BS in Health Sciences
ISC - Long Island University, Post, United States
First Year Course Fee
USD 37,926
Course Accredited By
MSCHE
Health care is an ever-expanding field with many rewarding career paths.
The federal government expects health care to dominate job growth, with 5.6 million new jobs expected by 2020. The 120-credit B.S. in Health Sciences is a science-based major designed for freshman and transfer students who aspire to careers in a variety of health-related fields, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, pharmacy, physician assistant, medical imaging or health information management. Even if you haven't yet decided on a career path within the health professions field, this versatile degree can uniquely qualify you for admittance to graduate or medical school, or lead to a job upon graduation.
Enrollment Cycles
- September 2023
Entry requirements
Undergraduate
Direct Admission
- TOEFL (iBT) 75 or 79 (varies by program)
- IELTS 6.0
- Pearson (PTE) 50
- Pearson Versant Not Accepted
- Duolingo Not Accepted
- Gao Kao English 90 (Post)
- GPA: 2.0 – 2.5
English Language Institute
- TOEFL (iBT) No official score required
- IELTS Below 6.0 (Post)
- Pearson (PTE) Below 50
- Pearson Versant Not Accepted
- Duolingo Not Accepted
- Gao Kao English Under 90 (Post)
- GPA: 2.0 - 2.5
MAJOR COURSES (17 COURSES – 58 CREDITS PLUS REQUIRED COLLEGE CORE)
- HSC 101 Introduction to Health Professions 3hrs
- BIO 7 & 8 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II CORE
- BIO 103 & 104 General Biology I & II 8hrs
- BMS 40 or CLA 6 or HPA 20 Computer Applications in Health Sciences 3hrs
- BMS 90 Microbiology in Health Sciences 4hrs
- BMS 211 & 212 Pathophysiology I & II 6hrs
- CHM 3 & 4 Principles of Chemistry I & II 8hrs
- HSC 102/ SW 30 Interdisciplinary Helping Professions 3hrs
- MTH 19 (or equivalent*) Statistics 3hrs
- NTR 10 Nutrition 3hrs
- PSY 101 General Psychology CORE
- SPE 5 or ORC 17 or ORC 1 Voice and Diction or Oral Communication 3hrs
SUGGESTED ELECTIVES (18-21 CREDITS)
Course (Pre-Req) Title Credits
- BMS 225 Histopathology of Body Systems 3hrs
- CHM 21 & 22 Organic Chemistry I & II 8hrs
- HSC 221 Topics in Human Genetics 3hrs
- PHI 19 Medical Ethics 3hrs
- PHY 3 & 4 University Physics I & II 8hrs
- PSY 25 Developmental Psychology 3hrs
- SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology 3hrs
- BIO 85 Literacy in the Experimental Sciences 3hrs
Undergraduate
English Language Institute (1 semester) $5,000
Direct Admission (2 semesters) $37,926
Estimated Room, Board & Fees $16,266 - $19,614