Community and Behavioral Health
Community and Behavioral Health
To earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Community and Behavioral Health, a student must fulfill the following requirements:
Satisfactory completion of at least 124 semester hours of college-level work distributed as follows:
- 28 credit hours of core courses with a minimum of “C” grade;
- 20 - 24 credit hours of elective work composed of
10 - 12 credits in psychology; at least 4 of these must be at the 400-level;
10 - 12 credits in sociology; at least 4 of these must be at the 400-level; - 62 credit hours in the arts and sciences;
- 45 credit hours at the upper-division level;
- additional elective work, either in arts and sciences or other disciplines, for a total of 124 credits.
Achievement of at least 2.0 cumulative GPA.
| I - General Education Requirements: 36-48 Credits | Credits |
| American History | 3-4 Credits |
| Basic Communication | 3-4 Credits |
| Foreign Languages | 3-4 Credits |
| Humanities | 3-4 Credits |
| Mathematics | 3-4 Credits |
| Other World Civilizations | 3-4 Credits |
| Natural Sciences | 3-4 Credits |
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Lab Science (suggested: BIO 215, BIO 216) |
3-4 Credits 3-4 Credits |
| Social Sciences | 3-4 Credits |
| The Arts | 3-4 Credits |
| Western Civilization | 3-4 Credits |
| Upper Division Writing | 4 Credits |
| Arts & Science Electives (balance of remaining credits) | 4 Credits |
| 36-48 Credits | |
| II - Program Requirements: 52 Credits | |
| All majors will be required to complete the following core courses: | |
| A. Core Courses (28 Credits) | |
| CBH 492 - Methods of Inquiry in Health and Well-Being | |
| CBH 493 - Project Seminar in Health and Well-Being | |
| SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology | |
| PSY 100 - Principles of Psychology | |
| PSY 377 - Health Psychology | |
| SOC 370 - Sociology of Health and Illness | |
| STAT 100 - Statistics | |
| B. Program Electives (20-24 Credits) All majors will be required to complete 10-12 credits in sociology and 10-12 credits in psychology; at least 4 elective credits of SOC and 4 elective credits of PSY must be at the 400-level. |
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| PSY 220 - Developmental Psych Across the Lifespan | |
| PSY 222 - Abnormal Psych | |
| PSY 242 - Social Psych |
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| PSY 262 - Learning and Motivatoin |
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| PSY 273 - Death, Dying and Bereavement |
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| PSY 331 - Psych of Personality |
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| PSY 385 - Evaluatoin Research | |
| PSY 445 - Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Communication | |
| PSY 460 - Neuropsychology | |
| PSY 470 - Psych Testing | |
| PSY 477 - Principles of Psych Counseling | |
| PSY 492 - Practicum in Psych | |
| SOC 110 - Social Problems | |
| SOC 210 - Sociology of the Family | |
| SOC 220 - Sociology of Gender | |
| SOC 230 - Sociologyof Race and Ethnic Relations | |
| SOC 314 - Sociology of Deviance | |
| SOC 350 - Chemical Dependency | |
| SOC 381 - Social Gerontology | |
| SOC 410 - Power and Violence in the Family | |
| SOC 411 - Sociology of Community | |
| SOC 424 - Social Welfare Policy | |
| SOC 490 - Returning from War | |
| SOC 495 - Practicum in Sociology | |
| ANT 382 - Cultures, Health and Healing | |
| III - General Electives: balance of 124 credits | |
| 124 Total Credits | |
Course Descriptions (pdf)