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Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program is designed for professionals who aspire to enter or advance in their healthcare careers. This program provides students with exposure to concepts and principles within the general sciences, such as biology, chemistry, and physics, to provide foundational knowledge necessary to be successful in the healthcare specific courses. At its core, this program will provide students with the opportunity to develop essential skills such as communication, cultural competence, analytical thinking, and strategic decision-making, to better prepare for supervisory and managerial roles in diverse healthcare settings. With a focus on promoting culture of continuous improvement and patient care through the application of healthcare management principles, students are equipped to enter the various and evolving fields of healthcare. The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences allows Allied Health professionals to advance in their careers or for students with prior science and/or healthcare coursework a seamless transfer of credits.
The Health Sciences (BS) program contains 17 identified courses across 3 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 8 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
42 credit(s) from: GenEd
Complete:
Complete 1 of the following
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
21 credit(s) from CHE, HCM, HIM, HTH, IHP, NUR, or PHE within the 100 - 499 range or from the following courses:
Complete:
36 Total Credits
36 credit(s).
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
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| BIO 205 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | None listed |
| BIO 210 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | None listed |
| BIO 120 | General Biology I | 3 | None listed |
| BIO 211 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
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| BIO 212 | Microbiology | 3 |
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| CHE 220 | Communicable Diseases | 3 | None listed |
| CHM 101 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 310 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Concepts | 3 |
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| PHY 101 | Principles of Physics | 3 | None listed |
| HCM 320 | Healthcare Economics | 3 | None listed |
| HCM 340 | Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 | None listed |
| HCM 345 | Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 | None listed |
| HCM 400 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
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| HCM 491 | Health Sciences Capstone | 3 |
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| IHP 420 | Ethical and Legal Considerations of Healthcare | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 430 | Healthcare Quality Management | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 340 | Statistics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 | None listed |