Minors in health and well-being
Explore academic minors and certificates
offered by the College of Health
Corvallis Campus
Ecampus
OSU-Cascades
Health minors and certificates
The College of Health offers several different minors and certificate programs, on the Corvallis campus, OSU-Cascades and online via Ecampus.
A health minor will give you unique skills and perspectives on how to ensure health and well-being for all — in any future career.
Undergraduate minors and certificates
Undergraduate students may declare a minor online.
Early Childhood Development and Education
If you enjoy working with children, families, schools and communities, and want to see children progress in development in positive environments, then our Early Childhood Development and Education Minor may be for you.
Only available at OSU-Cascades.
Environmental and occupational health
The EOH undergrad minor studies the impact of environmental and occupational hazards on human health. No matter which major program you’re enrolled in, the environmental and occupational health minor will enhance your undergraduate studies.
Exercise physiology
The exercise physiology undergrad minor is an excellent addition for students interested in incorporating fitness/wellness into their major, or for those who love to exercise and be active and just want to understand more about how the body responds.
Also available at OSU-Cascades.
Aging Studies certificate
Learn how to serve and support people who are aging and enhance your employability in the process, by earning an undergraduate certificate in aging studies.
Also available online through Ecampus.
Global health minor
Gain strong foundational knowledge about the social factors that influence the health of individuals and populations in the online minor in global health – the only program of its kind in the nation.
Health management and policy
The health management and policy undergrad minor will provide you with a background in public health with an emphasis on the management of health care programs and agencies.
Also available online through Ecampus.
Human development and family sciences
With the HDFS undergrad minor you will learn how people change across the life course within the contexts of families, schools and communities.
This minor pairs well with other academic degrees such as education, public health, psychology, sociology and allied health sciences.
Also available online through Ecampus and at OSU-Cascades.
Nutrition
This rigorous nutrition undergrad minor is an excellent addition for Food Science & Technology or Kinesiology students wanting a good foundation in some basic nutritional principals.
Public health
The public health undergrad minor provides students with a general background in public health.
Also available online through Ecampus.
Combining undergraduate majors and minors
The following combinations of undergraduate majors and minors are not allowed:
- Kinesiology major / Exercise physiology minor
- Public health major / Health management & policy minor
- Public health major / Public health minor
- Nutrition major / Nutrition minor
Grade policies
A grade of C- or higher is required in all College of Health minor courses and course prerequisites. Courses with a grade below a C- will be excluded from the minor and will not meet minor requirements.
A letter grade (A-F) is required for all minor courses and course prerequisites. S/U, W, or I grades do not meet minor requirements.
Graduate minors and certificates
Graduate minors
- Aging Sciences
- Epidemiology
- Gerontology
- Human development and family studies
- Kinesiology
- Nutrition
- Public health