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)
HIN (0308) 324 - Technology in Health Sciences 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)

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Health Sciences, B.S.

Health Core Requirements

Science Core Requirements

Health Science Electives (6 credits):

Concentrations (14-21 credits)

1. Biomedical Science (15 credits)

2. Health Promotion (20 Credits)

3. Healthcare Administration & Leadership (17 credits)

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

5. Social & Behavioral Sciences (15 credits)

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