Health Sciences, BS

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The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree prepares students to pursue a variety of career opportunities in public health, health education, health care and other health science related industries. Coursework focuses on evidence based public health strategies to prevent chronic disease and promote community population health. Graduates will be prepared with the skills and competencies of the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Additionally, it provides students with a solid undergraduate foundation to pursue further graduate study and/or professional degrees (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, dental hygiene, and public health).

First Year

Fall Semester

MATH 1050 - FINITE MATHEMATICS ^G,1
or MATH 1070 - APPLIED ALGEBRA &
MATH 1080 - APPLIED ALGEBRA LABORATORY
or MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
BIOL 1510 - GENERAL BIOLOGY I ^G,1
BIOL 1520 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I ¹
HS 1330 - HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ^††
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 15-17

Spring Semester

ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
MATH 2410 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS ^G,1
BIOL 2500 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE I ^G,1
BIOL 2520 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY I ¹
PSYC 1010 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I ^G
HS 2000 - FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ^††

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED^G Credits / Units: 3
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
BIOL 2510 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE II ¹
BIOL 2530 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY II ¹
HSM 2000 - US HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY ^††

Total Credit Hours: 16

Spring Semester

CHEM 1010 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I ^G,1
or CHEM 1210 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
CLAB 1030 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I ¹
or CLAB 1230 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
HSM 2750 - ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE MANAGERS ^††
or NURS 2140 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
HS 3120 - COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH ^††
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED^G Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES COMM/LANG GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Third Year

Fall Semester

HS 3150 - STUDY OF HUMAN DISEASES ^††
HS 4200 - HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM PLANNING ^††
HS 3600 - INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY ^††
NUTR 3420 - NUTRITION ^††
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HS 3160 - STUDY OF HUMAN DISEASES II ^††
HS 4300 - HEALTH CONSUMERISM AND INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MODALITIES FOR HEALTH PROF ^††
HS 4400 - RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH SCIENCES ^††
HS 4540 - HEALTH COACHING FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE ^††
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

HS 3310 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA ^††
HS 4420 - SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ^††
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HS 4100 - INTERNSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES ^††
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3
HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^{†† 2} Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 12

Total Semester Hours Required 120-122

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

^††Major course; grade of “C” or higher is required

¹ Grade of “C” or higher is required.

² Health Sciences Electives must be chosen from Athletic Training, Athletic Training Lab, Biology, Biology Lab, Chemistry, Chemistry Lab, Health Sciences, Health Studies, Health Systems Management, Kinesiology, Kinesiology Lab (maximum of 3 hours), Nursing, Nursing Lab, Nutrition, Physics, Physics Lab, or Psychology.

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

Students participating in the University Honors Program are required to complete 9 hours of upper-level honors courses. These may include a combination of 3000-4000-level HONR courses, study abroad, or H-option courses in the major. Courses that may be taken as H-option in the Department of Kinesiology are: