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Sample Curriculum

Year One — Fall Semester
ENG 101 English Composition I (3)
PHIL 106, MATH 106 or FL 106 (3)
PSYC 111 – Foundations of Psychology (BSS) (3)
SPC 103 (EUSC), or 105 Speech Communication (3)
New Freshman Seminar (NFS) (3)

(Total Hours 15)

Year One — Spring Semester
STAT 107 or 244 (3)
BIOL 140 – Human Biology (BLS) (3)
ENG 102 – English Composition II (3)
United States Cultures (EUSC) (3)
PSYC 201, 203, or 204 – Developmental Psychology (3)
(Total Hours 15)
Year Two — Fall Semester
Life, Physical or Social Science with lab (EL) (3)
BIOL 203 – Human Sexuality (BLS) (3)
CHEM 120a & 124a – General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry (BPS, EL) (4)
SOC 111 – Introduction to Sociology (BSS) (3)
Information & Communication in Society (BICS) (3)
(Total Hours 16)
Year Two — Spring Semester
HED 201 – Healthful Living (EH) (3)
HED 410 – Environmental Health Education (3)
SPC 201, 213, 323 or 370 (3)
Fine & Performing Arts (BFPA) (3)
ENSC 330 (EGC) (3)
Elective (3)
(Total Hours 18)
Year Three — Fall Semester
HED 360 – Nutrition, Exercise, & Weight Control (3)
HED 305 – Principles & Foundations of Health Ed (3)
HED 380 - Drugs and Other Mood Modifiers (3)
PHIL 321, GEOG 402 or BHUM Elective (3)
Elective (3)

(Total Hours 15)

Year Three — Spring Semester
HED 355 – Community Health (3)
HED 470 – Sexuality Education (3)
HED 313 – Intentional & Unintentional Injuries (3)
Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) (3)
Major Elective (3)
(Total Hours 15)
Year Four — Fall Semester
HED 363 Consumer Health (3)
HED 490 Program Planning in Community Health Education (3)
HED 491 Program Planning & Evaluation (3)
HED 405 – Health Behavior & Counseling (3)
HED 455 – Intro Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3)
(Total Hours 15)
Year Four — Spring Semester
HED 498 Senior Professional Seminar (3)
HED 499 Field Study in Health Education (9)
HED 450 – Grant Writing in Health Education (3)
(Total hours 15)

TRANSFER STUDENTS — Maximize your transfer experience – complete the boldface courses/requirements pre-transfer AND satisfy the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS, or AAT (early childhood, special ed or math) degree from an IAI community college. If ‘Minor’ requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed.

Transfer Credit Equivalency Guides are located at siue.edu/transfer/.

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