HHP | Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance (Health Promotion and Fitness)
Health promotion and wellness activities take place in a range of institutions from private clinics to fitness centers throughout the United States. In this concentration, students take classes about proper nutrition, exercise, management, consumer health, and much more. Outreach programs, health fairs, and community activities round out the students' experiences and prepare them with practical skills for the real world. Students have the option of concentrating their studies in Health Promotion, Fitness Programming or Gerontology.
If you pursue the Health Promotion and Wellness track, you will be prepared for a wide range of careers in the areas of wellness, fitness programming, gerontology, personal training, and exercise science. Classes and the internship can be focused toward settings such as cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, fitness leadership, fitness program management, and corporate wellness/fitness.
Program Summary
Your 120-hour program of study includes:
- a 34-hour university general education program. The goal of this program and framework of this program is designed to provide maximum transferability and flexibility for students within the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) system. For a full listing of current FHSU courses that apply toward the KBOR Systemwide Transfer GE program please visit our website.
- a 25-hour core of professional courses common to all Health and Human Performance majors
- a Health Promotion and Wellness core
- a concentration core along with a selection of classes specific to your area of study
- a selection of general electives designed to complement your area of study
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Open electives are the credit hours required to reach a minimum of 120 total hours and 45 upper division hours. The number listed assumes all courses are completed at FHSU as listed. This number may vary if students transfer courses, or have individual substitutions allowed. Students should speak with their advisor if either situation applies to determine if the number will vary, and to ensure they enroll in a minimum of 45 upper division hours.
Students entering within 1 year of high school graduation will take UNIV 101 Freshman Seminar and may apply that hour in the open elective category.
Program Requirements
General Education
All undergraduate degrees require completion of the Kansas Systemwide General Education.
Courses identified with GE on this page may satisfy a general education requirement in addition to the identified degree requirement. Students who apply a degree requirement to satisfy a general education requirement will typically add an equal number of hours to the university elective category. This flexibility may allow you to complete a minor or certificate within the 120 hour degree. Transfer students are especially encouraged to select these courses in completing General Education requirements to maximize the likelihood of completing the degree with 120 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 34-35 | |
Effective in Fall 2025 the math pathway course identified below is required for this degree.
The General Education Math Pathways course identified for this major is MATH 101 Contemporary Mathematics . All students pursuing this degree program will be required to complete this course or the corequisite support course. Students who place into a higher level math course may be able to satisfy this requirement; consult with your Academic Advisor for additional information.
Placement measures for MATH 101 Contemporary Mathematics include:
- Math ACT: 19 or higher OR
- Math SAT: 510 or higher OR
- ALEKS PPL: 30 or higher OR
- Accuplacer QAS: 255 or higher OR
- HS GPA and Course Grade: 3.00 cumulative GPA (unweighted) and C- or higher in Second Semester Algebra 2 or Integrated Math 3 OR
- Institutional Measure
Students who do not meet any of the placement measures listed above will need to register for the corequisite support course: MATH 100 Contemporary Mathematics with Review
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Human Performance Core | ||
| HHP 200 | Personal Wellness | 3 |
| HHP 210 | Intro to Health and Human Performance | 3 |
| HHP 220 | Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
| HHP 280 | Care and Prevention of Exercise & Sport Injuries | 3 |
| HHP 330 | Physical Activity for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | 3 |
| HHP 340 | Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Human Performance | 3 |
| HHP 390 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| HHP 440 | Anatomical Kinesiology | 3 |
| HHP 450 | Program Organization and Administration | 3 |
| HHP 473 | Undergraduate Culminating Experience | 3 |
| Concentration Core | ||
| HHP | Aquatics Elective | 1-3 |
| HHP 151 | Aerobic Fitness | 1 |
| HHP 155 | Weight Training and Conditioning | 1 |
| HHP 230 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| HHP 312 | Fitness Leadership | 2 |
| HHP 313 | Health Promotion and Wellness | 3 |
| HHP 371 | Leisure Administration and Programming | 3 |
| HHP 445 | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| HHP 447 | Instrumentation in Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| HHP 465 | Internship in Human Performance | 3 |
| HHP 480 | Leisure Programming for Older Adults | 2 |
| Area of Specialization | ||
| Select 15 hours from an an area of specialization from the following areas: | 15 | |
| Health Promotion Course Recommendations | ||
| Adventure Education | ||
| A Critical Thinking Approach: Consumer Health | ||
| Nutrition in Athletic Performance | ||
| Communicable and Emergent Diseases | ||
| Life-Span Nutrition | ||
| Leisure Administration and Programming | ||
| Event and Facility Management | ||
| Personal Training | ||
| Internship in Human Performance | ||
| Introduction to Gerontology | ||
| Physiology of Aging | ||
| Nutrition and Aging | ||
| Exercise Testing and Prescription for Older Adults | ||
| Psychology of Aging | ||
| Neuropsychology | ||
| Communication and Aging | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
| Spirituality & Aging: The Empowering Relationship | ||
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Recommended General Education Courses.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All bachelor degrees require: | ||
| GPA of 2.0 on FHSU courses & 2.0 on all coursework (Higher program requirements prevail over the 2.0 when set) | ||
| A minimum of 30 hours earned from FHSU with a grade of D, C, B, or A | ||
| Successful completion of an upper division Writing and Information Literacy course (Most majors contain a course designated) | ||
| A minimum of 45 hours of recognized upper division credit | ||
| A minimum of 120 hours of recognized college credit | ||
Academic Degree Maps are term-by-term sample course plans that specify milestones, courses, and special requirements that are necessary for facilitating on-time completion. Degree Maps are examples and are not prescriptive. Individualized choices such as concentration options, transfer credits, optional minors, advisory programs (certificates), etc. can alter the recommended coursework. Course offerings are subject to change. Students should consult with their academic advisors for additional guidance on course planning.
To determine courses to take in the directed choices (often listed as Program Elective Course) and directed elective course blocks see the overview tab for courses. Open electives indicate the student is free to choose courses from any subject, but students should discuss with their advisor how many of these hours must be upper division. To locate approved courses in General Education areas (Undergraduate Programs) see the general education section of the catalog.
The undergraduate course maps typically advise the most efficient route for students to complete the general education requirements. Courses that are required in the major may be listed as fulfilling relevant general education requirements. This will result in more open elective course hours in some maps than is listed on the degree overview page.