Wellness Foundations, Minor
Take the first step toward empowering others to live healthier lives. Learn the foundations of optimizing health and wellness through a holistic approach.
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Minor description
Wellness Foundations minor description
In the wellness foundations minor program, you learn about optimizing personal health and wellness. You develop a greater understanding of the behavioral, social, cultural and environmental factors that impact health. You also learn how to make better personal lifestyle choices that may enhance individual well-being.
This minor program emphasizes a holistic approach to health and wellness and serves as a foundational step toward obtaining national certifications for professional practice in fields of study related to health, health coaching, fitness or wellness.
Why earn a wellness foundations minor at ASU?
While many health-related minors zero in on a single discipline such as nutrition, exercise science or public health, this program takes a wider view. You explore nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, holistic wellness and behavior change, gaining knowledge you can use personally and professionally.
As part of ASU's College of Health Solutions, you gain an interdisciplinary perspective that weaves together health sciences, behavior change, wellness promotion and population health concepts.
Courses
This undergraduate minor includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
2026-2027 Catalog Year
The minor requires 18 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the minor, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.
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The minor in wellness foundations consists of 18 credit hours, of which at least 9 must be upper division. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for each course. |
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EXW 215 Resistance Training and Recovery Techniques
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EXW 217 Cardiorespiratory and Flexibility Training
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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EXW 302 Fundamentals of Wellness
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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EXW 325 Fitness for Life
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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EXW 400 Stress Management for Wellness
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HEP 380 Body Image and Wellness
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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NTR 100 Introduction to Nutrition Science
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NTR 241 Human Nutrition
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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Enrollment requirements
GPA Requirement: 2.00
Incompatible Majors: BS in clinical exercise science, BS in health sciences (healthy lifestyles and fitness science)
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
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Careers this wellness foundations minor prepares you for
Graduates of this course of study have a greater understanding of and appreciation for how they can take control of their personal well-being and lead a healthier lifestyle.
Completion of this coursework provides practitioners who wish to take a more holistic approach to health and wellness with foundational knowledge necessary to promote greater health throughout the community.
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
School of Human Performance and Lifespan Health
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HLTHN 401AA
chs@asu.edu
602-496-3300
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