Program Details

Your Health Sciences Journey

The BSHS program provides a strong foundation of general education, health sciences, and core competence for a range of non-clinical and clinical health careers. In this four-year program, you can choose between two tracks to align your educational path with your goals and experience. All students take the same first-year curriculum, so you have time to explore and gather information before choosing a track.

Track 1: Bachelor of Health Sciences — General

Combine a broad view of the healthcare industry with a deep dive into specific areas.

• ideal for undecided majors who need more exposure to the healthcare field before choosing a specific program
• personalized academic and career advising help you find the right career path
• equips you for a non-clinical career as a health-unit or patient-care coordinator in a hospital, clinic, or a doctor’s office
• prepares you for graduate studies in a variety of postbaccalaureate healthcare programs by ensuring completion of all prerequisites for successful admission

Track 2: Bachelor of Health Sciences — Health Education and Promotion

Inspire individuals and communities to encourage health-help seeking behaviors.

• graduates of this track are eligible to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam
• provides an additional credential in health education and promotion for any clinical profession such as nursing, dental hygiene, medical imagining and therapeutics, and rehabilitation sciences, among others
• trains you in the areas of health promotion, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, research, advocacy, communication, administration and management, and professionalism