Course variations

Course summary

Students graduating with a Health Promotion degree will be prepared to enhance awareness, modify behavior, and create environments that promote positive health practices/behaviors for the individuals that they work with. They will help people develop self-responsibility for their own health and wellness, implement health assessments, and implement programs that promote a healthy lifestyle. In addition to the Health Promotion major, students are encouraged to minor in a related field. Options include: Gerontology, Nutrition, Human Development, Health Science, Psychology, Chemistry, or others with approval from the department. A Health Promotion professional may seek employment in a number of areas. Jobs exist in community-, corporate-, or hospital-based wellness or rehabilitation centers, strength and conditioning, managed care groups, or private-sector research and development. This major is also rigorous enough to prepare students to seek advanced degrees in exercise physiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Entry requirement for international students

Students applying for Bachelors degree must have an advanced coursework in high school and offer credit, where appropriate, for demonstrated prior learning at the college level. They must complete the following required courses with a cumulative grade point average of a C or higher 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. They are 4 years of English, 3 years of Advanced Mathematics 1, 3 years of Laboratory Science 2, 3 years of Social Science, 1 year of Fine Arts for students graduating from South Dakota high schools. International students generally need to have a secondary or college transfer grade point average of 2.5 for engineering or a 2.25 for other majors. Transfer students from academic programs at other U.S. institutions must have completed at least 25 consecutive semester credits 37.5 quarter credits at a single institution. A minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL is required for non-native speakers of English (minimum is subject to change). Applicants whose native language is English or those who are from a country where English is the only language is not required to submit results from a TOEFL. A minimum of a C grade in each prerequisite and required course. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 for all post secondary course work. A minimum of 32 university credits. Completion of HPER 180 (Intro to HPER) and WEL 100 (Skills for Healthy Living).

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

South Dakota State University

Department name

College of Arts And Sciences, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation