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Health Education and Promotion

Overview

Official Name of Program

Health Education and Promotion

Plan Code

HEP-BS

Department(s) Sponsoring Program

Career

Undergraduate

Degree Designation

BS - Bachelor of Science

HEGIS Code

0837.00

NYSED Program Code

02587 - HEP-BS

CIP Code

51.2207

This program is designed to prepare students for careers that focus on health education, program planning, outreach, advocacy, and policy development around healthy living, disease prevention, and removing barriers to health equity. Graduates are employed in many professional sectors including community agencies, hospitals, government and health departments, schools, and universities.

The program includes two options: Community Health Specialization (Option 1) and Community Health and Nutrition Specialization (Option 2). Graduates (and eligible seniors) can sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, a nationally-recognized certification awarded by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.

Eligible majors can participate in the Dual-Credit Option and take up to 15 graduate-level credits towards the College’s fully online, 33-credit M.A. degree in Health Education and Promotion. 

Departmental Grading Policy:
Students must earn a C- or above in all courses required for the major and the minor. If a grade is lower, the student must repeat the course. D grades in courses for the major that are transferred in from another institution are acceptable.

Requirements

64.5
2025 Fall Term -
6
Requirements
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64.5
2025 Fall Term -
3
Requirements
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  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
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64.5
2025 Fall Term -
13.5
Requirements
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.

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64.5
2025 Fall Term -
9
Requirements
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.

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    Notes: No more than two courses from the same discipline may be used to satisfy the Distribution Requirement.

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  • Elective
    (3 cr)
64.5
2025 Fall Term -
6
Requirements
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  • Elective
    (3 cr)
64.5
2025 Fall Term -
6
Requirements
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    OR
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  • HEA Elective
    (3 cr)
64.5
2025 Fall Term -
9
Requirements
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    OR
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    OR
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  • HEA Elective
    (3 cr)
  • Elective
    (3 cr)
64.5
2025 Fall Term -
12
Requirements
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    OR
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  • Elective
    (3 cr)
  • Elective
    (3 cr)
69
2025 Fall Term -
6
Requirements
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  • HEA Elective
    (3 cr)

    Notes: HEA electives: Chosen in consultation with the Advisor.

  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
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69
2025 Fall Term -
9
Requirements
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  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
  • HEA Elective
    (3 cr)

    Notes: HEA electives: Chosen in consultation with the Advisor.

69
2025 Fall Term -
9
Requirements
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.

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    OR
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    OR
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    OR
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  • Elective
    (3 cr)
69
2025 Fall Term -
12
Requirements
  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.

  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)

    Notes: No more than two courses from the same discipline may be used to satisfy the Distribution Requirement.

  • undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
  • --
    OR
    --
    OR
    --
    OR
    --
  • Elective
    (3 cr)
69
2025 Fall Term -
9
Requirements
  • --
  • --
  • --
  • HEA Elective
    (3 cr)

    Notes: HEA electives: Chosen in consultation with the Advisor.

  • Elective
    (3 cr)
69
2025 Fall Term -
3
Requirements
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    OR
    --
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69
2025 Fall Term -
9
Requirements
  • --
    OR
    --
  • --
    OR
    --
  • Elective
    (3 cr)
  • Elective
    (3 cr)
  • Elective
    (3 cr)
69
2025 Fall Term -
12
Requirements
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    OR
    --
  • HEA Elective
    (3 cr)
  • Elective
    (3 cr)