Health Science, B.A.

Complete Ten Core Courses

• BIO 101 - Biological Principles I
• BIO 102 - Biological Principles II
• CHM 113 - General Chemistry I
• CHM 221 - Organic Chemistry I OR 

• CHM 232 General Chemistry II  

• HCA 105 - Healthcare Foundations
• HSC 276 - Clinical Epidemiology OR

• HCA 219 - Epidemiology  

• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology
• HSC 350 - Understanding Health Disparities (WID)
• HSC 475 - Clinical Internship in Health Science
• HSC 476 - Capstone Seminar in Health Science

Complete One Pair of the Following Courses

• BIO 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I AND
• BIO 204 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

• OR

• BIO 311 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy AND
• BIO 312 - Vertebrate Physiology

Complete One of the Following Courses

• BIO 211 - Cell Biology (WID) (This is the WID for Biology Majors)
• HSC 218 - Nutrition

Complete Two of the Following Courses

• BCH 343 - Biochemistry I
• BIO 212 - Genetics
• BIO 301 - Parasitology
• BIO 309 - Microbiology
• BIO 310 - Developmental Biology
• BIO 311 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (may only count if BIO 203  and BIO 204  are taken)
• BIO 312 - Vertebrate Physiology (may only count if BIO 203  and BIO 204  are taken)
• BIO 321 - Biology of Cancer
• BIO 324 - Endocrinology
• BIO 331 - Bioinformatics
• BIO 409 - Immunology
• BIO 423 - Virology
• HSC 300 - Yoga: Structure and Function in Health
• HSC 341 - Maternal and Child Health
• HSC 404 - Exercise Physiology
• NEU 300 - Cognitive Neuroscience
• NEU 400 - Psychopharmacology
• NEU 412 - Neurobiology of Disease

Complete One of the Following Psychology Courses

• NEU 271 - Research Methods in Neuroscience (WID) (This is the WID for Neuroscience Majors)
• PSY 201 - Child Development
• PSY 203 - Emerging Adulthood and Aging
• PSY 207 - Introduction to Psychopathology
• PSY 320 - Introduction to Health Psychology
• PSY 351 - Child Psychopathology and Its Treatment
• PSY 413 - Experimental Psychology
• PSY 415 - Brain and Behavior

Complete Two Elective Courses

Students choose two additional 300- or 400-level courses in Biochemistry (BCH), Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Healthcare Administration (HCA), Health Science (HSC), Neuroscience (NEU), or Psychology (PSY).

Elective internship experience(s) (i.e. BIO 475, HSC 475, PSY 475), a directed study, or an independent research experience for credit (i.e. BIO 49X, HSC 49X, PSY 49X) may not satisfy the elective requirement.

Recommended Additional Courses

Students should choose the following additional courses as needed for graduate or professional school programs.

• BIO 212 - Genetics
• CHM 222 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHM 232 - General Chemistry II OR

• CHM 244 - Inorganic Chemistry  

• MTH 125 - Calculus I AND

• MTH 126 - Calculus II  

• PHY 101 - Basic Physics I AND

• PHY 102 - Basic Physics II  

• OR

• PHY 121 - Physics I AND

• PHY 122 - Physics II