The Integrative Health and Wellness Minor consists of 21-25 credit hours of course work:
Required Core (10 credit hours)
ALLIED MED 307: The Evolving Art and Science of Medicine, U 5 , (a GEC under Culture and Ideas) and
ALLIED MED 607: The Role of Integrative Medicine in Society U G 5.
Elective Courses
Select a minimum of eleven credit hours using the following guidelines:
· Select a minimum of six elective credit hours at the 200 level or above, and an additional five credit hours at the 300 level or above.
· Complete three credit hours in 3 of the 5 domains listed below.
The five research domains outlined by the NIH for CAM are as follows:
Alternative Health Systems
ANTHROP 601.04 Global Perspectives on Women’s Health U G 5
COM STD 541 Myth and Ritual U G 5
EAST ASIAN LANG & LIT 131 East Asian Humanities U 5
PHILOS 215 Asian Philosophies U 5
PHILOS 455 Philosophy of Science U G 5
ED PAES 195.03 Yoga in Depth U 3
Mind Body Interventions
ANTHROP 601.01 Biosocial Aspects of Health U G 5
ED PAES 700.01 Wellness U G 5
ED PAES 172 Self-Defense U 1
ED P& L 411 Body-Mind Goes to School U 5
ED P & L 705 Holistic Perspectives U G 3
MUSIC 610 Alexander Technique U G 1
NURSING 250 Therapeutic Communication U 2
PSYCH 301 Extraordinary Beliefs U 5
PSYCH 310 Basic Psychology: Perception U 4
PSYCH 313 Intro to Psychobiology U 4
PSYCH 531 Health Psychology U 4
PSYCH 650 Psychobiology of Stress UG 4
Biologically Based Therapies
ALLIED MED 430 Nutrition for Fitness U 4
EEOB 502 Plants and People U4
MED DIET 647 Complementary Nutritional Therapy U G 5
PHARM 410 Intro to Medical Chemistry U 3
PHARM 411 Medicinal and Natural Products U 3
PLANT BIO 101 Intro to Plant Bio: Plants, People & the Enviro U 5
PSYCH 305 Drugs and Behavior U 4
Movement and Body-Based Methods
ANATOMY 199 U 5
ANATOMY 200 U 5
ED PAES 169.07 Karate U 1
ED PAES 169.1 Shuai Chiao U 1
ED PAES 169.16 Tai Chi U1
ED PAES 195.01 Yoga 1 U 1
ED PAES 195.02 Yoga 2 U 1
ED PAES 195.03 Yoga in Depth U 3
ED T &L 761.01, 761.02 Somatic Experience U G 3
MUSIC 757 Dalcroze Eurhythmics U G 3
MUSIC 610 Alexander Technique U G 1
Energy Therapies
NURSING 250 Intro to Therapeutic Communication for Health Prof U 2
ED P&L 705 Spirituality: Holistic Perspectives U G 3
ED PAES 195.03 Yoga in Depth U 3
Arts and Sciences minor program guidelines
Required for graduation: No
Credit hours required: Minimum of 20 (this minor requires 21)
Transfer credit hours allowed: Maximum of 10
Overlap with the GEC: Permitted
Overlap with the major: Not allowed and
· The minor must be in a different subject than the major
· The same courses cannot count on the minor and on the major (with the exception of Allied Med 607)
Overlap between minors: Each minor completed must contain 20 unique hours
Grades required
· Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor
· Minimum 2.00 cumulative point-hour ratio required for the minor
· Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor
Approval required
The minor program description sheet indicates if the minor course work must be approved by:
· The academic unit offering the minor, or
· A college/school counselor.
Filling the minor program form
The minor program form must be filed at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school counselor.
Changing the minor
Once the minor program is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by:
· The academic unit offering the minor, or
· A college/school counselor (depending on the minor)
(Colleges of the Arts and Sciences Curriculum Office. JRL 3/1/05)
