Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition - University of Delaware

Apr 02, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Health Behavior Science BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
HBNS 155 - Personal Health Management: An Approach for a Lifetime	KAAP 220 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology I
HBNS 160 - Health Behavior Science Seminar	HBNS 200 - Nutrition Concepts
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing	SOCI Elective
MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics	Breadth Requirement (2/2)
Breadth Requirement (1/2)	Free Elective (1/5)
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I
Credits: 14	Credits: 16
Second Year
HBNS 311 - Issues in Health Behavior Science	HBNS 263 - Health Behavior Science Practicum (one credit)
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice	HBNS 435 - Physical Activity Behavior
KAAP 221 - Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology II	PSYC 100 - General Psychology
Social and Behavioral Science Elective	Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology Elective
Minor Requirement*	Minor Requirement*
	Free Elective (2/5)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Third Year
HBNS 326 - Research Methods and Statistics for Behavioral Science	HBNS 335 - Health and Aging or HBNS 342 - Introduction to Adapted Physical Activity
HBNS 332 - Health Behavior Theory and Models	HBNS 334 - Health Behavior Assessment
HBNS 310 - Nutrition and Activity	HBNS 222 - Introduction to Epidemiology
Minor Requirement*	Minor Requirement*
Minor Requirement*	Free Elective (3/5)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Fourth Year
HBNS 490 - Development of Health Promotion Programs	HBNS 464 - Health Behavior Science Internship (9cr.) (DLE and Capstone)
HBNS 430 - Behavior Change Strategies and Tactics	Free Elective (5/5)
Minor Requirement*
Multicultural Requirement
Free Elective (4/5)
Credits: 16	Credits: 12
Total Credits: 120

*A minor is required

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.