Health and Wellness Promotion with K-12 Health and Physical EducationTeacher Licensure

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This concentration is coordinated with the Education Department to provide licensure in K-12 Health and Physical Education. Students who wish to receive teacher licensure should review requirements found in the Education section of the catalog and see the appropriate Education advisor for additional information.

I. Required courses in the major-at least 34 hours, including:

HWP 190 - Introduction to Health Promotion (3)
HWP 223 - Physical Activity and Health (3)
HWP 224 - Mental and Emotional Health (3)
HWP 225 - Nutrition and Lifestyle (3)
HWP 294 - Human Physiology (4)
HWP 310 - Community Health Promotion: Theory and Practice (3)
HWP 335 - Health Communication (3)
HWP 455 - Pathophysiology of Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (3)
HWP 459 - Senior Seminar in Health and Wellness Promotion (3)
Note: BIOL 338 may be substituted for HWP 294.

At least 6 additional elective hours at the 200-400 level

Note: HWP 295 may not be used to satisfy both the elective requirement and the HWP science requirement, listed below.

II. Required courses outside the major-8 hours:

STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

One of the following science options:

a)

b)

BIOL 223 - Human Anatomy (4)

c)

d)

HWP 295 - Functional Anatomy (4)
Note: HWP 295 may not be used to satisfy both the HWP science requirement and the elective requirement, listed above.

III. Education requirements:

Students must also complete the required EDUC courses as indicated in the Education section of the catalog.

IV. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is fulfilled by completion of HWP 459 with a grade of C or higher. Oral competency is fulfilled by successful completion of HWP 310 with a grade of C or higher. Discipline specific writing competency is fulfilled by successful completion of HWP 335, and information literacy competency is fulfilled by successful completion of HWP 455.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major