Health Sciences Program (BS)

First Year Experience

Students entering the university with fewer than 25 transfer credit hours must fulfill the FYE requirement within their first academic year.

• UNV 100 - First Year Experience (3-4).

English/Writing

One from:

• ENG 112 - Critical Writing and Reading (3).
• EHS 120 - Ecology of Teaching and Social Work (3).

Humanities

• COM 210 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3)

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• One from:

• PHL 162 - Introduction to Ethics (3)
• PHL 168 - Philosophy of Bioethics (3)

Social Sciences

• PSY 100 - Principles of Psychology (3)
• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology (3)

Global Studies

Three credits selected by student; recommended:

• PHS 331 - Global Health (3)

Fine Arts

Three credits, selected by student.

Health and Well Being

Three credits, satisfied by major requirements

Mathematics/Finance and Quantitative Literacy

Three credits satisfied by major requirements

• MTH 120 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4) or higher also required

Natural Sciences

• Four credits to include a lab, satisfied by major requirements

Technology

• CIS 128 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems I (3)

Capstone

Three credits, satisfied by major requirements

Pre-Physical Therapy Track (41-45 credits)

• One from:

• HCR 119 - First Aid: Responding to Emergencies with Community CPR (2).
• HCR 120 - Medical First Responder (4).

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• HCR 362 - Cultural Competence in Health Care (3)
• HCR 376 - Health Care Administration (3).
• HCR 379 - Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion (3)
• PHS 420 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)

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• One from:

• AGE 350 - Health and Aging (3)
• AGE 352 - Chronic Illness and Aging (3)

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• CHM 150 - General Chemistry for Health Sciences (3)
• CHM 151 - Chemistry Laboratory for Health Sciences (1)
• CHM 252 - Biological Chemistry for Health Sciences (3).
• CHM 253 - Biochemistry Laboratory for Health Sciences (1).
• PHY 143 - College Physics I (4)
• PHY 145 - College Physics II (4)
• PSY 309 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PTP 201 - Introduction to Physical Therapy (1).
• PTP 413 - Physiology of Exercise (4).

Environmental Health and Safety Track (46 credits)

• PHS 420 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
• PHS 421 - Occupational Health and Safety (3)
• CHM 140 - Fundamentals of Chemistry (3).
• CHM 220 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (3).
• CHM 260 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)
• CHM 261 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• CHM 262 - Principles of Chemistry II (3-4).
• CHM 263 - Introductory Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1)
• CHM 350 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry (3)
• GEO 203 - Introduction to Spatial Analysis (3)
• GEO 452 - Geographic Information Systems I (4).
• GEO 453 - Geographic Information Systems II (4).
• ESS 285 - Environmental Hazards and Natural Disasters (3)
• ESS 485 - Environmental Emergency Management (3).
• ESS 486 - Environmental Site Assessment (3).
• PUB 422 - Environmental Law and Public Policy (3).

General Health Sciences Track (50-54 credits)

• One from:

• HCR 119 - First Aid: Responding to Emergencies with Community CPR (2).
• HCR 120 - Medical First Responder (4).

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• HCR 362 - Cultural Competence in Health Care (3)
• HCR 376 - Health Care Administration (3).
• HCR 379 - Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion (3)
• PHS 420 - Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
• PHS 421 - Occupational Health and Safety (3)

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• One from:

• AGE 350 - Health and Aging (3)
• AGE 352 - Chronic Illness and Aging (3)

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• CHM 260 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)
• CHM 261 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• CHM 262 - Principles of Chemistry II (3-4).
• CHM 263 - Introductory Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1)
• CHM 330 - Organic Chemistry I (4).
• CHM 331 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1).
• CHM 332 - Organic Chemistry II (3-4).
• CHM 333 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1).

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• At least four from:

• BIO 135 - Microbiology Basics (4)
• BIO 328 - Genetics (4).
• CHM 350 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry (3)
• NSC 209 - Basic Nutrition for Healthcare Practitioners (3)
• PHY 143 - College Physics I (4)
• PHY 145 - College Physics II (4)