2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook

Health Science, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Health Science:

Required Courses (31 Hours)

BIOL 101Modern Biology

3

BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1

BIOL 131Introduction to Cellular Biology

3

BIOL 106Introductory Biology Laboratory II

1

BIOL 202General Microbiology

4

BIOL 212Human Anatomy

4

BIOL 360Medical Botany

3

CHEM 131General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 132General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 133General Chemistry Laboratory I

1

CHEM 134General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

COMM 213Introduction to Health Communication

3

SPTM 101Medical Terminology

1

Physiology: One of the following (3 Hours)

BIOL 203Human Physiology

3

BIOL 204Animal Physiology

3

Math/Statistics (6-8 Hours)

MATH 120Discrete Mathematics

3

Or

MATH 125Calculus I

4

  

MATH 223Statistics for Natural & Social Sciences

3

Or

PSYC 285Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

4

Organic Chemistry (4 Hours)

CHEM 260Organic & Biological Chemistry

4

Or

CHEM 301Essential Organic Chemistry

3

CHEM 302Essential Organic Chemistry Lab

1

Or

CHEM 303Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 305Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

1

Electives (including 2 labs) (12 hours)

BIOL 245Environmental Toxicology

3

Or

BIOL 340Toxicology

4

  

BIOL 309Cell Biology

4

BIOL 310Developmental Biology

4

BIOL 330Genetics

3

BIOL 331Molecular Biology Lab

1

BIOL 430Immunology

3

BIOL 401/SPTM 401Advanced Human Anatomy

3

SPTM 285Applied Nutrition

3

SPTM 304Medical Aspects of Athletic Training

4

SPTM 385Pathophysiology

3

 

Junior Core (3 Hours)

BIOL 390Research Methods

3

Capstone (3 Hours)

Choose one of the following sequences:
BIOL 481Biology Library Research I

1

BIOL 482Biology Library Research II

2

Or

BIOL 491Biology Research I

1

BIOL 492Biology Research II

2

Total Credit Hours: 62-65