ADDITIONAL MAJOR IN HEALTH SCIENCES
Most health professions (from Physical Therapy to Pharmacy and Medicine) require the completion of a graduate program, the admission to which is predicated on successful completion of rigorous curricula of specific pre-requisite courses. HTC’s additional major in Health Sciences allows students seeking advanced educational opportunities to better leverage their education at HTC. In addition, HTC offers a Cooperative BSN Program in conjunction with North Park University.
Major in Health Sciences Core Curriculum |
Semester Credit Hours Required |
Residency Requirement |
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MATH 272: Statistical Analysis |
3 |
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NSCI 170: General Chemistry I NSCI 160: Physics I with Lab |
4 4 |
4 |
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NSCI 180: General Biology with Lab |
4 |
4 |
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NSCI 201: Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab |
4 |
4 |
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NSCI 202: Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab |
4 |
4 |
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NSCI 263: Molecular Biology and Genetics |
4 |
4 |
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PHIL 323 : Jewish Bioethics* |
3 |
3 |
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PSYC 101: General Psychology PSYC 217: Developmental Psychology |
3 3 |
3 |
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TOTAL FOR THE MAJOR |
36 |
25 |
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Pre-Professional Preparation – Careers in Health Sciences
Prerequisites for BSN and MSN(Nursing) Recommended Curriculum |
Semester Credit Hours Required |
MATH 104: College Algebra MATH 272: Statistical Analysis ENGL 211: Advanced Composition |
3 3 3 |
ENGL – Approved Literature course |
3 |
HIST -- Approved non-Western History NSCI 170: General Chemistry I NSCI 152: Medical Terminology and Pharmacology NSCI 155: Essentials of Nutrition NSCI 180: General Biology with lab |
3 4 3 3 4 |
NSCI 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
NSCI 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 |
NSCI 240: Organic Chemistry |
4 |
NSCI 261: Microbiology and Health |
4 |
PHIL 323: Jewish Bioethics* PSYC 101: General Psychology PSYC 217: Developmental Psychology |
3 3 3 |
SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
TOTAL | 57 |
* Fulfills AHS core requirement for Philosophy.
Pre-Physical Therapy - Recommended Curriculum |
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MATH 261 Calculus I MATH 272 Statistical Analysis NSCI 180 General Biology NSCI 160 Physics I NSCI 161 Physics II |
5 3 4 4 4 |
NSCI 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
NSCI 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II NSCI 170 General Chemistry I NSCI 240 Organic Chemistry |
4 4 4 |
PHIL 323 Jewish Bioethics* PSYC 101 General Psychology |
3 3 |
PSYC 217 Developmental Psychology PSYC 317 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 322 Brain and Behavior SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology |
3 3 4 3 |
TOTAL | 55 |
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Pre-Pharmacy – Recommended Curriculum |
Semester Credit Hours Required |
BUSN 215 or 217 – Macroeconomics or Microeconomics PSYC 101: General Psychology |
3 3 |
SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
MATH 261: Calculus I |
5 |
MATH 272: Statistical Analysis |
3 |
Humanities Electives** |
8 |
NSCI 180: General Biology I NSCI 181: General Biology II NSCI 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 4 4 |
NSCI 170: General Chemistry I |
4 |
NSCI 171: General Chemistry II |
4 |
NSCI 270: Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
NSCI 271: Organic Chemistry II |
4 |
NSCI 160: Physics I |
4 |
NSCI 161: Physics II |
4 |
PHIL 323: Jewish Bioethics* |
3 |
TOTAL |
64 |