Be part of a team! The Health Sciences team, that is. The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences is a two-year capstone degree program for persons holding AA, AS or AAS degrees from an accredited two-year college, or the equivalent. This program is open to all students including UWF and transfer.  The BSHS trains students on issues impacting the design and deployment of health information systems and basic legal fundamentals of health care and public health. Students in this degree also study advances in health sciences research and technology, and learn to apply their knowledge of health economics to guide sound business analysis and decision making in health care. Students can pursue a track in one of eight concentration areas, with three of these tracks – Allied Health, Health Care Professional, and Medical Information Technology – available completely online!

• Aging Studies
• Allied Health - Available Online!
• Communication
• Health Care Administration Available soon Online!
• Health Care Ethics
• Health Care Professional - Available Online!
• Medical Information Technology - Available Online!
• Psychology of Health
• Public Health - Available Online!

PLEASE NOTE:
To research possible job opportunities post-graduation, students are encouraged to register early with:

• SAHLS AfterCollege Student Job Resource Center
• UWF's Career Services' JasonQuest
• Health Sciences Career Exploration Site

In addition, in order to expedite planning for this degree program, prospective students must submit the following materials by these deadlines:

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

1. Official transcripts from all high schools and undergraduate institutions attended.
2. UWF Undergraduate Admission Application
   On this application, students need to specify the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program.

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B.S.H.S. Core Courses (available Online)
All students seeking a B.S.H.S. degree would take all of the following courses:		18 credits	Term Offered
HSC 3034	Advances in Health Sciences Technology	3	Su,Fa
HSA 4431	Business Analysis and Decision Making in Health Care	3	Fa,Su,Sp
HSC 3535	Medical Terminology	3	Sp,Su,Fa
HSA 4191	Health Information Systems	3	Sp, Su
HSC 4050	Health Sciences Research Seminar	3	Sp,Su
BUL 4602	Legal Fundamentals of Health Care and Public Health	3	Fa,Sp,Su
Common Prerequisites
Example prerequisite courses for various areas of concentration are listed below:		32 credits total	Term Offered
BSC 1005/L	Biology for Non-Majors/Lab [BSCxxxx/L or BSCxxxxC]	4	Fa, Sp, Su
CGS 2570	Personal Computer Applications [CGSxxxx]	3	Fa, Sp, Su
MAC 1105	College Algebra [MACx105]	3	Fa, Sp, Su
PSY 2012	General Psychology [PSYx012] Sub3	3	Fa, Sp, Su
STA 2023	Elements of Statistics [STAxxxx]	3	Fa, Sp, Su
Substitutions for Common Prerequisites			Term Offered
Sub3: DEP xxxx Developmental Psychology can be substituted for PSY 2012		3

 

Area of Concentration Courses A BSHS degree would require study in one of the following track areas of concentration. Each track area may require specific prerequisite courses to prepare students for these 3000/4000 level courses. Students will meet with an academic advisor to discuss prerequisites and possible transfer courses which may meet prerequisite requirements. Aging Studies Allied Health - Available Online! Communication Health Care Administration Health Care Ethics Health Care Professional - Available Online! Medical Information Technology - Available Online! Psychology of Health Public Health - Available Online!		(12-33 credits total)
Elective Courses Indicates Online course. Each concentration area requires a set of advisor-approved electives (9-30 hours depending on the concentration), selected from the following:		(9-30 credits total)
Any course from any concentration listed above (if not completed as part of a concentration's requirements) can also be selected as an elective.
BSC 4854	Bioterrorism	3
HSC 3535	Introduction to Medical Terminology	3
MCB 3020/L	Microbiology / Lab	4
MCB 4276	Epidemiology of Infectious Disease	3
MLS 3031	Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Sciences	2
NUR 4655	Cultural Factors in Health and Illness	3
NUR 4496	The Healthy Woman	3
PLA 4601	Wills, Estates and Trusts	3
SOW 3314	Case Management	3
SOW 3620	Practice with Culturally Diverse Populations	3
SOW 4111	Adolescents at Risk	3
SOW 4242	Families and Family Treatment	3
ZOO 3233/L	Parasitology/Lab	4

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

This degree plan is designed as a two-year program for students with an AA, AS or AAS degree from a State of Florida community college or an equivalent Associate's degree from an accredited out-of-state college or university. This program is open to all UWF and transfer students. A maximum of 72 semester hours or credits can be transferred and applied towards the BSHS degree. State required common prerequisites must be completed prior to graduation but are not required for admission to the program. In order to graduate, all students must complete at least 120 semester hours (community college/university), with a minimum of 48 specified upper-division hours (3000/4000 level) at UWF. A grade of "C" or higher is required in all common prerequisite courses and major courses.

Prior to admission or before graduation, students must meet the SUS general education requirements, satisfy the state's Gordon Rule (outlined in the UWF catalog), the requirement for the College-Level Academic Skills Test, and the state foreign language requirement. The foreign language requirement will be satisfied by two years of the same foreign language in high school, or 8-semester hours of the same foreign language in college.