Health Science Degree (B.S.), Community Health Concentration

Overview

The Health Sciences B.S. degree requires students to complete the Health Science Core and one of three concentrations: Clinical Graduate School Preparation, Gerontology, or Community Health. The Clinical Graduate School Preparation concentration allows for the required science classes specific to the graduate program the student is interested in. The Community Health concentration allows for targeted classes specific to the student’s career path. This can include work-force entry with the B.S. degree or graduate school programs with a community focus.

Requirements

Program Description

The Health Sciences B.S. degree requires students to complete the Health Science Core and one of three concentrations: Clinical Graduate School Preparation, Gerontology, or Community Health. The Clinical Graduate School Preparation concentration allows for the required science classes specific to the graduate program the student is interested in. The Community Health concentration allows for targeted classes specific to the student's career path. This can include work-force entry with the B.S. degree or graduate school programs with a community focus.

Health Science Major Core

All Health Science students must complete the following courses with a grade of B or higher:

Community Health Concentration

Students completing the Community Health concentration must take the following courses and earn a grade of C or higher.

Science Core

Human Understanding and Skills

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core.

Learning Outcomes

  • Increase student flexibility to explore a variety of aspects of healthcare.
  • Utilize a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving and patient care.
  • Prepare students to be leaders in the new model of healthcare.
  • Increase relevance of university curriculum.
  • Increase accessibility of graduate school prerequisites.
  • Increase marketability of students as they apply to graduate schools and professional positions.
  • Broaden teaching service and scholarship opportunities for faculty members.
  • Promote interdepartmental collaboration.
Health Sciences students in class