College of Health Sciences Minors
Minor in Community Health:
An undergraduate minor in community health can be obtained by the completion of 12 credit hours of CHP. CHP 450 and 415 are strongly suggested to be included.
Courses Required for Minor:
CHP 300 Health: Lifestyles, and Awareness (3)
CHP 318 Principles of Nutrition (3)
CHP 360 Introduction to Global Health (3)
CHP 400 Ethics in Health Administration (3)
CHP 415W Critical Issues in Public/Community Health (3)
CHP 420 Foundations of Gerontology (3)
CHP 425 Health Aspects of Aging ( 3)
CHP 426 Skills in Health Services Administration I (3)
CHP 427 Skills in Health Services Administration II (3)
CHP 430W Community Health Resources (3)
CHP 440 Finance and Budgeting in Health Care (3)
CHP 450 Public and Community Health Administration (3)
CHP 455 Interpersonal & Counseling Skills for Health Professionals (3)
CHP 456 Substance Use and Abuse (3)
CHP 465 Policy and Politics of Health (3)
CHP 470 Death, Dying, and Survivorship (3)
CHP 480 Health, Ethics and the Law (3)
CHP 485 Health Informatics (3)One special topics CHP 395/495 course can count toward the minor.
CYTO 404, ENVH 301W, ENVH 401, MEDT 403W or NMED 300 may be substituted for one CHP course.
Only one course may count toward both the major and the minor.
For Completion of the Community Health minor, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all courses taken toward the minor.
To declare any minor in this brochure, students may call, e-mail or come in to College of Health Sciences Advising Center in 2112 Health Sciences Building at 757-683-5137.
Minor in Environmental Health:
Suggested Pre-requisites:
BIOL 115N/116N General Biology I + II (8 hrs)
or BIOL 250/251 Anatomy & Physiology (8 hrs)
CHEM 115N/116N General Chemistry I + II (8 hrs)
Physics or Geological Sciences (8 hrs)
STAT 130M Elementary Statistics (3 hrs)Courses Required for Minors:
ENVH 301W Environmental Health (3)
ENVH 401 Occupational Health (3)
ENVH 448 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3)
ENVH Elective*
*(Must be approved by ENVH program director)Environmental Health minors require 12 semester hours of course work with all overall GPA of 2.00
Minor in Occupational Safety:
Courses Required for Minors:
ENVH 406 Principals of Occupational Safety & Health (3)
ENVH 407 Occupational Safety Standards, Laws, & Regs (3)
ENVH 425 Occupational Safety & Health Program Mgmt (3)
ENVH Elective*
*(Must be approved by ENVH program director)Occupational Safety minors require 12 semester hours of course work with all overall GPA of 2.00
Minor in Medical Technology:
Requires 12 hours selected from the following:
Fall:
MEDT 307/308 Microbiology (3 + 2)
MEDT 311/312 Hematology w/lab (3 + 1)
MEDT 330/331 Immunology/Serology (2 + 1)
Spring:
MEDT 310/313 Urinalysis (1 + 1)
MEDT 309/319 Medical Microbiology (3 + 2)
Summer:
MEDT 320 Phlebotomy (2)
MEDT 458 Phlebotomy Clinical Practium (1)
Other course by permission of MEDT faculty.
All pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to taking MEDT courses.
Completion of the minor does not confer eligibility for certification as a Med. Tech.
MEDT pre-reqs: BIOL 115/116, BIOL 250/251