Program Overview

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree completion program provides undergraduate students with a broad-based curriculum designed to prepare them with the foundational knowledge, skills, and professional values necessary to succeed in a variety of health-related careers and fields that advance health in their communities and globally. The program is also unique in that it is an upper-division major designed to articulate well with a wide variety of allied health associate degree programs. This degree completion program will be of high interest to the many allied health professionals who seek professional advancement or certification. 

The concentration in Health Leadership and Administration (HLA) provides students with an interdisciplinary education that will support them in a wide range of entry and middle management careers within the private/community/public health workforce sector. Some students also use their degree as a springboard to pursue graduate work in many public health and professional health degrees such as nursing, social work, and healthcare administration.

Common roles obtained by Health Science alumni are healthcare administration support, direct patient care, health education and outreach, laboratory and technical support, program coordination and support, and logistics coordinator.