Allied Health, B.S. Semester-by-semester Guide

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Freshman and Sophomore Years

Students accepted into the Allied Health degree plan must have graduated from an accredited two-year allied health program with an associate degree and be eligible to sit for a national certification examination in the specific discipline area for the associates degree level allied health professional. Courses in the Freshman and Sophomore years will be dependent on the student’s allied health program of study. Students may transfer 62 hours toward the baccalaureate degree. To complete the Allied Health program students must satisfy all General Education requirements, Program requirements, and Technical Electives as listed on degree plan. Individual plans will be developed by departmental advisors in consultation with the student upon admission.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 332 - Advanced Composition 3 hrs. or
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. or
IT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs.
LIS 201 - Introduction to Information Literacy 3 hrs.
DPH 375 - Health Education Foundations 3 or
DPH 428 - Health Care Organization 3 hrs.
Unsatisfied GEC requirements or Technical Electives 6 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

DPH 321 - Community Health 3 hrs.
DPH 420 - Communicable and Chronic Disease in Man 3 hrs.
DPH 427 - Health Policy 3 hrs.
DPH 408 - Health Education Methods 3 hrs. or
DPH 460 - Long-Term Care Policy and Administration 3 hrs.
Unsatisfied GEC requirements or Technical Electives 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (18 hours)

DPH 347 - Foundations of Health Care Marketing 3 hrs. or
MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing 3 hrs.
DPH 425 - Health Administration 3 hrs.
DPH 432 - Introduction to Epidemiology 3 hrs.
DPH 412 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education 3 hrs. or
DPH 470 - Health Law and Justice 3 hrs.
Unsatisfied GEC requirements or Technical Electives 6 hrs.

2nd semester (14 hours)

DPH 440 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3 hrs.
DPH 409 - Community Health Education Planning 3 hrs. or
DPH 492 - Special Problems 1-6 hrs.
Unsatisfied GEC requirements or Technical Electives 8 hrs.