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Health Science Major

Sample 4-Year Plan: Community, Worksite and Public Health Concentration

Requirements and Application Information

Eligible students must apply to be part of the Community, Worksite, Public Health Concentration

To be eligible for acceptance for the CWPH concentration, a student must meet the following requirements:

  • 75 credit hours
  • overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • completion of (with a grade of C or better) HLTH 255, HLTH 270, HLTH 290, and STAT 190

To apply, interested students can submit the

The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

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Sample Four Year Plan: Health Science (BS), Community, Worksite, and Public Health Concentration

Semester 1

- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- HLTH 255: Intro to Community and Public Health (3 cr)
- MATH 120: Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (or as placed) (3 cr)

Semester 2

- HLTH 270: Health Systems and Consumers (3 cr)
- HLTH 290: Public Health Education Principles (3 cr)
- BIOL 100: Biology (4 cr), OR BIOL 107: Cells, Molecules, and Genes (4 cr) ^
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (or as placed) (3 cr)

Semester 3

- HLTH 405: Global Public Health (3 cr) OR HLTH 467: Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr)
-听HLTH 320: WE/Patient Education & Clinical Health Promotion听(3 cr)听(CWPH Selective; see for all options)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr) OR COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-4 cr) (STEM Perspective recommended)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)听(Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)

Semester 4

- HLTH 349: WE/Research Methods in Health Science (3 cr) ^
- HLTH 325: Health Management and Policy (3 cr)
- BIOL 325: Human Physiology (4 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr) ^
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)听(Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)

Semester 5

-听HLTH 405: Global Public Health听(3 cr) OR听HLTH 467: Introduction to Epidemiology听(3 cr)
- HLTH 366: Program Assessment & Planning (3 cr)
-听HLTH 410: Health Communication Methods听(3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr) ^
- Missouri Statute requirement (HIST 2100 recommeded)

Semester 6

- HLTH 455: School Health Programs (3 cr) OR HLTH 480: Worksite Health (3 cr)
-听CWPH Concentration听course听(3 cr)听(蝉别别听听for all options)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)听(Arts & Humanities Perspective recommended)
- Bachelor of Science Requirement course (3 cr)
- Elective course (3 cr)

Junior Summer Session

- HLTH 460: Internship in Health Education (6 cr)
-听CWPH Concentration听course听(3 cr)听(蝉别别听听for all options)
- Elective course(s) (6 cr)

 

* Register for the (Senior Test)

Senior Fall Semester

- HLTH 440: Program Implementation & Evaluation (3 cr)
- HLTH 400: CHES Exam Review (1 cr)
-听HLTH 455: School Health Programs听(3 cr) OR听HLTH 480: Worksite Health听(3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course(s) and Elective courses to complete degree (7 cr)

 

* Take听 in April/October (Senior Test)

NOTES:

  • Total required hours: 120
  • (^) = All students must complete Dialogues Perspectives requirements. Health Science Community Worksite and Public Health concentration students are specifically required听to complete BIOL 107 or听BIOL 100听and听PSYC 166听to fulfill Required Support. The Writing Enhanced (WE) course requirements are met by completing HLTH 320 (as an elective in the major or another WE course in any area), HLTH 349, and JINS 3XX.
  • See course pre-requisites at .
  • You are encouraged to use these materials in conjunction with the 蓝莓视频 Catalog and Degree Works (available on TruView) as a guide in planning your progress toward completion of degree requirements. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in the catalog.
  • WE = Writing Enhanced course
  • If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
  • Truman students are required to complete a to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
  • Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. 蓝莓视频 to graduate through TruView.
  • Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the to plan accordingly.
  • The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the with any updates to the plan above. Revised 3-9-2026

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in .

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