Health Science, B.S.

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College of Health and Human Services

For a degree in Health Science, students will choose one of three tracks: Community Health Management, Health and Disability or Pre-Nursing. Graduates are prepared to work within a health related setting in administrative, managerial, and technical positions, as well as to attend graduate school. Students who graduate with the Pre-Nursing track are eligible to apply for admittance to any nursing school including accelerated option programs.

To view a sample 4 year degree plan, go to Health Science Degree Map .

For a complete list of courses that satisfy the core curriculum, see The Core Curriculum .

Return to Department of Health, Physics and Applied Sciences .

Health Science Requirements:

Lower-division Requirements for Community Health Management and Health and Disability tracks:

BL 1110 - Medical Terminology (1) *NU 3010 Fundamentals of Nursing (3) substituted with approval
EXS 2400 - Nutrition (2) *NU 2750 Normal Nutrition (2) substituted with approval
HP 1599 - Introduction to Health Sciences (2)
LDV 2000 - Foundations of Leadership Development (3)
or
MG 1900 - Business Leadership and Social Issues (3)

Upper-division Requirements for Community Health Management and Health and Disability Tracks:

CT 3700 - Health Communication (3)
HP 3500 - Perspectives in Global Health (3)
HP 4700 - Global Health Care Ethics (3)
or
PL 4700 - Seminar in Medical Ethics (3)
LDV 3000 - Leading Collaborative Change (3)
or
MG 3010 - Principles of Management (3)
PY 3700 - Health Psychology (3)
- Experiential Learning Requirement (1) after completion of 60 hours of college courses:
- CP 3910 - Co-op Work Project (1)
  or
- HP 4991 - Action Project (1)
  or
- HP 4990 - Independent Study (1) *EXS 4900 may be substituted
Total Hours: 16

Electives

Students choose one of the two following tracks, selecting a minimum of fourteen hours of coursework from at least two departments (not including the required experiential component).

Total Upper-division hours: 28

Note:

A grade of C or better is required in each lower-division and upper-division course of the major. (A grade of C- will not satisfy the requirement.)

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Health Science, B.S.

College of Health and Human Services

Health Science Requirements:

Lower-division Requirements for Community Health Management and Health and Disability tracks:

Upper-division Requirements for Community Health Management and Health and Disability Tracks:

Electives

Health and Disability Track

Community Health Management Track

Lower-division Requirements for Nursing Track:

Upper-division Requirements for Nursing Track:

Note: