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HS - Health Sciences Minor

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Health Science Minor

The Health Sciences curriculum prepares students for health-related careers by enabling them to acquire a strong foundation in both biology and chemistry that is required by many health-related professional paths including medicine, physician assistant, optometry, dentistry, and veterinary medicine, as well as graduate programs in biomedical sciences.

Degree Requirements

The Health Science Minor Requirement is 22 credit hours as follows:

BIO 107

General Biology I

3 cr.

BIO 117

General Biology Laboratory I

1 cr.

BIO 108

General Biology II

3 cr.

BIO 118

General Biology Laboratory II

1 cr.

BIO 215

Anatomy and Physiology I

4 cr.

BIO 216

Anatomy and Physiology II

4 cr.

HS 2XX

HS Elective

3 cr.

HS 2XX

HS Elective

3 cr.

Total Credit Hours:

22

Additional courses that fulfill the HS elective requirements: BIO 203, BIO 310, BIO 312, BIO 401, BME 425, CHEM 402, NSCI 248, NSCI 348

Note: This minor is not open to health sciences and health studies majors.

BIO 215 has CHEM 106 as a prerequisite.