Health Promotion & Wellness Degree Online

Roles and responsibilities, ethics, settings, literature, and future trends. Historical and contemporary developments, philosophical foundations, health behavior theories, and planning models of health promotion. 

Historical, social, physiological, and legal aspects of drugs in our society. 

Knowledge of the nutrients in human life processes. Nutrient relationship to health as a basis for food choices.

Physical, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational and intellectual health including lifestyle changes to enhance awareness.

Theories, planning models, assessments, evaluation, and research.

Discusses environmental health issues, implications for human health, and personal responsibility for protecting the environment.

Investigation of current trends, best practices and programming related to health promotion, health education, and wellness.

Nutritional requirements and physiological development for fitness and sports. 

Explore, analyze, and evaluate global health issues and health care.

Physiological and sociocultural health issues in a global context. Graduate-level project under the direction of graduate faculty.

Topics specific to the physiological, emotional, and social components of human sexuality.

Systematic investigation of health promotion programs including assessment, implementation and evaluation. Graduate level project under the direction of graduate faculty.

Overview of the evaluation process, including planning, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting results. 

Analysis of causative and psycho-social stresses, intervening physiological mechanism, and prevention and control.

History, distribution and patterns of diseases, causes, disease outbreaks, disease surveillance and influences in different populations.

History, theory, and process of fundraising, including grant and proposal writing, community development, public relations skills, and social media.

Whether you’re a first-time student or transferring from another institution, you can apply to enroll in the online B.S. in Kinesiology, Health Promotion & Wellness degree program.  

You must submit official transcripts from all past institutions to complete your application.  

Transfer students  

If you have earned at least 24 hours of college credits, you’re a transfer student. You will need to provide transcripts from all previous institutions along with your application.  

You must be eligible to return to the most recent institution attended, and have either:  

• earned an associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution,  

OR have earned 24 hours or more with:  

• A cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher (excluding developmental/remedial courses), AND  
• Successful completion of non-remedial college-level freshman English and non-remedial college algebra.  

Re-entry  

If you have previously attended UL Lafayette, you’re a re-entry student. You must:  

• Submit transcripts of all academic work since your last date of enrollment at UL Lafayette.  
• Have at least a 1.5 cumulative GPA.  

First-time Freshman  

If you have never attended a college or university, you’re a first-time freshman. You will need to provide:  

• High school transcripts.  
• ACT or SAT scores.  

Online students pay a flat-rate tuition of $380-per-credit. Your total tuition will depend on the remaining credits you need to complete your degree after applying eligible transfer credits.  

Learn more about Tuition & Costs.  

Because courses in this program will only be available online, the program may not be available to all applicants. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and its online programs must be in compliance in every state where a student is located. International students also may not be eligible. According to U.S. immigration regulations, F-1 students cannot pursue online degrees; international students in other visa categories (i.e., H-4, L2) are exempt from this restriction.