Health Studies B.A./B.S.

Requirements

Core requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements all majors in health studies must take the following core coursework plus choose a concentration area:

Core coursework

Community Health Education Concentration

The community health education concentration prepares students for a wide variety of careers related to health education. It also provides a foundation for the pursuit of graduate study.

In addition to the previously listed common core requirements, students pursuing a concentration in community health education must complete PHE 448, PHE 471, and 36 credits from the list of courses that follows:

Core coursework (32 credits)

Thirty-six credits from the following courses: (36 credits)

School Health Concentration

The school health concentration is designed for students interested in teaching health education within a public or private school setting. Upon completion of a bachelor’s degree, students are eligible to apply to the fifth-year Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) in the Graduate School of Education at PSU. After completion of GTEP, students will be certified to teach in the state of Oregon.

In addition to the previously listed common core requirements, students pursuing a concentration in school health education must complete the following:

Core coursework (32 credits)

Physical Activity/Exercise Concentration

The physical activity/exercise concentration is designed for students with interests in physiological and programmatic aspects of exercise, nutrition, fitness, and physical activity. Coursework in practical and applied techniques follows a basic framework in the biological sciences and prepares students for internship experiences related to health promotion.

In addition to the previously listed common core requirements, students pursuing a concentration in physical activity/exercise must complete the following:

Core coursework (32 credits)

Health Sciences Concentration

The health sciences concentration provides students seeking admittance into professional programs such as medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, and occupational therapy the opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree in health studies while completing preprofessional prerequisites.

In addition to the previously listed common core requirements, students pursuing a concentration in health sciences must select one of the following options: pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, prechiropractic medicine, pre-osteopathy, pre-podiatry, pre-nursing, pre-naturopathic medicine, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, and pre-physician assistant and pre-physician assistant or adviser approved option. In choosing courses to complete, students should verify the specific prerequisites required by the professional school(s) to which an application for admission is being submitted. Advising sheets summarizing prerequisites for professional schools in Oregon and selected schools in the Pacific Northwest can be found online at http://www.pdx.edu/clas/prepro.html . Students must complete all prerequisites required by the professional school to which an application is being submitted to receive a Health Science degree. Please consult regularly with your pre-health adviser.

In addition to the previously listed community core requirements, students must complete 16 credits from the following upper-division courses:

16 credits from the following upper-division courses:

Aging Services Concentration

The aging services concentration is designed for individuals who wish to develop or enhance a career related to aging services, including such services as senior health promotion and case management, and community- or institutinally-based long-term care.

Students who complete the course work required for the concentration will possess a basic understanding of gerontology with particular skills in administration and finance, chronic disease, and health promotion. This program also will enhance the skills of students planning to enroll in industry-provided training to become administrators of assisted living facilities and residential care facilities or nursing homes.

In addition to the previously listed common core requirements, students pursuing a concentration in aging services must complete the following:

Core coursework (32 credits)

and one of the following:

16 credits from the following courses