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The Department of Health and Exercise Studies offers a 15 credit hour health minor that is designed for undergraduate students wishing to pursue careers in health-related professions and for students wishing to gain in-depth knowledge in various contemporary health-related topics for their own personal development. The minor provides students with theories, concepts, and practical skills concerning health behavior and includes a practicum to apply theory to practice.

Recent practicum experiences have included projects with:

• AIDS Alliance
• American Cancer Society
• Boys and Girls Club
• Frankie Lemmon School and Developmental Center
• Local middle school health classes
• Lucy Daniels Center
• NCSU Athletics
• Olympus Athletic Club
• Summer Camps听
• 福利逼站 Dinning/Nutrition
• NCSU Wellness and Recreation听

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Contact

Department of Health and Exercise Studies
North Carolina State 福利逼站
Campus Box 8111
Raleigh, NC 27695-8111

Joy Kagendo
Lecturer and Health Minor Coordinator
North Carolina State 福利逼站, Box 8111
1161A Wellness and Recreation Center
Raleigh, NC 27695-8111
919.515.3361 (main)
jikagend@ncsu.edu

Plan Requirements

• A grade of 鈥淐-鈥� or better required in each course.
• Minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
• All Health Minor courses (16 credit hours) must be taken for a letter grade to complete the Health minor.
• The minor will require a minimum of ten (10) hours taken at North Carolina State 福利逼站.
• HESM听285 Personal Health will be a prerequisite for HESM听375 Health Planning Programming and Evaluation.
• HESM听285 Personal Health and HESM听375 Health Planning Programming and Evaluation will be prerequisites for HESM听377 Methods of Health Promotion.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may be used (double-counted) towards both departmental major requirements and minor requirements.
• No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses		7
HESM听285	Personal Health
HESM听375	Health Planning Programming and Evaluation
HESM听377	Methods of Health Promotion
HESM听300	Practicum in Health 1
Elective Courses 2		9
BIO听105 &听BIO听106	Biology in the Modern World and Biology in the Modern World Laboratory
or听BIO听181	Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity
GN听301	Genetics in Human Affairs
MB听200	The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World
NTR听301	Introduction to Human Nutrition
HESM听212	Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco
HESM听213	Human Sexuality
HESM听280	Responding to Emergencies
HESM听284	Human Health Issues
HESM听286	Nutrition, Exercise, and Energy Balance
HESM听287	Stress Management
PRT听200	Health, Wellness and the Pursuit of Happiness
SOC听381	Sociology of Medicine
Total Hours		16

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Students must complete HESM听285 Personal Health, HESM听375 Health Planning Programming and Evaluation, HESM听377 Methods of Health Promotion听and at least 6 hours of electives from the Health Minor听before taking听HESM听300 Practicum in Health.

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The elective courses may be selected in consultation with your Health minor advisor. The following are a list of approved elective courses for your consideration.