HPX Minors

The HPX department now offers three minors. Promoting good health is an interest for many students regardless of major. These minors can enrich major programs such as Nursing, Education, Psychology, Communications, Business, the Natural Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies. Students can choose Exercise Science, Holistic and Integrative Health, or Public Health.

Students accepted into the program are expected to have completed all course prerequisites for the program. To obtain a minor you must notify the Department Chairperson of your interest. Depending upon your major requirements, you may need to take credit hours over the degree credit minimum required for graduation. Please see your adviser to review all program requirements.

Minor in Public Health (18 SH)

Required Courses (6 SH):
HPX 100 Introduction to Health & Wellness
HPX 271 Health Education Programs in the Community
12 credits (12 SH) in Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences (HPX)

Minor in Exercise Science (18 SH)

Required Courses (18 SH)
HPX 113 Introduction to Exercise Science
HPX 203 Nutrition and Health
PSY 262 Sport Psychology
HPX 313 Principles of Personal Training*
HPX 314 Exercise Physiology*
HPX 318 Exercise Kinesiology*

*Courses with prerequisite requirements of BIO 105 & BIO 106

Minor in Holistic and Integrative Health (18 SH)

Required Courses (6 SH):
HPX 100 Introduction to Health & Wellness
HPX 240 Principles of Holistic and Integrative Health
HPX 271 Health Education Programs in the Community

Select three (3) Approved HPX Electives from the list below (9 SH):
HPX 203 Introduction to Human Nutrition
HPX 205 Nutrition and Health
HPX 241 Mind/Body Interventions for Health
HPX 242 Cross Cultural & Traditional Healing Methods
HPX 343 Foods, Herbs, Supplements and Other Natural Products
HPX 344 Energy Healing Therapies
HPX 348 Principles of Wellness Coaching
ANT 233 Medical Anthropology
COM 245 Meditation, Self-Awareness, and Communication
PHI 241 Buddhist Philosophy
PHI 245 Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHI 265 Philosophy of Happiness

For more information about the minors, please contact:

Dr. Emily Stevens, HPX Chair
stevense@wcsu.edu