2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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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

1
BI 132Lab Explorations Physiology and Ecology

1
 
CH 101General Chemistry I

3
CH 101LGeneral Chemistry I 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/Biochemistry

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

3
HS 405Senior Seminar

1
HS 425Internship

1-6
 
MA 207Introduction to Statistics

3
or
MA 315Probability and Statistics

3
 
PO 260Health Politics & Policy

3
or
HS 335Health Policy Mgmt/Issues

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
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:Thermody/Elec/Mag/Opt/ModPhy

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 Performance

3
PH 321Gardening & Community Health

3
PH 330Public 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