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The B.S. degree in Health Education offers specializations in Community Health Promotion and Health Studies. Students learn techniques to promote healthy lifestyle choices in individual and group settings with special attention given to diversity and culturally appropriate health education methodologies. The degree program allows students maximum flexibility to choose department specialization coursework during junior and senior years that relates to personal interests in the health field. Students can focus their studies on interest areas in community and public health education, health promotion in the worksite setting or general health studies as they prepare for professional health occupations.
Please view the following packet below (please click on Prospective Transfer Student Admission/Application Information Packet) to learn more about the HEB Transfer Admissions Requirements.
PROSPECTIVE TRANSFER STUDENT ADMISSION/APPLICATION INFORMATION PACKET
If you should have any questions regarding the requirements, please do not hesitate to contact the HEB Advising Office via heb-advising@hhp.ufl.edu.
Prepares students with a primary interest in community and public health education, or worksite health promotion. This specialization is also appropriate for students planning to pursue graduate programs in health education or related fields; or pre-health professional programs such as Nursing or Occupational Therapy.
Required Prerequisite Coursework
Transfer students must earn their AA degree or a minimum of 60 credits hours and complete specific prerequisite courses prior to their enrollment at UF. The Community Health Promotion specialization requires a minimum 2.5 prerequisite course GPA and a minimum 2.0 lower division course and cumulative GPA.
Specialization Prerequisites
MAC 1105 — College Algebra (or higher-level MAC)
PSY 2012 — General Psychology
STA 2023 — Intro to Statistics 1
APK2100C — Applied Human Anatomy with Lab (BSC2085/BSC2085L; BSC2093/BSC2093L)
APK2105C — Applied Human Physiology with Lab (BSC2086/BSC2086L; BSC2094/BSC2094L)
BSC 2005/L — Biology I with Lab
Required Lower-Division Courses
SYG 2000 — Principles of Sociology OR SYG 2010 Social Problems
SPC 2608 — Introduction to Public Speaking (SPC1600, SPC1608)
HUN 2201 — Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (HUN1201)
Prepares students who want in-depth knowledge of diverse health topics, with the intention to complete post-baccalaureate coursework in a professional health program. This specialization is appropriate for students planning to pursue pre-health professional programs such as Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, and more.
Required Prerequisite Coursework
Transfer students must earn their AA degree or a minimum of 60 credit hours and complete specific prerequisite courses prior to their enrollment at UF. The Health Studies specialization requires a minimum 2.8 prerequisite course GPA and a minimum 2.0 lower division course and cumulative GPA.
Specialization Prerequisites
CHM 2045/L — General Chemistry 1 with Lab
MAC 1147 or (MAC1140 and MAC1114) — Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry (or higher-level MAC)
PSY 2012 — General Psychology
STA 2023 — Intro to Statistics 1
APK2100C — Applied Human Anatomy with Lab (BSC2085/BSC2085L; BSC2093/BSC2093L)
APK2105C — Applied Human Physiology with Lab (BSC2086/BSC2086L; BSC2094/BSC2094L)
BSC2010/L — Biology 1 with Lab
Required Lower-Division Courses
SYG 2000 — Principles of Sociology OR SYG 2010 Social Problems
SPC 2608 — Introduction to Public Speaking (SPC1600, SPC1608)
HUN 2201 — Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (HUN1201)