2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Health Sciences, B.A.

Major Program Requirements

Required classes:

BI 121Foundations of Cell & Molecular Biology

3

BI 122Foundations of Organismal & Evol Biology

3

BI 131Lab Explorations Cellular &Molecular BI

1

BI 132Lab Explorations Physiology and Ecology

1

 

CH 101General Chemistry I

3

CH 101LGeneral Chemistry I Lab General Chemistry Lab

1

CH 102General Chemistry II

3

CH 102LGeneral Chemistry II Lab

1

or

CH 111Essentials of Chemistry: General

3

CH 111LEssentials of Chemistry Lab

1

CH 112Essentials of Chem:Organic/Biochemisty

3

or

CH 103Accelerated General Chemistry

4

 

HS 198Introduction to Health Sciences

3

HS 230Introduction to Epidemiology

3

HS 303Public Health Nutrition

3

HS 307Evidence Based Research Methods (WI)

3

HS 405Senior Seminar

1

HS 425Internship

1.00 - 6.00

 

MA 207Introduction to Statistics

3

or

MA 315Probability and Statistics

3

 

PO 260Health Politics & Policy

3

PSY 105General Psychology

3

 

PHIL 205Ethics

3

or

PHIL 206Environmental Ethics

3

or

PHIL 208Bioethics

3

or

TH 222Health Care Ethics

3

or

TH 254Theology and Science

3

Other Program Requirements (12 required credits)

Choose from these courses depending on pre-professional or graduate school interests and requirements:

BI 201Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BI 202Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

 

BI 214General Microbiology

3

BI 214LGeneral Microbiology Lab

1

or

BI 305Microbiology

3

BI 305LMicrobiology Lab

1

 

BI 281Genetics

3

BI 281LGenetics Lab

1

BI 307Animal Physiology

3

BI 307LAnimal Physiology Lab

1

BI 311Ecology

3

BI 311LEcology Lab

1

BI 323Comparative Anatomy

3

BI 323LComparative Anatomy Lab

1

BI 346Biomechanics

3

BI 346LBiomechanics Lab

1

BI 369Cell and Molecular Neuroscience

3

BI 369LCell and Molecular Neuroscience Lab

1

BI 382Cell Biology

3

CH 301Organic Chemistry I

3

CH 301LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1

CH 302Organic Chemistry II

3

CH 302LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

1

PHYS 201Physics I:Mechanics

4

PHYS 202Physics II: Elec/Mag/Opt

4

Recommended Courses:

Although not required for the major, these courses are recommended, depending on interest and pre-professional* course program requirements.

CO 206Small Group Communication

3

CO 325Intercultural Comm

3

CO 360Health Communication

3

GIS 120Principles of Geographic Information Sys

3

HS 150Medical Terminology

3

HS 325Applied Anatomical Kinesiology

3

HS 329Public Health & Environment

3

HS 413Exercise Physiology/Human Performnce

3

PH 321Gardening & Community Health

3

PH 330G/PH 330NPublic Health Methods

3

PH 333Public Health Theories & Practice

3

PSY 203Developmental Psychology

3

PSY 308Health Psychology

3

PSY
Additional Psychology courses depending on interests

SO 101Introduction to Sociology

3

SO 251Gender, Health and Medicine

3

SO 351Medical Sociology

3

BA
Business, Management courses, dependent on interest

See information about pre-professional programs.