Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Health Education] From University of Central Arkansas

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in community health education requires successful completion of 120 hours, including

•  the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated courses; 

• degree requirements;

• major courses as listed below; and

•  40 upper-division hours.

 Admission to the Bachelor of Science degree program, with a major in health education, requires an overall GPA of 2.3 (on a 4.0 scale). However, enrollment in the health education internship (H ED 4600) requires an overall GPA of 2.5.

Elective and required science courses are used to satisfy the lower-division UCA Core requirements in Diversity, Critical Inquiry and Communication. Students will take H ED 1320 to fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and the Responsible Living requirement but may also take H ED 2320 as an elective to fulfill those requirements as well as the Social Science requirement.

For upper-division UCA Core requirements, students will take  Communication, Responsible Living,  Critical Inquiry.