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Bachelor of Science in Health Science - Columbus State University

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Bachelor of Science in Health Science

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and Health Professions and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:

MATH 1001
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:

ITDS 1125
ITDS 1779
ITDS 2726
ITDS 2727
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2748
ITDS 2749
ITDS 2755

OR
Select one of the following courses:

EURO 2105
LEAD 1705
LIBR 1105
POLS 2401
HIST 1111
HIST 1112

Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.

Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:

ENGL 2111
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1145*
ITDS 1155
ITDS 2125
PHIL 2010

Select one of the following fine arts courses:

ARTH 1100
ITDS 1145*
MUSC 1100
THEA 1100

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 11
("C" or better required in each course)
Select one lab science course from below:
BIOL 1215
BIOL 1225K
Take the following courses:
CHEM 1211 with 1211L
STAT 1127

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:

ECON 2105
ECON 2106
PHIL 2030
PSYC 1101
SOCI 1101

Select one world cultures course from the following courses:

ANTH 1105
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
ENGL 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
HIST 1112
ITDS 1146
ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
("C" or better required in each course)
BIOL 2221 Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 2222 Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 2225 Microbiology for Health Sciences
HESC 2105 Personal Health
HESC 2125 Applied Nutrition

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 25
("C" or better required in each course)

HESC 1105 Intro to the Health Professions
HESC 3105 Survey of Environmental Health
HESC 4106 Methods/Materials in Health Educ
HESC 4145 Working With Families
HESC 5107 Human Sexuality
HESC 5115 Principles of Epidemiology
HESC 5187 Research Methods in Health Professions
HESC 5795 Seminar in Alcohol and Drug Abuse
STAT 3127 Statistical Computing

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 24
("C" or better required in each HESC course)
Select 24 semester hours from the following:

ENGL 3158 Writing in the Workplace
EXSC 3135 Kinesiology
HESC 3165 Working with the Aged
HESC 4107 Fundamentals of School Health
HESC 4129 Death and Dying
HESC 4698 Internship: Community Health Serv
HESC 4795 Seminar in Health Science
HESC 4899 Independent Study
HESC 5106 Behav Determin of Health/Disease
HESC 5107 Human Sexuality
HESC 5108 Consumer Health
HESC 5109 Grant Writing Skills for Health Promotion Programs
HESC 5188 Contemporary Health Problems
ITDS 2106 Medical Terminology

Area I General Electives Required Hours: 11

Total Hours Required: 123

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