BBH Suggested Courses (2025)

Biobehavioral Health (BBH) NSO Enrollment Guide

Center for Student Advising and Engagement
5 Henderson Building
University Park, PA

Find your adviser and schedule an appointment through Starfish: http://starfish.psu.edu Links to an external site.

LionPATH: https://www.lionpath.psu.edu/ Links to an external site.
BBH University Bulletin entry: https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/health-human-development/biobehavioral-health-bs/ Links to an external site.
BBH website: https://hhd.psu.edu/bbh/biobehavioral-health-undergraduate-program Links to an external site.

Summer: Choose 2 courses (6–7 credits overall) *
- *Summer Students: Be sure not to choose courses for the fall that you are taking this summer.
Fall: Choose 15–18 credits overall

BBH 123S (1 credit)* —AND— PSU 14: First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- *Students can take any of the thematic courses offered by the HHD departments including: BBH 123S (1), CSD 297(1), HPA 123S (1), HM 297(1), HDFS 101S (3), KINES 123S (1), NUTR 123S (1) or RPTM 120S (3).
BBH 102S (varsity athletes only, to be registered later, 3 credits, fulfills FYS requirement)
LEAP and Aurora enrollment are approved subs for FYS. Students enrolled in those programs do not have to schedule a First-Year Seminar and thematic course.

BIOL 161 and 162: Anatomy and Physiology I with lab (lab is recommended if you have goals for career in Health professions) (med school typically does not require the labs)
BIOL 110: Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity

Option for students who are planning for Physician Assistant, Medical, or Dental school
CHEM 110: Chemical Principles I (see ALEKS score; placement beyond MATH 22 required) for students who feel strong in math/science with recent Chemistry experience (CHEM 110 is needed for other health professions but is not necessarily a priority for 1st year)

PSYCH 100: General Psychology
HDFS 129: Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (recommended for Med, PA or Nursing), HDFS 229: Infant and Child Development, HDFS 239: Adolescent Development, or HDFS 249N: Adult Development and Aging

MATH 21: College Algebra I or higher if needed; or STAT 200: Elementary Statistics or STAT 250: Biostatistics
- (See Aleks Score on Placement Test and note below)
- Note: Most graduate programs popular among BBH students do not require higher than MATH 26. However, since some medical schools may require higher level than MATH 26, students with qualifying ALEKS scores may instead select Math 41, 110* or 140*.
  - *Please note that pass rates for 1st semester HHD students who take 110 or 140 are approximately 50%. While BBH students are not required to take a GQ their first semester, some PSU science courses require MATH 22 and 26 as prerequisites. Please talk to an adviser about graduate school goals to ensure that you are on track to take appropriate sciences.

Any that are not interdomain
Students interested in Education Abroad should wait to complete GA requirements as these are common options in Study Abroad Programs.

Any that are not interdomain
Students interested in Education Abroad should wait to complete GH requirements as these are common options in Study Abroad Programs.

The University-Wide Offerings area of the major can incorporate almost any class. Most BBH students complete these credits with pre-health or graduate school prerequisite or minor coursework or Ed Abroad courses. We recommend that they NOT schedule courses specifically for UWO in the first year. You can finish this category in the third or fourth year.