Health Science BS

College of Health Sciences and Education
Program Director: George Godlewski, PhD

The Bachelor of Science in Health Science is designed as a program to develop a broad understanding of health care and wellness and enhance critical thinking and an understanding of current health care trends and issues that impact health science professionals in a diverse society.

The BS in Health Science has seven specialization areas: medical science, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, exercise science, patient navigation, respiratory therapy, and surgical technology. The specializations in exercise science  and patient navigation  are four-year degrees. The specializations in respiratory therapy  and surgical technology  are completion programs for individuals with current or pending board certification and associate level degrees in the respective disciplines. The specialization in speech-language pathology  is a dual degree program that leads directly to the master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology upon the completion and conferral of the BS degree. The non-specialized BS in Health Science may be completed by students previously enrolled in in one of the programs listed in the section on admission below.

Program Goals:

The goals of the program are for students to:

1. Apply assimilated knowledge in health science.
2. Develop critical thinking and evaluation skills, to think independently and creatively, analyze information critically, and solve problems.
3. Maintain and apply knowledge of current health care trends and issues that impact health science professionals.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students completing the BS in Health Science will:

1. Demonstrate attainment of scientific knowledge that will act as a foundation to understanding health and wellness.
2. Display a working knowledge of major anatomical regions and structures of the human body.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues that impact health care.
4. Utilize critical thinking with the knowledge derived from the biological, behavioral, and clinical sciences for clinical decision making.

Statement of Program Assessment for BS in Health Science:

Program courses are evaluated each semester via both University faculty evaluations and individual department course evaluations.

Admission:

This major may only be declared by students who were previously enrolled in one of the following programs: BS in Diagnostic Medical Sonography; BS in Health Science (Occupational Therapy specialization); BS in Health Science (Speech Language Pathology specialization); BS in Medical Imaging; BSN in Nursing.