Offered by Health Science Programs

Health Science Minor

Minimum hours required for minor = 24

1. Requirements (18 hours required):
   • Take all of the following:
     • HSCI 300, Seminar in Health Sciences - 1 hour
     • BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
   • Take ONE of the following options:
     • Take 1 course:
       • CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
     • OR take 2 courses:
       • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS or Math ACT score of 20 or better or permission of instructor)
       • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
2. Electives (6 hours required):
   • Take 6 hours from:
     • HSCI 125A-P, Orientations - 1-2 hours
     • HSCI 140GS, Introduction to Public Health - 3 hours
     • HSCI 225, Introduction to Hematology - 2 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of BIOL or permission of instructor)
     • BIOL 311, Bioethics - 3 hours
     • BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college biology or permission of instructor)
     • BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college biology or permission of the instructor)
     • CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours
     • ECON 410, Health Care Economics - 3 hours
     • FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
     • PE 265, Advanced First Aid & Critical Care - 2 hours
     • PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours
     • PSY 192, Death and Dying - 1-3 hours
     • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
     • PSY 231GS, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
     • PSY 462, Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS or PSY 230GS)
     • SOC 201, Social Inequality - 3 hours
     • SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS or permission)
     • SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS or permission)
     • SPAN 103, Spanish for Special Purposes (Medical) - 1 hour
     • SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours

Academic policy states that there can be NO MORE than 6 HOURS OF DUPLICATION between your major and minor. This applies only to Major Options - not to Comprehensive Majors. Students with Comprehensive Majors can add minors without duplication concerns. Work with your academic advisor regarding this issue.