Personal Health ,Minor
Diet, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Wellness, exercise, lifestyle
Explore how nutrition, exercise and emotional wellness intersect in this transdisciplinary minor. You'll build lifelong beneficial health habits while gaining valuable, marketable skills applicable to a wide variety of careers.
The personal health minor program enables you to explore the attainment and retention of high-quality personal and emotional health while pursuing a non-health degree.
The minor program reflects the transdisciplinary nature of personal health by including courses from the fields of nutrition, exercise science, health sciences and health promotion.
You acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to optimize your personal health and assume greater responsibility in moving toward overall wellness.
- College/school:
College of Health Solutions
- Location: Downtown Phoenix or Online
2026-2027 Catalog Year
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The minor in personal health 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 325 Fitness for Life
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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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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HSC 355 Eating for Lifelong Health
(SOBE)
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NTR 450 Nutrition in the Life Cycle
(SOBE)
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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6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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GPA Requirement: 2.00
Incompatible Majors: BAS in applied science (applied nutrition and health); BS in clinical exercise science; BS in health education and health promotion; 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.
ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program’s ASU Online page for program descriptions and to request more information.
Graduates of the minor program in personal health have skills in many areas, enhancing the marketable skills they acquire in their major program. Graduates can pursue careers in workplace wellness, the medical field or public health, among many other career options, though most career areas do require more training than a minor alone can provide.
School of Human Performance and Lifespan Health
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HLTHN 401AA
chs@asu.edu
602-496-3300
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