Program Overview

Overview of the Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies: Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Science in Integrated Studies: Health Sciences provides an academic foundation for students pursuing clinical or research careers in healthcare. The program includes courses that examine foundational science for healthcare professionals, addressing scientific, social, political, ethical, and organizational issues in healthcare.

Program Details

• The program equips students with an academic foundation for graduate or professional school or for work in various healthcare professions, including community health, public health, biomedical research, medicine, nursing, dentistry, and physical and occupational therapy.
• Students in the BSIS program must complete a certificate, tailoring their degree to their educational and professional goals.
• In some cases, students with extensive work experience and/or a significant number of transfer credits may have the certificate requirement waived.
• Requests for waiving the certificate requirement are reviewed and approved by the Vice Dean on a case-by-case basis.
• Students in BSIS programs must also complete a Community Engagement course, which can be fulfilled by a designated CAPS course.

Required Courses

• CAPS-HCARE 1030: Introduction to Health Professions (3 units)
• CAPS-HCARE 3025: Introduction to Public Health (3 units)
• CAPS-PHIL 2040: Biomedical Ethics (3 units)
• CAPS-PSYCH 3135: Health Psychology (3 units)
• CAPS-BIO 1012: General Biology I (Lecture) (3 units)
• CAPS-BIO 1009: General Bio I (Lab) (1 unit)
• CAPS-BIO 1022: General Bio II (Lecture) (3 units)
• CAPS-BIO 1019: General Bio II (Lab) (1 unit)
• CAPS-BIO 3420: Introduction to Human Disease and Its Scientific Basis (3 units)
• CAPS-ISLA 3980: Integrated Studies Capstone: Professional Track (3 units)
• Total Units: 26

Electives

• CAPS-CHEM 1050: Introductory General Chemistry I (3 units)
• CAPS-CHEM 1020: General Chemistry Laboratory I (2 units)
• CAPS-CHEM 1060: Introductory General Chemistry II (3 units)
• CAPS-CHEM 1040: General Chemistry Laboratory II (2 units)
• CAPS-CHEM 2610: Organic Chemistry I with Lab (4 units)
• CAPS-CHEM 2620: Organic Chemistry II with Lab (4 units)
• CAPS-PHYS 1700: General Physics (with Lab) (4 units)
• CAPS-PHYS #TBD: General Physics II (with Lab) (4 units)
• CAPS-BIO 2200: Anatomy and Physiology I (4 units)
• CAPS-BIO 2201: Anatomy and Physiology II (4 units)
• CAPS-BIO 4006: Introduction to Biochemistry (3 units)
• CAPS-BIO 4030: Biology of Aging (3 units)
• CAPS-PSYCH 3070: Developmental Psychology (3 units)
• CAPS-ANTHRO 3310: Health, Healing, and Ethics: Intro to Medical Anthropology (3 units)

Note

• At least 15 units in the program must be in upper-level (3000-level or higher) courses.

Additional Information

• This program is offered either mostly or fully online.
• Students entering the U.S. on an F-1 or J-1 Visa must enroll in a program full-time.
• F-1 students are only permitted to enroll in one online course per semester, and J-1 students may only enroll in non-credit online courses that do not count toward their degree program.
• WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) cannot guarantee face-to-face enrollment options each semester of full-time enrollment and therefore cannot issue an I-20 or DS 2019 to F-1 and J-1 students for this program.