The Health Sciences Program professional curriculum is typically three years in duration, with students entering in autumn quarter of the sophomore or second year. Qualified students may be considered for junior-level (or third-year) admission on a space-available basis. A minimum total of 196 quarter hours, including prerequisites, program requirements, and general education courses (GEC’s) are required for the degree.

Pre-Health Sciences Program

First year: Students complete admission prerequisite requirements that are common to all three areas of concentration and include: psychology, math, and a combination of biology and chemistry.

Health Sciences Program

Second year: Students complete core Health Sciences courses that are common to all three areas of concentration including anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, microcomputer, health care communications, health care organization, human development, economics, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.

Third and Fourth year: Students complete common core Health Sciences courses as well as courses in the selected areas of concentration. Core Health Sciences content includes: pathophysiology, epidemiology, research, health care statistics analysis, ethics and issues, and management principles.

• Health Management content includes: reimbursement finance, accounting, marketing, information systems, interpretation of data, ethical and legal considerations, and skills for managing people and systems.
• Health and Wellness content includes: behavior change theory and practice, needs assessment, program planning and implementation, evaluation, complimentary and alternative medicine, health risk assessment, coordination of services, information resources, health communication, and health education. Students may qualify to become certified in health education.
• Geriatrics and Gerontology content includes: development and the process of aging; pathophysiology of aging; prevention and wellness; public policy; death, loss, and grief; physical and emotional challenges and coping strategies; and systems and service organization for the aging.

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