Health Science: Health Informatics Option, B.S. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Core Requirements	38-40
Additional Required Supporting GE	21
Informatics Option	30
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	29-31
Total Units	120

Core Requirements 38-40 units

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 - Overview of Health Care Industry and Its Delivery Units: 3
HLTH 102 - Community Health Organizations and Their Functions Units: 2
HLTH 300 - Nutrition, Exercise and Wellness Units: 3
HLTH 301 - Introduction to Public Health Administration Units: 3
HLTH 302 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics Units: 3
NRS 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as PSY 348, SOC 348) Units: 3
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Units: 3
Complete one of the following:
BIOL 203 - Quantitative Methods for Biology Units: 3
Or
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3
Or
POLS 303 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences (Cross-listed as PSY 303, SOC 303, ) Units: 4
Complete a minimum of 2 units of the following:
HLTH 492 - Service Learning in Health Sciences Units: 1-2
HLTH 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-2
HLTH 497 - Directed Study Units: 1-2
HLTH 499 - Senior Capstone Project Units: 3

Additional Required Supporting GE (21)

ANTH 443 - Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health and Healing Units: 3
BIOL 333 - Emerging Public Health Issues Units: 3
BIOL 432 - Principles Of Epidemiology And Environmental Health Units: 3
COMM 101 - Public Speaking Units: 3
or
COMM 210 - Interpersonal Communication Units: 3
HLTH 307 - Issues And Ethics In The Helping Profession Units: 3
PSY 213 - Developmental Psychology Units: 3
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Units: 3
or
SOC 201 - Social Problems Units: 3

Health Informatics Option - 30 units

* IT 152 is an acceptable substitute for the IT 151 prerequisite.

COMP 101 - Computer Literacy Units: 3
COMP 221 - Unix System Programming I (Cross-listed as IT 221) Units: 3 *
COMP 420 - Database Theory and Design (Cross-listed as IT 420) Units: 3 *
COMP 424 - Computer System Security (Cross-listed as IT 424) Units: 3
HLTH 200 - Diagnostic and Procedural Coding Units: 2
IT 152 - Programming for Health Informatics Units: 4
IT 403 - Advanced Programming for Health Informatics Units: 3
IT 428 - Computer Networks for Health Informatics Units: 3
MATH 301 - Discrete Mathematics for IT Units: 3
MIS 310 - Management Information Systems Units: 3

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements - 29-31 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements . The following areas must be included:

Additional lower division A-E GE requirements not met within the major
Nine units of Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE), courses numbered 330-349 or 430-449. Six units may be within the major, 3 units must be outside the major (C or better grades)
Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
Language Requirement (C or better grade)
American Institutions Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation