Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Offered by Health Science Programs
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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General Studies | ||
Foundational Requirements (LOPERS 1-4) | 12 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning | ||
College Algebra 1 | ||
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERS 5-8) | 13 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 7: Social Science | ||
General Psychology | ||
Loper 8: Natural Science | ||
Take one of the following: | ||
General Biology | ||
or BIOL 106 | Biology II | |
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERS 9 – 10) 2 | 6 | |
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional | 0 | |
Program-Specified Requirements | 7 | |
Introduction to Nutrition | ||
Take one of the following options: | ||
Take one course: | ||
Introductory Chemistry | ||
Or take two courses: | ||
Introductory Chemistry for the Health Sciences and Introductory Chemistry for the Health Sciences Lab | ||
Or take two courses: | ||
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
BS-Related Requirement: | 8 | |
Anatomy and Physiology | ||
Anatomy and Physiology | ||
Major Option | 34 | |
Complete all required courses | ||
Minor or 2nd Major | 24 | |
Complete all required courses | ||
Unrestricted electives | 16 | |
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | ||
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
Major Option
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Health Sciences Major Core Requirements | ||
Take all of the following: | ||
BIOL 325 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
MGT 450 | Population Health Management: Systems and Policies | 3 |
PSY 440 | Health Psychology | 3 |
HSCI 140 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
Take one of the following: | 3 | |
Elementary Statistics | ||
Behavioral Statistics | ||
Business Statistics | ||
BioStatistics | ||
Electives | ||
Take 9 hours from the following: | 21 | |
Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
Human Microbiology | ||
Bioethics | ||
Infectious Diseases | ||
Human Genetics | ||
Physiology | ||
Seminar in Pre-Nursing | ||
Orient to Med Prof | ||
Opportunities in the Health Sciences | ||
Introduction to Hematology | ||
Seminar in Health Sciences | ||
Global Health | ||
Internship in Health Sciences | ||
Introduction to Health Promotion | ||
Introduction to Anatomical Biomechanics | ||
Special Topics Gross Anatomy | ||
Gross Anatomy of Movement | ||
General Physics for Allied Health | ||
Take 12 hours from the following: | ||
Survey of Communication Disorders | ||
Adult Communication Disorders | ||
Counseling Skills | ||
Health Care Economics | ||
Marriage and Family Relationships | ||
History of Global Public Health | ||
Health Care Management I - Managing People Effectively | ||
Health Care Management II - Managing Processes Effectively | ||
Services Marketing | ||
The Politics and Policy of Health Care | ||
Human Development | ||
Abnormal Behavior and Society | ||
Ethics in Psychology | ||
Adult Development and Aging | ||
Introduction to Sociology | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Human Service Ethics and Experience | ||
Spanish for Special Purposes | ||
Introduction to Health Communication | ||
Total Credit Hours | 34 |
Students should work closely with their academic advisor to ensure that the 40-hour upper division requirement is met. Students should also be aware that there can be no more than 8 hours of overlap between a major and a minor
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Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level. Students are required to take a LOPERs 4: Mathematics, Statistical, and Quantitative Reasoning course regardless of entry level.