Health Sciences, BS

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary degree program designed to provide students with a solid foundation for a career in community health or to pursue a professional graduate program. Students will gain board skills in research, healthcare delivery, health promotion, disease prevention and management, and ethical, legal, and cultural issues related to the health field.

Admission and Readmission Requirements

Students intending to enroll in the Health Sciences program must meet all University admission and academic requirements.

Students with an interest in seeking dental hygiene or nursing admission should follow the designated prerequisites for those programs. Separate application to these competitive admission programs is required upon completion of 60 hours of lower division requirements. Students not admitted to these competitive admission programs may continue with the Health Sciences degree.

A suspended student may apply for readmission to the Health Sciences Program immediately following his or her first semester of suspension. For a subsequent suspension, a student may apply for readmission following three semesters of suspension.

Suspended students seeking readmission must submit an Application for Readmission to the appropriate program. The department head will review the application and make a recommendation to the Dean, who will make the final decision. Positive recommendations for readmission must be based on clear and convincing evidence regarding the student's prospects for academic success following the period of suspension.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Apply basic health science skills to develop, implement, and evaluate the delivery of health services, health promotion, health education and disease prevention programs to a patient, client, or a community.
  2. Critically analyze the principles of research as applied to the healthcare environment.
  3. Employ verbal and non-verbal communication competencies required for successful performance in the healthcare field.
  4. Implement appropriate applications of technology in the delivery of healthcare, presentation technology, and other appropriate areas of computer literacy.
  5. Examine cultural competency in the delivery of health services, health promotion, and health education programs to a patient, client, or a community.
  6. Demonstrate workplace readiness through career development activities embedded throughout the major course requirements.

Program Requirements

Core IMPACTS42
All core curriculum recommendations are shown under the Core IMPACTS section of the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements.
It is recommended that students interested in the Dental Hygiene or Nursing programs should take the following courses as part of their Core Requirements: Area D1: CHEM 1151, CHEM 1151L, CHEM 1152, CHEM 1152L; Area D2: MATH 1401; Area E4: PSYC 1101
Field of Study - Health Sciences
Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy and Physiology Lab I
Anatomy and Physiology II
Anatomy and Physiology Lab II
Intro to Health Care Environ.
Lower Division Elective Courses
Choose seven hours of 1000 or 2000 level electives. 17
Students interested in the Dental Hygiene should take the following courses in Area F:
Foundations of Microbiology
Found. of Microbiology Lab
Introduction to Sociology
Students interested in Nursing should take the following courses in Area F:
Foundations of Microbiology
Found. of Microbiology Lab
Intro to Human Development
Upper Division Major Requirements
Intro to Health Systems Mgmt.
Intro to Epidemiology
Applied Research
Nursing Research
Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Personal Health and Wellness
Interactive Communication
Hlth Communication for Manager
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
Health Education
Nutrition
Personal Nutrition for Health
Consumer Health
Organization & Admin Humn. Ser
Addictions
Related Electives
Choose 21 credits from courses in DHYG, HCMG, HFMG, NURS, HSCI, HLTH, MATH, BIOL, CHEM or from the approved PSYC and SOCI courses listed below or leading to a Minor. Courses applied in this category will vary depending on the student’s academic area of study. No more than 18 hours of 1000-2000 level coursework may be applied to this category, including lower-level courses for applicable minors. 221
Students interested in the Nursing program should take the following course: HLTH 3201 Pathophysiology.
Students interested in community-based work in public health can choose to complete the Community Health Concentration.
Approved Psychology Electives
Intro to General Psychology
Intro to Human Development
Social Psychology
Crisis Intervention
Abnormal Psychology
Health Psychology
Human Sexuality
Physiological Psychology
Death and Dying
Approved Sociology Electives
Introduction to Sociology
Drugs and Society
Aging & Society
Internship/Practicum-Seminar Requirements 6
Health Sciences Seminar
Health Sciences Internship/Pra
Total Credit Hours120

The concentration in Community Health will prepare Health Sciences students for community-based work in public health. Students will acquire skills and knowledge related to planning, implementing, and evaluating community health improvement projects and interventions.

Community Health Concentration18
HCMG 3211Intro to Community Health3
HLTH 3420Health Education3
HSCI 3520Legal Issues in Health Care3
HSCI 3550Ethical Issues in Health Care3
HCMG 3701Intro to Epidemiology3
HSCI 4101Consumer Health3
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MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics required if not satisfied in the CORE. Grade of a D will not count for MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics or for any lower-division Field of Study requirements. 

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Other electives must be approved by the Department Chair.

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Students must enroll in the HCMG 4901 Applied Research (or NURS 4100 Nursing Research or NURS 4200 Research for Evidence-Based Practice/DHYG 4200 Research for Evidence-Based Practice) the semester before enrolling in the 6-hour Health Sciences Internship/Practicum - Seminar sequence.

Other Program-Specific Graduation Requirements 

  1. Grades of D will not count toward graduation for Area F, MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics, or for any upper division requirements.
  2. In order to receive the BS, degree, a student must complete a minimum of 30 hours in residency at Clayton State. Of these, at least 24 hours must be upper division courses within the program, including the Internship/Practicum-Seminar sequence.
  3. Students must enroll in the HCMG 4901 Applied Research course (or NURS 4100 Nursing Research or NURS 4200 Research for Evi Based Practic /DHYG 4200 Research for Evi Based Practic) the semester prior to enrolling in the Health Sciences 6-hour Internship/Practicum - Seminar sequence.
  4. Students must enroll in the 6-hour Internship/Practicum - Seminar sequence (HSCI 4900 and HSCI 4970) the last semester prior to graduation.
    1. Students must have a 2.00 Institutional GPA to enroll in this 6-hr Internship/Practicum-Seminar sequence.
    2. Students must have declared their major in the Health Sciences program to be eligible to enroll in the HSCI 4900 Health Sciences Seminar and HSCI 4970 Health Sciences Internship/Pra