Allied Health (Entry Program), BS

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Curriculum

120 semester hours of credit required for degree

The bachelor of science in allied health is open to those students interested in careers in healthcare and related fields. The major is broad-based and provides in depth background for the student who wishes to enter the allied health professions or wants to continue their education on the master’s level.

General Education Requirements

All students are required to complete a minimum of 9 semester hours in each of the three areas of humanities, social science, and science/mathematics. A Semester hour consists of one hour per week in a classroom per semester or two to three hours in laboratory or fieldwork per semester. This requirement is based on the conviction that a baccalaureate degree represents more than expertise in a specific field. Students broaden themselves by taking courses in academic areas that have traditionally been at the heart of an undergraduate education. Students should work closely with advisors in selecting courses appropriate to their interests and academic needs. For more information regarding the General Education Requirements, please see the navigation bar in the catalog or General Education .

Courses taken on pass/no pass basis may not be used to satisfy the university distribution requirement. Both semester-long and certain module courses may be used to satisfy distribution requirements.

Curriculum

See Course Descriptions for required prerequisites and corequisites

Basic Studies (16 Credits)

UCS 102 - Introduction to Undergraduate Continuing Studies Civic Engagement 1 Credit(s) *
UASC 101 - Thinking Through 3 Credit(s)
UENG 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
UENG 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W) 3 Credit(s)
UPSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s)
USOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)

General Education (37 Credits)

See General Education

Flex Course 3 Credit(s)
Three Humanities courses 9 Credit(s)
Four Science/Math courses 13 Credit(s)**
Three Social science courses 9 Credit(s)
UASC 402 Transformation Capstone 3 Credit(s)

Program Core (21 Credits)

UALH 100 - Introduction to the Health Professions 3 Credit(s)
UALH 111 - Medical Terminology 3 Credit(s)
UALH 205 - Introduction to Pharmacology 3 Credit(s)
UALH 218 - Nutrition in Health Care 3 Credit(s)
UALH 220 - Health Care and the Law 3 Credit(s)
UALH 230 - Health and Wellness for Life 3 Credit(s)
UPWR 100 - Fundamentals of Professional Writing (W) 3 Credit(s)

Major Courses (36 Credits)

UALH 380 - Writing for Health and Wellness for Life (W) 3 Credit(s)
UALH 310 - Understanding Cancer 3 Credit(s)
UPHI 350 - Ethics (W) 3 Credit(s)
UALH 390 - Statistics for Health Care Professionals 3 Credit(s)
UALH 421 - Issues in Allied Health Care 3 Credit(s)
UALH 425 - Applied Epidemiology and Population Health 3 Credit(s)
UALH 430 - Introduction to Non-Western Medicine 3 Credit(s)
UALH 444 - Introduction to Genetics 3 Credit(s)
UALH 485 - Community Health 3 Credit(s)

Electives (10 Credits)

Free electives 10 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 120

*Students with less than 60 transfer credits will take UCS 101 ; those with 60 transfer credits or more will take UCS 102 . This will be determined at acceptance.

**One course must be UMAT 111 or higher.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.