Health Science, B.S.

Bachelor of Science: Health Science – Clinical Care Concentration

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who select the Health Science Clinical Care Concentration must successfully complete:

• course - Intro to Health Professions

• course - Medical Terminology

• course - Global Health and Cultural Perspectives

• course - Health Policy and Advocacy

• course - Pathology for Rehabilitation

• course - Internship in Health Science

• course - Health Communication OR course - Accessing Read Scholarly Lit AND course - Scientific Writing

21 Credits

The following related courses in Natural Science and Social and Behavioral Science:

• course - The Science of Nutrition

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lecture

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lab

• course - Hum Anatomy &Physio II Lecture

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio II Lab

• course - Microbiology Lecture

• course - Microbiology Lab

• course - Essentials of Gen,Org, Biochem

• course - Dvlpmntl Psych Across Lifespan

• course - Stats Socl/Behv Sciences

20 Credits

Recommended Open Electives:

Choose 12 credits, which may include any of the following courses:

• course - Hlth Care Organizat/Management

• course - Medical Ethics

• course - Issues in Personal Health

• course - Intro to Health Promotion

• course - Topics in Health Science

• course - Epidemiology

• course - Health Psychology

12 Credits

Total Program Credits: 53

Bachelor of Science: Health Science – Health Promotion Concentration  

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who select the Health Science Health Promotion Concentration must successfully complete:

• course - Intro to Health Professions

• course - Issues in Personal Health

• course - Medical Terminology

• course - Intro to Health Promotion

• course - Global Health and Cultural Perspectives (Core Course)

• course - Health Policy and Advocacy

• course - Health Communication

• course - Epidemiology

• course - Hlth Pro & Prog Intervention

• course - Evaluating Health Promotion Pr

• course - Health Sciences Capstone

33 Credits

The following related courses in Natural Science and Social and Behavioral Science:

• course - The Science of Nutrition

• course - Dvlpmntl Psych Across Lifespan

• course - Stats Socl/Behv Sciences

9 Credits

Recommended Open Electives:

Choose 9 credits from the following list of courses

• course - Hlth Care Organizat/Management

• course - Medical Ethics

• course - Accessing Read Scholarly Lit

• course - Topics in Health Science

• course - Internship in Health Science

• course - Scientific Writing

• course - Health Psychology

9 Credits

Total Program Credits: 51

Bachelor of Science: Health Science – Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who select the Pre-Occupational Therapy Track must successfully complete:

• course - Intro to Health Professions

• course - Medical Terminology

• course - Accessing Read Scholarly Lit

• course - Global Health and Cultural Perspectives

• course - Health Policy and Advocacy

• course - Musculoskeletal Anatomy

• course - Pathology for Rehabilitation

• course - Health Communication

• course - Epidemiology

• course - Internship in Health Science

• course - Scientific Writing

27 Credits

The following related courses in Natural Science and Social and Behavioral Science:

*Students must complete these courses as part of their General Education Requirements

• course - Stats Socl/Behv Sciences

• course - The Science of Nutrition

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lecture *

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lab

• course - Hum Anatomy &Physio II Lecture

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio II Lab

• course - Introduction to Psychology, respectively * OR course - Honors Intro to Psychology, respectively *

• course - Dvlpmntl Psych Across Lifespan

• course - Abnormal Psychology

• course - Introduction to Sociology *

23 Credits

Recommended Open Electives:

• course - Hlth Care Organizat/Management

• course - Medical Ethics

• course - Issues in Personal Health

• course - Intro to Health Promotion

• course - Topics in Health Science

• course - Hlth Pro & Prog Intervention

• course - Evaluating Health Promotion Pr

12 Credits

The BS in Health Sciences does not provide eligibility for licensure to practice as an occupational therapist. The health science degree is awarded after completion of the 120-credits of coursework detailed in each concentration.

Bachelor of Science: Health Science – Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who select the Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration must successfully complete:

• course - Intro to Health Professions

• course - Medical Terminology

• course - Global Health and Cultural Perspectives

• course - Musculoskeletal Anatomy

• course - Health Communication

• course - Internship in Health Science

18 Credits

The following related courses in Natural Science, Social and Behavioral Science, and Mathematics:

*Students must complete these courses as part of their General Education Requirements

Any student who receives a grade below a C in a major course, which includes all Health Science courses as well as the required courses in the Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, will be required to retake the course. Major courses may be retaken once.

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lecture *

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lab *

• course - Hum Anatomy &Physio II Lecture

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio II Lab

• course - General Biology I Lecture

• course - General Biology I Lab

• course - General Chemistry I Lecture

• course - General Chemistry I Lab

• course - General Chem II Lecture

• course - General Chem II Lab

• course - General Biology II Lecture

• course - General Biology II Lab

• course - Microbiology Lecture

• course - Microbiology Lab

• course - Elements of Biochemistry

• course - Human Physiology

• course - Precalculus *

• course - Introduction to Psychology, respectively OR *course - Honors Intro to Psychology, respectively *

• course - Dvlpmntl Psych Across Lifespan

• course - Stats Socl/Behv Science

Recommended Open Electives:

• course - Hlth Care Organizat/Management

• course - Medical Ethics

• course - Immunology

• course - Neuroscience

• course - Genetics

• course - Organic Chem I Lecture

• course - Organic Chem I Lab

• course - Topics in Health Science

8 Credits

There is an 18-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of health sciences.

Bachelor of Science: Health Science – Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration 

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who select the Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration must successfully complete:

• course - Intro to Health Professions

• course - Medical Terminology

• course - Global Health and Cultural Perspectives

• course - Musculoskeletal Anatomy

• course - Health Communication

• course - Internship in Health Science

The following related courses in Natural Science, Social and Behavioral Science, and Mathematics:

* Students must complete these courses as part of their General Education Requirements

Any student who receives a grade below a C in a major course, which includes all Health Science courses as well as the required courses in the Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Mathematics, will be required to retake the course. Major courses may be retaken once.

• course - Stats Socl/Behv Sciences

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lecture *

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio I Lab *

• course - Hum Anatomy &Physio II Lecture

• course - Hum Anatomy & Physio II Lab

• course - General Biology I Lecture

• course - General Biology I Lab

• course - General Biology II Lecture

• course - General Biology II Lab

• course - General Chemistry I Lecture

• course - General Chemistry I Lab

• course - General Chem II Lecture

• course - General Chem II Lab

• course - Precalculus

• course - Physics for Life Science I

• course - Physics for Life Science II

• course* - Introduction to Psychology, respectively * OR PSYN 195 - Honors Intro to Psychology, respectively *

• course - Dvlpmntl Psych Across Lifespan

Recommended Open Electives

• course - Hlth Care Organizat/Management

• course - Medical Ethics

• course - The Science of Nutrition

• course - Issues in Personal Health

• course - Intro to Health Promotion

• course - Topics in Health Science

• course - Epidemiology

• course/course - Human Physiology & Human Physiology Lab

There is an 18-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of health sciences.