Health Sciences, BS (HSCI)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Health Sciences Core

COMM 460 - Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
IPE 301 - Interprofessional Education and Ethics Credit Hours: 1
IPE 302 - Topics in Interprofessional Education Credit Hours: 1
KINE 302 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
KINE 420 - Exercise Science Internship Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)
PHP 201 - Introduction to Health Professions Seminar Credit Hours: 1
PSYC 356 - Health Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOCW 250 - Person to Person: The Fundamental Skills of Relating Credit Hours: 3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

BIBP 352 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3 *
BIBP 486 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3 *
BIBT 460 - Ethics and Social Issues Credit Hours: 3 *
GERO 460 - Ethics and Social Issues Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 486 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 460 - Ethics and Social Issues Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 17-20 Credit Hours

Health Sciences Selections

Choose 24 hours from the following:

Some courses in this menu may require admission into professional programs. Students outside the nursing program cannot enroll in NURS 300-499 courses. A grade of “C” or higher is required in all NURS courses.

BIOL 101 - Biology - Human Perspective Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 291 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 292 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 293 - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 294 - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 353 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 354 - General Microbiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 101-114
CSD 100-499
IPE 100-499
KINE 232-499
NURS 300-499
NUTR 100-499
PSYC 100-499
SOCI 100-499
SOCW 200-499

Total: 24 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 30-33 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.