Bachelor of Health Science
Generalist Health Track
Core Course Requirements
The program requires that a minimum of 30 semester hours be completed including the following required core courses.
| course # | course name | semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| BHS 3110 | Health Care Ethics | 3 |
| BHS 3120 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| BHS 3150 | Principles of Leadership | 3 |
| BHS 3155 | Conflict Resolution in Health Care | 3 |
| BHS 3160 | Health Policy | 3 |
| BHS 4000 | Cultural Competency in Health Care | 3 |
| BHS 4100 | Academic and Professional Writing | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 21 | |
General Education Requirements
Effective January 1, 2006 prior to matriculation, all applicants must have completed a minimum of 3 semester hours (or the equivalent) of college level written composition from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum grade of a C (GPA of 2.0 on a four point grading scale).
In order to be eligible to graduate with the B.H.Sc. degree a student must have completed 30 semesters hours of General Education course work in addition to the B.H.Sc. curriculum with a resulting minimum total of 120 semester hours. If this requirement is not met at time of admission to the program it can be obtained concurrently while enrolled in the B.H.Sc. A student can obtain and transfer these courses through NSU's Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences or another regionally accredited college or university.
Required General Education Course work:
| courses | semester hours |
|---|---|
| Written Communication above 1000 level * | 3 |
| Mathematics above 1000 level | 3 |
| Humanities | 6 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 9 |
| Natural and Physical Sciences | 9 |
| Total | 30 |
* Must be completed prior to matriculation into program with minimum grade of a C (GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale)
