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Health and Human Performance Major w/Nature and Outdoor Recreation Programming Concentration

Health and Human Performance Major with Nature and Outdoor Recreation Programming Concentration

DEGREE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Complete all Institutional Graduation Requirements (Including University Writing Requirement, Diversity Requirement, General Education Requirement, etc.) as provided at http://www.eou.edu/registrar.

Program Requirements: Health and Human Performance Major w/Nature and Outdoor Recreation Programming Concentration is a minimum 64 graded credit hour degree. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major.

Health and Human Performance Major w/Nature and Outdoor Recreation Programming Concentration is available both on-campus and online (with a two week summer residency requirement).

*Transfer students with 90 credits or more satisfy the requirement for HHP 131 Professional Careers and Foundations in HHP.


CORE REQUIRED COURSES: 20 credits
Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
BIOL 231Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab4MATH 070
BIOL 231LHuman Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory0Must be taken concurrently with BIOL 231
BIOL 232Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab4BIOL 231
BIOL 232LHuman Anatomy & Physiology II Laboratory0Must be taken concurrently with BIOL 232
BIOL 233Human Anatomy & Physiology III w/Lab4BIOL 232
BIOL 233LHuman Anatomy & Physiology III Laboratory0Must be taken concurrently with BIOL 233
HHP 131Professional Careers and Foundations in HHP2
HHP 350Behavior Change Theory3
HHP 312Measurement & Evaluation in Physical Activity & Health3
NATURE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMMING REQUIRED COURSES: 39 credit hours
Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
CH 198Outdoor Activity and Lifetime Wellness3
OUT 201Intro to Outdoor Recreation Management3
OUT 221Wilderness Survival3
OUT 352Wilderness First Responder3
OUT 360Rewilding – Nature and Health3
EXS 333Environmental Exercise Physiology3
OUT 409Internship in Outdoor Recreation and Leadership3OUT 201
CH 412Program Planning3
CH 413Program Evaluation (Capstone)3CH 412
OUT 415Outdoor Leadership3OUT 201
OUT 422Expedition Planning and Leadership3OUT 201
OUT 430Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Training (Capstone) 6OUT 201, 415 & 422
NATURE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMMING ELECTIVE COURSES: 5 credit hours

Complete 5 credit hours from the following courses:

Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
COM 211Small Group Communication3
OUT 220Avalanche Fundamentals: Processes & Leadership2
CH 225General Nutrition3
CH 298Lifetime Fitness3
BA 321Principles of Management4
CH 351Intro to Community Health [UWR]3
CH 352Cultural Competence in Health Education/Promotion [DPD]3
OUT 385Outdoor Recreation Management and Entrepreneurship3OUT 201
EXS 452Physical Activity and Disease Prevention3EXS 323
OUT 499Summer Outdoor Recreation Internship1 to 15
HHP 496Capstone/Research Project3consent of instructor

Total credits required for major: 64

Previous EPCC Checksheet (March 2019 update) this checksheet is for summer 2019-spring 2020

Previous EPCC Checksheet (March 2020 update) this checksheet is for summer 2020-spring 2021

EPCC update March 2021 Concentration name change from Outdoor Recreation Programming

Previous EPCC Checksheet (March 2021 update) this checksheet is for summer 2021-spring 2022

Last EPCC update January 2022