Faculty: Steve Crain, Lisa Murray (FS)
Degree: Associate of Arts (AA-DTA)
Health Education/Wellness is the study of the ongoing development of the mind, body and spirit to enhance and balance the whole person so as to improve health, fitness and quality of life. It includes aspects such as adequate fitness, nutrition, stress management, disease prevention, spirituality, smoking cessation, substance abuse and weight control.
Pierce College offers a variety of courses in Health Science and Physical Education designed to improve the quality of one's life as well as provide a program of study that will assist students' programs in Wellness available nationally. The following sequence of courses will assist in meeting requirements of most four-year institutions.
| Health Education/Wellness Transfer | ||
| Dept | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL& 241 & 242 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 | 6 |
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| HSCI 200 | Human Stress — Its Nature and Control | 5 |
| HSCI 210 | Wellness | 5 |
| Additional Recommended Courses | ||
| Dept | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL& 160 | General Biology w/lab | 5 |
| BIOL& 211 | Majors: Cellular | 5 |
| CHEM& 100 | Preparatory Chemistry | 5 |
| CMST& 101 | Intro to Communication | 5 |
| HSCI 119 | Human Health and Disease | 5 |
| NUTR& 101 | Nutrition | 5 |
| PE 104-199 | Physical Education Activity | 2-3 |
| PE 228 | First Aid and CPR for Health Care Professionals | 2 |
| PSYC& 100 | General Psychology | 5 |
| SOC& 101 | Intro to Sociology | 5 |
