Health Science, B.S. - 120 units - Completion Degree

Location(s): Fully Online - Completion

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Requirements	33
Upper Division Requirements	42-44
General Education and Graduation Requirements	43-45
Total Units	120

Program Pre-Requisites

Prior completion of 60 semester/90 quarter transferable units
Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
C- or better grades required in Golden Four courses (GE Area A1, A2,A3, & B4). Note: The program requires the completion of A1 COMM 101 Public Speaking or COMM 210 Interpersonal Communication (or equivalent course) to meet the lower division A1 requirement.
Good standing at the last institution attended

CSUCI Health Science Online Completion Program Admission Requirements

The U.S. Health Care System
Anatomy and Physiology with Labs (2 courses)
Chemistry of Life with lab
Elementary Statistics/Introductory Statistics
Medical Terminology
Introduction to Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Public Speaking (Golden Four A1) fulfilled as COMM 101 Public Speaking or COMM 210 Interpersonal Communication (or equivalent course)

* To meet General Education and Graduation Requirements, students must complete GE Areas A-F, the CSU American Institutions Requirement and the CSUCI’s Language Requirement, which are not offered as part of this degree completion program.

Lower Division Requirements - 33 units

Note: Students may substitute equivalent courses taken at other universities in each area by articulation agreement or by permission of the Health Science program.

BIOL 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Units: 4
BIOL 211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Units: 4
CHEM 110 - Chemistry of Life Units: 4
HLTH 100 - Medical Terminology Units: 1
HLTH 101 - The US Health Care System Units: 3
HLTH 102 - Community Health Units: 2
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
COMM 101 - Public Speaking Units: 3
COMM 210 - Interpersonal Communication Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
BIOL 203 - Statistics for Biologists Units: 3
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
PHED 208 - Introduction to Kinesiology Units: 3
PSY 213 - Developmental Psychology Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Units: 3
SOC 201 - Social Problems Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 42-44 units

Required Courses - 31 units

Health Science majors normally take these courses at CI, however, students may substitute equivalent courses taken at other universities in each area by articulation agreement or by permission of the Health Science program.

ANTH 443 - Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health and Healing Units: 3
HLTH 300 - Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness Units: 3
HLTH 301 - Public Health Administration Units: 3
HLTH 302 - Health Care Informatics Units: 3
HLTH 307 - Bioethics Units: 3
HLTH 309 - Health Science Research Methods Units: 4
HLTH 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as NRS 348) Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
BIOL 332 - Cancer and Society Units: 3
BIOL 333 - Emerging Public Health Issues Units: 3
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3
CHEM 335 - The Chemistry of the Kitchen Units: 3
PHYS 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as ENGL 338) Units: 3
Complete one GWAR course from the following:
COMM 345 - Media Literacy and Youth Culture (Cross-listed as EDUC 345) Units: 3
COMP 447 - Societal Issues in Computing Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
HLTH 492 - Service Learning in Health Sciences Units: 3
HLTH 499 - Senior Capstone Project Units: 3

Major Electives - 11-13 units

Note: Not all courses in this section will be offered in all semesters. A total of 8 classes are planned as part of this degree completion program, to ensure enough units to fulfill the 120 units requirement. Please see flowchart and curricular maps for specifics.

Complete a minimum of six units from the following:
Any HLTH 300 or 400 level course (if not completed above)
Complete a minimum of five units from the following (if not completed above):
BIOL 300 - Cell Biology Units: 4
BIOL 332 - Cancer and Society Units: 3
BIOL 333 - Emerging Public Health Issues Units: 3
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3
BUS 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as COMM 333) Units: 3
CHEM 335 - The Chemistry of the Kitchen Units: 3
COMM 325 - Health Media Campaigns Units: 3
COMM 327 - Communicating Science & Policy (Cross-listed as ESRM 327) Units: 3
COMM 345 - Media Literacy and Youth Culture (Cross-listed as EDUC 345) Units: 3
COMM 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as NRS 441) Units: 3
COMP 447 - Societal Issues in Computing Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
LS 322 - Health Issues in Education Units: 2
MGT 307 - Management of Organizations Units: 3
MGT 325 - Entrepreneurial Management Units: 3
MGT 471 - Project Management Units: 3
NRS 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health Units: 3
NRS 354 - Cultural Competence in Health Care Units: 4
NRS 356 - Vulnerable Populations Units: 3
PHED 302 - Motor Learning, Fitness, and Development in Children Units: 2
PHYS 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as ENGL 338) Units: 3
POLS 325 - American Public Policy Units: 3
SOC 374 - Sociology of Organizations Units: 3
SPAN 451 - Introduction to Healthcare Interpreting Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.S.

To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 120 units (27 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation