Health Sciences, B.S., Concentration in Holistic Health

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The Holistic Health concentration prepares students for many traditional and non-traditional health and service-oriented professions and graduate programs.

Students completing the Health Sciences, B.S. with an academic concentration in Holistic Health must complete a minimum of 120 credits and satisfy all University degree requirements for the major in health sciences and take the following courses.

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

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

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.

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

Complete the course requirements specified under the Holistic Health Concentration

Required courses

Number of required elective credits varies

The number of required elective credits varies based on core courses completed and are selected with assistance from your academic adviser, based on your career goals, from an approved list of courses. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 total course credits and satisfy all University degree requirements to graduate.

A minimum of 34 credits from these Holistic Health concentration elective courses.