Applied Health and Fitness: Fitness Special Populations Focus - Bachelor of Arts 2023-24 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly.

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2023-24 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

PSU Bulletins (2015-present)

First Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors	5	Freshman Inquiry or Honors	5	Freshman Inquiry or Honors	5
BA Second Language 101	3-5	BA Second Language 102	3-5	BA Second Language 103	3-5
General Elective(see note)	4	General Elective(see note)	4	General Elective(see note)	4
				PE 193	2
Total Fall Credits	12-14	Total Winter Credits	12-14	Total Spring Credits	14-16

First Year Note: Begin volunteering and exploring potential internship ideas early on in your academic career.

Second Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors	4	Sophomore Inquiry or Honors	4	BA Fine & Performing Arts	3-4
BA Second Language 201	3-5	BA Second Language 202	3-5	BA Second Language 203	3-5
PHE 250	4	PHE 295	4	PHE 270	2
BI 301+lab	4	BI 302+lab	4	PHE 314	4
Total Fall Credits	15-17	Total Winter Credits	15-17	Total Spring Credits	12-15

Second Year Note: We highly recommend using General Electives towards prerequisite or a minor course that you may need to complete.

Third Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4	Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4	Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement	3-4	Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement	3-4	PHE Approved Elective	4
PHE 325U	4	BA Social Science/Science/Math	3-4	PHE 456 or PSY 311U	4
PHE 340	4	PHE 363	4	PHE 370	4
Total Fall Credits	15-16	Total Winter Credits	14-16	Total Spring Credits	16

Fourth Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis	6	PHE 404	4	PHE 474	4
PHE 473	4	PHE 417	4	General Elective	4
PHE Approved Elective	4	PHE 475	4	General Elective	4
General Elective	3	General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	17	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	12

Additional Map Notes:

General Elective(see note): Recommend taking prerequisites for Anatomy & Physiology courses. We will also accept a 100 or 200 level Anatomy and Physiology series from a Community College. Take BI 207/208/209+labs OR BI 211/212/213+labs first year, and BI 301/302/303+labs in your second year. Prerequisite for BI 211-213: CH 221 + CH 227, or concurrent enrollment in CH 221 & CH 227. Can also be done during 2nd year instead, if preferred.
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
BI 301+lab and BI 302+lab: Required prerequisite: Prior completion of BI 207 or BI 211 with a C- or higher. Expected preparation: 1 year of college biological science. We will also accept a 100 or 200 level Anatomy and Physiology series from a Community College.
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
PHE 456 or PSY 311U: Students earning a PE teaching endorsement for Secondary Education should take PSY 311U.
PHE 404: Special registration is required for PHE 404 Internship. Internship must be approved by a School of Public Health Undergraduate Internship Coordinator before registering for credits.
You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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