Liberal Studies, Health Professions Concentration, BLS

General Education Core Requirements

Courses in the Concentration (33 credits total)

• IDS 290 - Introduction to Medical Humanities ____
• PHL 218 - Medical Ethics ______
• SOC 313 - Sociology of Aging ______
• SOC 349 - Medical Sociology ______
• SMS 361 - Issues in Public and Community Health ______
• PSY 326 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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• PSY 340 - Environmental Psychology ______
• PSY 336 - Cognitive Development

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• PSY 337 - Social Development ______
• IDS 350 - Introduction to Women’s Studies ______
• IDS 389 - Research Methods in IDS ______
• IDS 489 - Senior Capstone in Interdisciplinary Studies ______

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• Select any one course from the following:

• SMS 261 - Consumer Health
• SMS 303 - Exercise Psychology: Enhancing Health & Well-being
• SMS 360 - Stress and Health Empowerment ______

+ Support Courses (9 credits total)

• PSY 101 - General Psychology ______
• SOC 201 - Introduction to Sociology ______
• MAT 147 - Statistics ______

++ Minor (15-18 credits total) or Electives (200-400 Level)

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Credits are based upon accredited Allied Health Associates degree program

• ** Allied Health Electives 21 Credit(s) ______

Additional Information and Notes

* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

+ If all Support Courses are used to fulfill Distruibution electives, then there is space on the right side of the flowsheet for a minor.

++If you are planning to Minor (15-18 credits required), you may need to take more that 120 credits for graduation (including minor)

** For students with an Associate degree in an approved health profession program, up to 21 credits in the Allied Health field will be granted.

Exceptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120