UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Revised 3/24/09
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. For more
information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: _Beth Orsega-Smith_______________
phone number__x6681_________
Department: Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences_ email address__eosmith@udel.edu
Action: Revise major_______________________________________________________________________
(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete
major/minor/concentration,
revise major/minor/concentration,
academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change,
etc.)
Effective term___09F____________________________________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree______BS__________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: _____BS___________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name: ______________________________________________________________
Proposed new name for revised
or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit
(if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:__Health Behavior Science_______________
(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)
Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________
(Must attach your
Graduate Program Policy Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
HESC435, Physical Activity Behavior. This course
focuses on the behavioral aspects of exercise. The program revision shifts the
entire curriculum toward greater emphasis on the behavioral aspects of health.
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
Goal # 2: This new curriculum will allow students to
think critically to solve problems and
Goal # 5: also understand diverse ways that underlie
the search for knowledge in the Health Behavior Sciences.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
None
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
The current industry/market for students includes an emphasis
on the behavior change approach. Previously, students found employment in the
fitness industry. However, now the industry is hiring individuals without a
college degree to work in fitness centers. The students are currently opting
for internships and experiences in public health, physician offices, and in
hospital based wellness centers. In
addition, the nation is experiencing an obesity epidemic and increases in poor
health behaviors (such as smoking) that is leading to an increased incidence of
coronary heart disease. This requires that students understand a behavior change approach to helping
individuals make lifestyle changes that impact their health. Therefore, the
revised curriculum allows students to obtain knowledge and skills in the behavior change processes. There is
also a requirement of a minor so that students can elect to have an area of
fitness (strength and conditioning minor), coaching, nutrition, or additional
fields.
The proposed changes will eliminate the existing
concentrations in Fitness Management and Leisure Service Management and replace
them with a single set of major course requirements in Health Behavior Science
and a required minor. The existing Admission Requirements for the major are
also being deleted.
Program Requirements:
(CURRENT PROGRAM)
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL110 - Critical
Multi-cultural course
First Year Experience (FYE)
Discovery Learning Experience
(DLE)
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)
Humanities and
Communication Skills (9)
Note: Must include courses
from two different departments.
Social Sciences (6)
PSYC (3)
SOCI (3)
Natural and Biological
Sciences and Mathematics (12)
BISC
NTDT200
Additional Breadth
Requirements (6)
6 additional credits can be
chosen from any group above.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (43/44credits)
(C- OR B
FREC201 Records and Accounts (3)
Or
ACCT200 Survey
of Accounting (4)
BUAD100 Intro. to Business (3)
Or
LEAD100 Leadership, Integrity and Change
(3)
HESC160 Health Behavior Science First
Year Seminar (1)
HESC155 Personal Health Management: Approach
for a Lifetime (3)
HESC210 Emergency
Management of Injuries and Illnesses (3)
HESC311 Issues in Health Behavior
Management (3)
HESC326 Research
Methods & Statistics for Behavior Science.(3)
HESC332 Health
Behavior Theory and Assessment (3)
HESC335 Health and Aging (3)
HESC342 Introduction
To Adapted Physical Activity (3)
HESC422 Organization
and Administration (3)
HESC490 Development
of Health Promotion Programs (3)
HESC464 Internship
(9)
FITNESS MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
(24credits)
(C- OR B
HESC220 Anatomy and Physiology (3)
HESC305 Fundamentals
of Athletic Training (3)
HESC317 Principles
of Strength and Conditioning Lab (1)
HESC320 Principles
of Strength and Conditioning (3)
HESC350 Basic
Concepts in Kinesiology (3)
HESC431 Physiology
of Activity Lab (1)
HESC432 Exercise
Testing and Prescription (4)
HESC433 Applied
Physiology of Activity (3)
NTDT310 Nutrition and Activity (3)
OR
LEISURE SERVICE MANAGEMENT
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (30credits)
(C-OR BETTER REQUIRED)
HESC207 Foundations of Leisure & Sport
Management (3)
HESC261 Leadership in Leisure &
Sport Management (3)
HESC341 Principles of Outdoor Recreation
(3)
HESC347 Legal Aspects of Sports Management
(3)
18
credits in an approved emphasis area. Plan must be
approved by faculty committee prior to class registration deadline for fall
semester of junior year.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF
120
(PROPOSED PROGRAM)
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL110 - Critical
Multi-cultural course
First Year Experience
Discovery Learning Experience
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (27 credits)
Humanities and
Communication Skills (9)
Note: Must include courses
from two different departments.
Social Sciences (6)
PSYC (3)
SOCI (3)
Natural and Biological
Sciences and Mathematics (12)
BISC
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (46 credits)
(C- OR B
HESC155 Personal Health Management: Approach
for a Lifetime (3)
HESC160 Health Behavior Science Seminar (1)
HESC220 Anatomy
and Physiology (3)
HESC311 Issues in Health Behavior Management (3)
HESC326 Research
Methods & Statistics for Behavior Science (3)
HESC332 Health
Behavior Theory and Assessment (3)
HESC335 Health and Aging (3)
HESC342 Introduction
to Adapted Physical Activity (3)
HESC422 Organization
and Administration (3)
HESC435 Physical
Activity Behavior (3)
HESC464 Internship
(9)
HESC490 Development
of Health Promotion Programs (3)
NTDT200 Nutritional
Concepts (3)
NTDT310 Nutrition and Activity (3)
Approved
Minor (15 credits, minimum, required)
Students must select one of the following minors:
A: Strength and Conditioning
B: Nutrition
C: Psychology
D: Business Administration
E: Entrepreneurial Studies
F: Coaching Science
G: Leisure Services Management (CURRENTLY PROPOSED)
H: Disability Studies
ELECTIVES
After required courses are
completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits
required for the degree.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 120
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson 
Date 3.20.09
Dean of College Date
Chairperson, College Curriculum
Committee___________________________________Date_____________________
Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR
Studies Date
Chairperson,
Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
& International Programs Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised