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Applied Health and Fitness: Fitness Special Populations Focus - Bachelor of Science 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.

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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
PHE 250 4 PHE 295 4 PHE 270 2
BS Science + lab(see note) 3-4 BS Science + lab(see note) 3-4 BS Science(see note) 4
        PE 193 2
Total Fall Credits 12-13 Total Winter Credits 12-13 Total Spring Credits 13

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 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4
BI 301+lab 4 BI 302+lab 4 PHE 325U 4
BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4 BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4 PHE 314 4
PHE 370 4 PHE Approved Elective 4 BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 15-16

Second Year Note: We highly recommend using General Electives towards a minor or prerequisite 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
BS Math/Statistics 3-4 PHE 417 4 PHE 363 4
PHE 340 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 15-16

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 475 4 General Elective 4
PHE 456 or PSY 311U 4 General Elective 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: 

  • BS Science + lab(see note), and BS Science(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.
  • 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.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • BS Math/Statistics: 100-level or higher Math class. Please visit the PSU Math Placement website for details. 
  • 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 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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