BS Health and Physical Activity Promotion at University of New Hampshire

Programme overview

The Health and Physical Activity Promotion major provides students a pathway to explore principles of human development, human performance, and behavior change across the lifespan. This major prepares students to work in non-clinical settings that focus on helping people to live healthy and active lifestyles across the lifespan. The program provides students with an opportunity to take courses that deepen their learning in an area of specialized interest.

Faculty: College of Health and Human Services | Department: Health Physical Education | Duration: 128 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

128-credit programme. Required courses include HPE 500 Introduction to Health & Physical Activity Promotion; HDFS 525 Human Development; HPE 600 Movement and Gymnastics Exploration; HPE 601 Foundations of Lifetime Physical Activity; HPE 603 Game On! Playing and Leading Team Sports and Activities; HPE 610 Teaching Young Children Through Movement.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall semester entry and Spring semester entry for first-year students; Spring Decision plan available.

UNH Manchester: Fall and Spring semester entry for first-year and transfer students.

First-year deadlines: Spring Decision October 15; Early Action November 15; Regular Decision February 1; financial aid priority date March 1. Select majors (Exercise Science, Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, CHHS Undeclared) have a December 1 priority deadline. Applications are made through the Common Application. SAT and ACT scores are optional.

UNH Manchester first-year: Fall Early Action November 15, Fall Regular Decision April 1, Spring November 15; transfer: Fall April 1, Spring November 15; FAFSA priority March 1. Application fee $50 for N.H. residents and $65 for non-residents; SAT/ACT optional.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.unh.edu/

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