Health Science, Science (Track I), B.S.

Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences

Programs of study will provide students with the academic preparation for acceptance into various professional and graduate degree programs, such as clinical laboratory technology, cytotechnology, physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nutrition science, public health, and healthcare administration or other healthcare-related professions. Both the track and core courses selected by each student will be based on his or her career goals.

Track I, the Science Track, is designed for students who are preparing for graduate programs in the sciences, health sciences, and therapy fields.

Track II, the Allied Health Track, is open only to students who have, or who are pursuing, an Associate degree in a clinical field.

Track III, the Management Track, is designed for students who are preparing for entry into a non-clinical area of healthcare or who plan to pursue graduate study in healthcare administration.

Admission

To be accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree, a student must meet the general requirements for admission into Adventist University of Health Sciences (see General Studies Admission  in the Admission Information  section), and:

1. Submit the Biomedical Sciences Program Application once admitted to the University, indicating which of the three tracks you are applying for. The application can be accessed at http://my.adu.edu.
2. Have a minimum admissions GPA of 2.70 in high school or a GPA of 2.70 on a minimum of 12 college credits. GPAs presented to the Admissions Committee for each applicant will be a cumulative record of all college-level work.
3. Submit two recommendations on ADU Recommendation Forms. If an applicant to an undergraduate program has completed at least one trimester at Adventist University of Health Sciences before being admitted to a program, one of the two recommendations must come from any Adventist University faculty member, adjunct professor, tutoring coordinator, chaplain, or academic coach/advisor. Special recommendation forms for this requirement are available in the Office of Enrollment Services.
4. Have a minimum ACT composite score of 19 or a minimum combined score of 910 on the SAT. Applicants having 24 or more college-level credits from a regionally accredited college are exempt from this requirement.

Progression

Students may progress toward a Bachelor of Science degree when they:

1. Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.50.
2. Earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in all science and health science requirements.
         2a. Successfully repeat courses in which a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) was not achieved.

Completion

Adventist University of Health Sciences will consider students for graduation and conferral of a Bachelor of Science degree when they have met the general University requirements for graduation (see Graduation  in the Academic Information  section) and have:

1. Completed a minimum of 124 trimester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.
2. Completed the prescribed course of study with a minimum of 42 upper division credits.
3. Achieved a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in all science and health science requirements.
4. Completed competency assessment requirements.
5. Completed a minimum of 86 trimester hours in residence at Adventist University of Health Sciences. For students entering the Baccalaureate program with a degree, 36 trimester hours must be completed at Adventist University.
6. Completed the service-learning requirement.

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science in Health Science Degree has three tracks. All three tracks require 124 credits of which at least 42 credits must be upper division. Each of the tracks has a common core of 63 hours of liberal arts requirements and 15 hours of health science requirements. The remaining 46 hours differ by area of emphasis as shown in the following table:

Suggested Plan of Study

Sample schedule for students entering the program without an Associate degree in Allied Health or a clinically-related field. This sample schedule does not include summers. Students who choose to take summer classes can lighten their
load during Fall and Spring.