Health Sciences Minor (HSCI)
The purpose of this minor is to provide an option for students considering graduate degrees in the Health Professions, such as Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, etc., to earn needed undergraduate credits and receive financial aid for these courses.
Because this minor may assist undergraduate students seeking future graduate degrees in a variety of programs, all which have different pre-requisite requirements, this minor is designed to be flexible and tailored to the student’s need with approval by the advisor.
Minor Requirements
Because this minor may assist undergraduate students seeking future graduate degrees in a variety of programs, all which have different prerequisite requirements, this minor is designed to be flexible and tailored to the student’s need with approval by the advisor.
Health Science Minor
Take 18 credits from the following (6 must be upper level) in consultation with pre-health advisor.
Students must complete 8 hours of upper level human biology with the preference for upper level Human Physiology and upper level Human Anatomy. The minor is intended to be flexible as every post-professional program has its own pre-requisite courses which may not be covered in the major. Such courses may include MATH 2312 Statistical Methods; KINE 4304 Statistical Methods; BIOL 2101 Intro to Physical Therapy; BIOL 2102 Intro to Physician Assistant Studies; ATTR 1310 Intro to Athletic Training Practices; an upper level Psychology or any Sociology course which would contribute to managing patients/clients; other biology, chemistry or physics courses.
Total Credit Hours: 18
Total Credit Hours: 18