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Health Sciences, B.S.

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NY State Program Code: 40974
HEGIS Code: 1201.00
CIP Code: 51.0000

(73 - 85 credits required for major)

Required GPA: 2.0
A minimum GPA of a 3.0 is required for the Biomedical Concentration

Credits required to graduate: 120

Health Core Requirements

(30 credits)

PHI (0154) 380 - Bioethics Credits: 3.00
or
PHI (0154) 230 - Ethics for Health Care Professionals Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 240 - Intergroup Dialogue: Facilitating Social Justice Conversations Credits: 3.00
or
SPE (0876) 109 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3.00
NUR (0302) 206 - Scholarly Writing For The Healthcare Professional Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 114 - Lifespan Development for Non-Majors Credits: 3.00
or
PIA (0501) 116 - Adolescent Psychology Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 301 - Foundations of Public Health Credits: 3.00
or
PUB (0304) 302 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Credits: 3.00 /SOC (0170) 345 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 205 - Nutrition for Healthful Living Credits: 3.00
or
ANT (0103) 218 - You Are What You Eat: Anthropology of Food Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 373 - Essentials of Healthful Living Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 213 - Interprofessional Practice: Working with Diverse Populations Credits: 3.00 (cross-listed with NUR (0302) 213 - Interprofessional Practice: Working with Diverse Populations , PIA (0501) 213 - Interprofessional Practice: Working with Diverse Populations , and SWK (0404) 213 - Interprofessional Practice: Working with Diverse Populations Credits: 3.00)

Science Core Requirements

(23-28 credits)

MTH (0144) 113 - Survey of Statistics Credits: 3.00
or
MTH (0144) 114 - Statistics for Natural Sciences Credits: 3.00
or
MTH (0144) 225 - Statistics and Data Analytics Credits: 3.00
or
PIA (0501) 137 - Psychological Statistics Credits: 4.00
BIO (0105) 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4.00
BIO (0105) 204 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I I Credits: 4.00
CHE (0106) 109 - Physiological Chemistry Lecture Credits: 5.00
or
CHE (0106) 111 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4.00
PHY (0156) 111 - College Physics I (Lecture) Credits: 4.00
or
PHY (0156) 113 - Physics For Science Majors I Credits: 4.00
or
PHY (0156) 119 - How Things Work Credits: 3.00
or
PHY (0156) 123 - Basic Science Behind the Headlines Credits: 3.00
Pick two of the following:
BIO (0105) 208 - Microbiology Credits: 3.00
BIO (0105) 209 - Emerging Trends in Genetics Credits: 2.00
BIO (0105) 213 - Introduction to Neurobiology Credits: 3.00
BIO (0105) 222 - Genetics Credits: 3.00
BIO (0105) 238 - Fundamentals of Microbiology (Lecture) Credits: 4.00
BIO (0105) 484 - Neurobiology Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 250 - Neuropsychology Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 291 - Cognitive Neuroscience Credits: 3.00

Health Science Electives (6 credits):

Pick two of the following:

BIO (0105) 181 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 509 - U.S. Health Care System Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 300 - Cross-Cultural Psychology Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 303 - Health and Human Rights Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 248 - Social Epidemiology Credits: 3.00

Concentrations (14-21 credits)

Choose one of the following concentrations:

1. Biomedical Science (15 credits)

12 credits from the following:

BIO (0105) 111 - Biological Concepts and Methods I Credits: 4.00
BIO (0105) 112 - Biological Concepts and Methods I I Credits: 4.00
CHE (0106) 112 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4.00
PHY (0156) 112 - College Physics II (Lecture) Credits: 4.00
or
PHY (0156) 114 - Physics for Science Majors II Credits: 4.00
Required capstone:
BIO (0105) 492 - Directed Work Experience Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
SPECIAL NOTE:

*If students are planning to apply to medical school, they will have to take BIO 111, BIO 112, CHE 111, CHE 112, CHE 251, CHE 253, and a Biochemistry course (BIO 504 also requires BIO 222; CHE 471 and 473 require CHE 251 and CHE 252)

2. Health Promotion (20 Credits)

PES (0853) 224 - Personal Fitness Credits: 2.00
PUB (0304) 301 - Foundations of Public Health Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 302 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 345 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Credits: 3.00
9 credits from the following:
HED (0834) 205 - Nutrition for Healthful Living Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 372 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 375 - Issues in Consumer Health Credits: 3.00
HED (0834) 507 - Youth and Violence Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 100 - Principles of Health and Physical Education Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 361 - Kinesiology Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 370 - Aspects of Coaching Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 375 - Social Issues in Physical Education and Sports Credits: 3.00
PED (0852) 470 - Health and Fitness Credits: 3.00
SMP (0855) 543 - Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity Credits: 3.00

3. Healthcare Administration & Leadership (17 credits)

HED (0834) 509 - U.S. Health Care System Credits: 3.00
NUR (0302) 232 - Informatics in Health Care Credits: 2.00
PUB (0304) 301 - Foundations of Public Health Credits: 3.00
6 credits from the following:
BUS (0204) 162 - Business and Society Credits: 3.00
COM (0108) 551 - Cyber Law & Ethics Credits: 3.00
DSC (0207) 271 - Information Technology And Applications Credits: 4.00
DSC (0207) 574 - Information Systems Analysis and Design Methods Credits: 3.00
MGT (0210) 262 - The Art, Science and Practice of Management Credits: 3.00
Required capstone:
PUB (0304) 495 - Independent Study Credits: 3.00

4. Foundations in Communication Sciences and Disorders (21 credits)

SPE (0876) 140 - Anatomy & Physiology of The Speech Mechanism Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 142 - Phonetics Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 144 - Development of Speech and Language Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 210 - Speech And Hearing Science Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 354 - Communication Disorders In Children Credits: 3.00
SPE (0876) 352 - Clinical Audiology Credits: 3.00
Required capstone:
SPE (0876) 355 - Intro to the Clinical Process Credits: 3.00

5. Social & Behavioral Sciences (15 credits)

ANT (0103) 111 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3.00
ANT (0103) 248 - Culture And Health Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 300 - Cross-Cultural Psychology Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 463 - Advanced Topics in Health Psychology Credits: 3.00
PUB (0304) 302 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Credits: 3.00 /SOC (0170) 345 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health
PUB (0304) 303 - Health and Human Rights Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 100 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 101 - Introduction To Social Welfare & Human Services Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 245 - The Science Of Social Issues Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 248 - Social Epidemiology Credits: 3.00
Required capstone:
PIA (0501) 381 - Practicum in Developmental Psychology Credits: 3.00
or
PUB (0304) 495 - Independent Study Credits: 3.00
or
SWK (0404) 499 - Independent Study Credits: 1.00 to 9.00

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