Wellness Program
Recreation and Wellness
Tracy Cassalia, Health Educator
The wellness program, a division of student development, is responsible for the wellness graduation requirement. All students seeking a bachelor's degree must complete the requirement prior to the start of their junior year. The wellness graduation requirement consists of the following classes:
- UR Aware (WELL 085) Alcohol Awareness Program
- Plus 2 (WELL 090) a wellness topic of choice
- Plus 2 (WELL 090) a second wellness topic of choice
Each course is graded with an S or U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory). Students who have not satisfactorily completed WELL 085 by the end of their first year of enrollment will have an administrative hold put on their record and will not be able to register until they have made arrangements to take the class.
Note: Professional Development Program 312, Professional Development on Global Awareness and Inclusive Diversity, fulfills the requirement for one wellness topic.
Courses
WELL
085 URAWARE: Alcohol Awareness Program
An alcohol prevention/education program designed to assist students in making positive decisions regarding alcohol issues. Students must satisfactorily complete this component of the wellness requirement their first semester on campus. Each session is a four-hour special date offering that includes activities, discussion, and personal assessment. Students are required to purchase a study guide from the bookstore prior to their session. (The wellness requirement carries no credit, but is billed at a tuition rate equivalent to .25 units of credit for the cost of instruction.)
General Education Requirement: (WEL1)
Unit(s): 0
WELL
090 PLUS2: Wellness Topics
The wellness topic component of the wellness graduation requirement. Students will be offered a choice of health and wellness topics every semester. Sample topics include nutrition, sexual health, relationships, and stress management. Students are required to satisfactorily complete two topics for graduation. Topic sessions run for six weeks, 90 minutes each week. Students are encouraged to complete this component of the wellness requirement before or during their sophomore year. (The wellness requirement carries no credit, but is billed at a tuition rate equivalent to .25 units of credit for the cost of instruction.)
General Education Requirement: (WEL2)
Unit(s): 0
WELL
200 College Student Development: Applications to Residential Life
Theoretical and experiential study of human behavior. Emphasis on self-awareness and growth, and its application to understanding students and their lives. Attention given to leadership skills in a residential setting.
Prerequisite(s): Must be a recently-selected residential life staff member or receive instructor's permission to enroll.
General Education Requirement: (WEL2)
Unit(s): 0
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