Health Science, BS Major in

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Assistant Professor Karaye, Director

The undergraduate program in health science provides an excellent foundation for students seeking to prepare for graduate study in a broad range of clinical healthcare professions including medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences, nursing, nutrition, physical therapy, and physician assistant studies.

The program integrates three components providing students with:

A comprehensive health core grounded in the concept of wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention;
a science core designed to meet all prerequisite course requirements for application to medical school and other clinical study programs; and
an underlying liberal arts core that encourages critical thinking and facilitates overall personal growth and development.

An integral part of the program is the clinical internship which enables students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to practical real-life experiences. Sites are chosen in consultation with the student’s adviser from a list of approved sites to ensure a challenging and rewarding experience.

Matriculation and Continuation Standards

Requirements for acceptance into the health science major program include: meeting Hofstra University’s general admission standards and an interview with the program director for advisement and scheduling.

All health science majors must meet the following criteria to continue in the program:

A cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or better in the following categories:
a)    All course work completed at Hofstra University
b)    All required health science major coursework
c)    All required science courses
Recommendation of the major adviser
Recommendation of the Health Science program director

Final admission to the program is made by the chairperson of upon recommendation of the department faculty.

Degree Requirements - Semester Hours: 128 Minimum

The successful completion of at least 128 semester hours and a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in work completed at Hofstra.
At least 64 semester hours must be in liberal arts.
There are two requirements that must ordinarily be completed in residence at Hofstra: 15 semester hours in the major, including a field experience (or its equivalent) and the last 30 hours. The 15 hours need not be included with the last 30 hours.

1) Major Core Requirements - Semester Hours: 36

HPR 060 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Semester Hours: 3
HPR 061 - Health Through the Life Cycle Semester Hours: 3
HPR 066 - Drugs and Alcohol Semester Hours: 3
HPR 063 - Health Care Systems and Services Semester Hours: 3
HPR 065 - Ethical, Legal and Critical Health Problems Semester Hours: 3
HPR 071 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases Semester Hours: 3
HPR 075 - Life Cycle Sexual Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 114 - Applied Nutrition, Diet and Exercise Semester Hours: 3
HPR 070 - Epidemiology Semester Hours: 3
HPR 074 - Health Care Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
or
CSC 005 - (CS) Overview of Computer Science Semester Hours: 3
HPR 073 - Framework and Design in Healthcare Studies Semester Hours: 3
HPR 162 - Mental Health Care and Services Semester Hours: 3

2) Major Core Electives: Semester Hours - 9 Minimum

A minimum of 9 s.h. selected under advisement:

HPR 050 - The Science of Human Nutrition Semester Hours: 3
HPR 062 - Personal and Community Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 064 - Consumer Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 067 - Aging and Long-Term Care Semester Hours: 3
HPR 068 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
HPR 069 - Stress Management Semester Hours: 1
HPR 100 - Palliative Care and Hospice Semester Hours: 3
HPR 101 - Alternative and Complementary Health Care Semester Hours: 3
HPR 113 - Food and Culture Semester Hours: 3
HPR 115 - Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Global Perspective Semester Hours: 3
HPR 118 - Women’s Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPR 119 - Introduction to Nutrition Science Semester Hours: 3
HPR 120 - Nutrition Through the Life Cycle Semester Hours: 3
HPR 121 - Principles of Food Science Semester Hours: 3
HPR 122 - Diet Therapy Semester Hours: 3
HPR 125 - Violence in Children, Family, and the Community Semester Hours: 3
HPR 126 - Current Issues and Controversies in Human Nutrition Semester Hours: 3
HPR 129 - Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Healthcare Reform Semester Hours: 3
HPR 150 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay/Project Semester Hours: 3
EXPH 151 - Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
HPR 152 - Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
HPR 160 - Global Health Issues Semester Hours: 3
HPR 179 A-Z - Special Topics in Health Semester Hours: 1-3
EXPH 010 - First Aid and Safety Semester Hours: 3

3) Field Experience Requirements - Semester Hours: 6

Selected under advisement during the senior year:

HPR 167A - Clinical Internship and Seminar Semester Hours: 3
HPR 167B - Clinical Internship and Seminar Semester Hours: 3

Note:

Students who can demonstrate employment or other field experience in a health setting may substitute six semester hours of electives, selected under advisement only.

4) Health Science Requirement - Semester Hours: 38-44

Required courses:
BIOL 113 - (NS) General Biology II Semester Hours: 4
BIOL 112 - (NS) General Biology I Semester Hours: 4
CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3 - 4
CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
CHEM 131 - Organic Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 132 - Organic Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 137 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
BCHM 162 - Foundations of Biochemistry Semester Hours: 3
or
BCHM 163 - Bio-Organic Chemistry of Metabolism Semester Hours: 3
MATH 050 - (MA) Precalculus Semester Hours: 4
Choose one of the following groups:
PHYS 001A - (NS) Elementary Physics Semester Hours: 3
PHYS 001B - (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
PHYS 002A - (NS) Elementary Physics Semester Hours: 3
PHYS 002B - (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
OR
PHYS 011A - (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
PHYS 011B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
PHYS 012A - (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
PHYS 012B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
MATH 071 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
(Note: MATH 071 is only needed with PHYS 011 A/B and 012 A/B series; is needed regardless.)

5) Liberal Arts Core Courses - Semester Hours: 24-26

English – Semester Hours: 6-7

WSC 001 - Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
WSC 002 - Composition Semester Hours: 3

Humanities - Semester Hours: 3

One of the following:

RHET 001 - (CP) Oral Communication Semester Hours: 3
RHET 007 - (CP) Public Speaking Semester Hours: 3
RHET 011 - Voice and Diction Semester Hours: 3

Basic Statistics - Semester Hours: 3-4

Chosen from:

BIOL 124 - Biostatistics Semester Hours: 4
MATH 008 - Elementary Mathematical Statistics Semester Hours: 3
PSY 040 - Statistics Semester Hours: 4
BAN 001 - Introduction to Business Statistics Semester Hours: 3
SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4

Psychology - Semester Hours: 6-7

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