Health Science, B.S. - 120 units

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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

Lower Division Requirements - 33 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 - 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

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

Complete a minimum of six units from the following:
Any HLTH 300 or 400 level course (if not completed above) Units: 6
Complete a minimum of five units from the following:
BIOL 300 - Cell Biology Units: 4
BIOL 332 - Cancer and Society Units: 3 (if not completed above)
BIOL 333 - Emerging Public Health Issues Units: 3 (if not completed above)
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3 (if not completed above)
BUS 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as COMM 333) Units: 3
CHEM 335 - The Chemistry of the Kitchen Units: 3 (if not completed above)
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 (if not completed above)
COMM 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as NRS 441) Units: 3
COMP 447 - Societal Issues in Computing Units: 3 (if not completed above)
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3 (if not completed above)
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 (if not completed above)
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