The General Health Studies bachelor’s degree is designed to help CHPS students complete their bachelor’s degree in a timely manner. This degree will benefit students in CHPS majors who are not meeting major specific requirements or who are off track for timely graduation.
Degree Requirements
- Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in core and elective courses.
- No transfer course will be accepted with a grade lower than a "C" (2.0).
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements
45 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- APK2003 - Careers and Professional Development in Kinesiology (3)
- APK3321 - Exercise is Medicine (3)
- HSC2000 - Introduction to Careers in Health Professions (3)
- HSC3211 - Preventive Health Care (3)
- HSC4008 - Professional Development in Health Professions (3)
- HSC4930 - Health Sciences Seminar (3)
- SPA3002 - Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders (3)
- SOW2020 - Careers in Creating Social Change (3)
- Earn at least 24 credits from the following types of courses: 3000-4000 level from courses in the following subjects: APK, ASL, ATR, GEY, HSC, HUN, IHS, LIN, PEM, PHT, SOW, SPA, SPM
- Earn at least 18 credits from the following types of courses: Any upper level course (3000-4000)
Grand Total Credits: 45
Program Details
Capstone Requirements
None
Electives
Students who transfer to UCF with an AA degree from a Florida College System institution may need to take upper-level electives to reach the University requirement of 42 semester hours of upper division credit.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
Two years of one foreign language in high school or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
Graduation
None
Additional Requirements
None
Required Minors
None
Departmental Exit Requirements
None
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA.
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed.
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded.
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of summer credit.
Total Semester Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
None
Related Programs
None
Certificates
None
Related Minors
None
Advising Notes
Students should consult with an academic success coach each semester.
Transfer Notes
Completion of an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida College System institution is strongly recommended.
Program Academic Learning Compacts
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