Welcome to Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention (WHP), a program accredited with the National Wellness Institute (NWI)

The School of Health Sciences introduced a new bachelor’s degree program in fall 2002 in Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention (WHP). The WHP curriculum aims to produce broadly educated wellness generalists with additional expertise in a specific area of interest. The degree will buck the trend toward narrow specialization and creates well-rounded professionals with a thorough knowledge of healthy living.

Graduates with an overall GPA of 2.75 may automatically register with the NWI as Certified Wellness Practitioners (CWP).

In addition to a core curriculum, students choose one of eight focus areas:

1. Additional Major in Psychology (targeting psycho-social issues and human health behaviors).
2. General Health Enhancement (minor in psychology, plus possible additional minor).
3. Health Promotion Intervention Strategies, emphasizing legislation, managed care and human resources (options for different minors possible e.g. HRD minor in training and development).
4. Complementary Medicine, exploring different healing traditions (options for different minors possible).
5. Injury Prevention (minor in occupational safety and health possible).
6. Exercise Science (minor in exercise science).
7. Pre-Health Professional focus (preparation toward careers in medicine or dentistry).
8. Nutrition and Health focus (minor in nutrition and health).

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