Program Overview

Degree requirements include successful completion of a minimum of 120 hours, including (1) the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements designated courses; (2) degree requirements; (3) related requirements; and (4) electives, including 40 upper-division hours. Because of the number of hours included in the health science major, no minor is required.

Elective and required science courses are used to satisfy the lower-division UCA Core requirements in Diversity, Critical Inquiry, Responsible Living and Communication. Students should take HLTH 1320 to fulfill the First Year Seminar requirements and the Responsible Living requirement but may also take HLTH 2320 as an elective to fulfill those requirements as well as the Social Science requirement.

For upper-division UCA Core requirements, students will take HLTH 4600 for the UCA Core capstone. An alternative capstone course is HLTH 4391 as directed by their advisor. The additional upper-division UCA Core requirements will be met by taking elective courses chosen with approval of the major advisor.

Mathematics Pathway: First-time, first-year students majoring in Health Science, Health Services Administration enter the College Algebra Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1390 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit for MATH 1390.