses in the Major portion of the curriculum and the required Biology, CMP101, MTH124 (or equivalent), and PSY103 courses in the General Education.
  2. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00.

Suggested Course Sequence

Access the suggested course sequence for the BS, Health, Wellness, and Fitness Management, from the Health Promotion Department web page or from the Program Plans site on the Registrar’s web page.