Well-Being

Well-Being courses are designed to help students develop lifelong habits of good health and physical activity as well as an appreciation of the centrality of health and wellness for the pursuit of a good life.  Students may fulfill the requirement either with a course designated as a Well-Being course or through 3 credits of activity-based and wellness courses, including specific DA and PE courses.  Contact the Core Curriculum office for details or see www.butler.edu/core.

Course Structure

A 1-credit-hour, two-contact-hour, pass/fail course (or any other course bearing the WB designation) selected from a menu of courses devoted to physical and mental well-being taken from the first year onward.

Learning Outcomes

• To develop a plan for lifelong habits of good health across multiple dimensions of well-being
• To articulate an increased awareness of the centrality of health and wellness for the pursuit of a good life