Health Sciences, B.I.S.

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Admission to the Major (B.I.S. in Health Sciences)

Students who begin as freshmen, transfer, transition or re-entry at Georgia State University will be classified as NS Undeclared until they have earned at least 45 credit hours. At that point, students may declare the B.I.S. in Health Sciences upon achieving a minimum GPA of 2.5.

For purposes of determining eligibility for the major, the GPA requirement will be evaluated based on the higher of the student’s Georgia State (institutional) GPA or overall (cumulative) GPA. This standard applies to current Georgia State students seeking to change their major into Health Sciences, as well as re-entry students.

Transfer and transition students who meet university admission requirements may declare the major upon acceptance to Georgia State University. Evaluation of GPA for these students will follow the same standard, using the highest applicable GPA available at the time of admission.

There is no secondary admissions process for the B.I.S. in Health Sciences.

Degree Requirements

Prerequisites - 42 hours of pre-requisites (IMPACTS). Field of Study course for major including pre-requisites related to Rehabilitation Sciences.

Field of Study Courses Related to the BIS Program for Health Sciences (18 Hours)

BIOL 2251K - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 2252K - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 2260 - Foundations of Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2260L - Foundations of Microbiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
HS 2050 - Introduction to Health Sciences 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 2010 - Medical Terminology for Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
Note: a student can petition to exchange BIOL 2251K and BIOL 2252K with another math or science course, if appropriate. For example, General Chemistry or CHEM 1211K and CHEM 1212K are acceptable.

Major Core Area of Concentration- Health Sciences, 30 Hours

CNHP 3000 - Communication/Cultural Diversity 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 3010 - Advanced Medical Terminology 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 3500 - Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 4010 - Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 4200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Credit Hours
or
GERO 4200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 4105 - Geriatric Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
HS 3300 - Human Services Policy, Planning and Trends 3 Credit Hours
HS 4001 - Global Health- Study Abroad 3 Credit Hours
HS 4790 - Directed Readings in Health Sciences 3 Credit Hours

Courses for the lnterprofessional Rehabilitation Sciences Track: (15 Hours)

HS 3120 - Introduction to Pharmacology for Health Professions 3 Credit Hours
HS 3115 - Rehabilitation Sciences: Early Childhood Rehabilitation 3 Credit Hours
HS 4115 - Signature Experience for Interprofessional Rehab Sciences 3 Credit Hours
HS 4125 - Rehabilitation Sciences: Caring for the Community from an Interprofessional Approach 3 Credit Hours

Electives (15 Hours)

Students take elective courses to reach the 120 hours needed to earn a bachelor’s degree (including 39 hours at the 3000-4000 level taken at Georgia State University). Suggestions include but are not limited to:

OT 2100 - Introduction to the Profession of Occupational Therapy 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 3200 - Interprofessional Seminar 1 Credit Hours
CNHP 4096 - End of Life Issues 1 Credit Hours
GERO 4110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Credit Hours
NURS 2010 - Health and Human Development Across the Lifespan 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 3030 - Foundations of Environmental Health 3 Hours
PHPB 4135 - Introduction to Disability and Public Health 3 Hours
NUTR 2100 - Principles of Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 3100 - Nutrition and Health 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 3160 - Culinary Medicine and Wellness 3 Credit Hours
NUTR 4960 - Nutrition and Physical Fitness 3 Credit Hours
RT 2011 - Application of Physical Principles in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 3900 - EKG Interpretation 3 Credit Hours
HI 3910 - Introduction to the Health Care System 3 Credit Hours