2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) Minor

Required Minor Courses
PHS 1514Personal Health3
HNFE 2334Introduction to Integrative Health3
HD 2014Integrative Practices for Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience3
Subtotal9
Restricted Electives
Select 9 credits minimum of the following; 6 of these credits must be 3000 or 4000 level:9
Issues in Health Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Functional Foods for Health
Human Sexuality
Health and Illness in African History
History of Disease, Medicine, and Health
Food and Nutritional Toxicology
Alternative and Complementary Nutrition Therapies
Dietary Supplements and Health
Plants and Greenspaces in Urban Communities
Medicinal Plants and Herbs
Biomedical Ethics
Psychology of Personality
Human Behaviors and Natural Environments
Health Psychology
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Religion and Culture In Asia
African Religions
Religion and Culture in India
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Mental Illness
Religion and Science
Medical Dilemmas and Human Experience
XXXX 4964, 4974, or 4994
Field Study, Independent study or Undergraduate study 1
Subtotal9
Total Credits18
1

May be included in the minor up to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour = 45 hours of work) when the topic is relevant to the Integrative Health and Wellness, as approved in advance by the minor coordinator and the course instructor, and/or the designated department undergraduate coordinator.

Seats in elective courses are not guaranteed.

Graduation Requirements

A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken to fulfill the minor is required. A faculty advisor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)  Academic Programs Office will serve as a counterpart to the student's major advisor. Students choosing the minor in Integrative Health and Wellness will register with the CALS Academic Programs Office, 1060 Litton Reaves Hall. This will enable the college to provide any pertinent assistance, materials, and information to the student. Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites, please consult the University Course Catalog, or check with your advisor.