Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences is designed for students passionate about improving health and well-being across diverse populations. This interdisciplinary program combines foundational knowledge in biological sciences, health policy, public health, nutrition, environmental health and health services administration preparing graduates for a variety of careers in the health sector. Students in the BS in Health Science are able to tailor their degree curriculum to meet a variety of career and life goals. Students who have completed the pre-requisite courses for the BS in Nursing program or for the MS Physician Assistant program will find that all of the prerequisite courses for those programs count toward this degree.
The program features a core with 35-36 units (of which at least 21 units are upper-division health science courses). Students may choose one of two concentrations.
The General Health Science concentration requires 6 units of upper-division Health Science electives as well as 17 units of other elective courses chosen from Biology, Chemistry and Health Science. This will serve students who are admitted to our Pre-Nursing program but who are declined admission to our impacted BS in Nursing program. All 17 units of Biology and Chemistry courses that CSUSB’s Pre-Nursing majors take will count as electives within the General Health Science concentration. This concentration will also serve Pre-Nursing students who switch to the projected BS in Health Science program before completing all of their Pre-Nursing courses and will serve students who did not start as Pre-Nursing majors but choose to enroll directly in the projected BS in Health Science. The General Health Science concentration allows students to fulfill 17 units of electives using any combination of Pre-Nursing Biology and Chemistry courses with other health science courses.
Students who choose the Pre-Physician Assistant concentration follow a more prescriptive program which includes 28 - 30 units of Biology and Chemistry courses that are required for entry into a typical Physician Assistant program (these 28 - 30 units include all 17 units that Pre-Nursing students take).
Degree Requirements (58-66 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Note: All Health Science concentrations require grades of "C" (2.0) or better in all upper-division coursework with an HSCI prefix or any course approved for upper-division Health Science substitutions required in the major. Certain required courses also apply in the university's general education program.
| Lower-division requirement (14-15) | ||
| HSCI 2200 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HSCI 2645 | Cooking for Fun and Health | 2 |
| KINE 2200 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Statistics Course (select one of the following) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Statistical Thinking | ||
| Statistics with Applications | ||
| Introduction to Statistics in Health Sciences | ||
| Statistics in Kinesiology | ||
| Math Course - (select one of the following) | 3 - 4 | |
| Accelerated Preparation for Calculus | ||
| Preparation for Calculus B | ||
| Modeling with Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Upper-division requirements (21) | ||
| HSCI 3040 | Introduction to Health Services Administration | 3 |
| HSCI 3052 | Principles of Environmental Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3060 | Medical Care Organizations | 3 |
| HSCI 3580 | Principles of Toxicology | 3 |
| HSCI 3600 | Nutrition for Health | 3 |
| HSCI 3207 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| HSCI 4202 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| Concentration (23-30) | ||
| One of the following concentrations is required for the major: | 23-30 | |
| Total Units | 58-66 | |
Concentrations
General Health Science Concentration (23 units)
| General Science Electives (Choose 17 units from below): | 17 | |
Up to 7 units may be chosen from any HSCI courses not on this list | ||
| Introduction to Biology | ||
| Introduction to Biology Lab | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| Microbiology for Allied Health Majors | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health Majors | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health Majors | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Survey of General Chemistry | ||
| Survey of General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Survey of Organic and Biochemistry | ||
| Survey of Organic and Biochemistry Lab | ||
| Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biochemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Health and Society: An Ecological and Societal Approach | ||
| Health and Society: An Ecological and Societal Approach Lab | ||
| Upper Division Electives (6 or more units from the following list): | 6 | |
| Health and Human Sexuality | ||
| Health Behavior | ||
| Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health | ||
| Cultural Practices and Cuisines | ||
| Cultural Practices and Cuisines Lab | ||
| Health and Wellness of Older Adults | ||
| Health Issues of Men | ||
| Infectious Disease Burden in U.S. | ||
| Chronic Disease Burden in U.S. | ||
| Drug and Alcohol Issues | ||
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | ||
| Cultural Competency | ||
| Mental Health Issues in Public Health | ||
| Topics about Special Populations | ||
| Latinx Health | ||
| Women's Health | ||
| Bioterrorism and Emergency Response | ||
| Total Units | 23 | |
Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration (28-30 units)
| BIOL 2200 | Microbiology for Allied Health Majors | 4 |
| BIOL 2230 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health Majors | 4 |
| BIOL 2240 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health Majors | 4 |
| CHEM 2100 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 2100L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2200 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 2200L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2400 | Organic Chemistry I Lecture | 3 |
| One additional Biology course chosen from the list below): | 3-5 | |
| Human Genetics and Genomics | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Total Units | 28-30 | |