You can help people improve their daily lives and coach them on how to maintain healthy habits over time. Get the skills you need in order to help people and communities enhance their well-being.
The BS program in health sciences with a concentration in healthy lifestyles and fitness science provides students with skills for employment in health, wellness and fitness fields or for continuing their education in graduate and professional school.Students study disciplines such as nutrition, fitness, stress management, substance abuse, behavior change and coaching psychology and train for work in preventive health care. They learn how to use lifestyle coaching, physical activity and health care education to improve community health and how to address the challenges reflected by socio-economic determinants of is program supports successful completion for nationally accredited certification in health and fitness, such as American College of Sports Medicine's certification for personal trainers: Students who complete this degree and one additional course are eligible for national certification for health and wellness coaches offered by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaches:
January 2025
Downtown Phoenix Campus
411 N Central Avenue,
Phoenix,
Arizona,
85004, West, United States
May 2025
Downtown Phoenix Campus
411 N Central Avenue,
Phoenix,
Arizona,
85004, West, United States
You’re considered a first-year student if you graduated from a regionally accredited high school or earned your GED, and you never attended college or have fewer than 12 transferable college credit hours.
First-year students must have a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) (a "B" or better where "A"=4.00) from a secondary school.
English proficiency
TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) - the minimum score is 61 (iBT)
TOEFL pBT (paper-based test) - minimum score is 57
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - The overall band score requirement for the academic test is at least 6.0.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) - ASU requires a score of at least 53.
Duolingo English test - minimum score of 95.
Application deadline: Spring - November 1; Fall - May 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.