Health Sciences, B.S.

Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in Health Sciences

Students pursuing a degree in health sciences must complete the following requirements.

1. Meet the university general education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses. 

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, and U.S. Diversity. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements  section of the catalog.

2. Complete the prescribed number of credits from the following courses

• BIO 1200 - Biology I (4) *
• BIO 2100 - Human Anatomy (4)  
• BIO 2101 - Human Anatomy Laboratory (1)  or BIO 3621 - Physiology Laboratory (1)  
• BIO 2600 - Human Physiology (4)  or BIO 3620 - Medical Physiology (4)  or BIO 4620 - Advanced Human Physiology (4)  
• HS 2000 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3) *
• HS 3500 - Health Behavior Theories (3) *
• HS 4500 - Ethics in Health Care (4)  
• PSY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (4) * or SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine (4) *
• PH 3000 - Introduction to Public Health (3) *
• *Courses that also satisfy the university general education requirement.

3. Complete the course requirements specified under one of the academic concentration areas.

• Health Sciences, B.S., Concentration in Holistic Health 
• Health Sciences, B.S., Concentration in Pre-Health Professional Studies 
• Health Sciences, B.S., Concentration in Pre-Pharmacy