Overview

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Allied Health
(620)

Allied Health refers to occupations that support, aid and increase the efficiency of the physician, dentist or primary clinical specialist. Allied Health professionals are involved with the delivery of health or related services pertaining to the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; rehabilitation and health systems management, among others.

The Bachelor of Science with a Major in Allied Health post professional program provides a broad-based foundation of professional, ethical, legal, health policy, issues and trends in health care, health promotion and disease prevention, health education, research and evidence based practice and data base, case and health systems management.

The program is designed to articulate with allied health professional programs at community colleges to provide graduates the opportunity to advance in the allied health profession, meet societal and health-care delivery demands, and assume leadership and/or supervisory positions. The BS degree will prepare graduates to work in a variety of settings with diverse patients, families and communities as well as pursue graduate education in the health care field.

Requirements

Degree Requirements

Prerequisite for the Major
To enroll in this degree program a student must hold an associate degree in an Allied Health field completed at a regionally accredited institution. National University will also accept students who hold such a degree from certain nationally accredited institutions. Appropriate Allied Health programs may include respiratory therapist, orthopedic technician, cardiovascular technologist, dental hygienist. Transfer units will be applied as per general university catalog policies.

Core Requirements
(10 courses; 45 quarter units)

HSC 300    Legal and Ethical Issues and Health Professions
HSC 310    Issues and Trends in Health Care
HED 330    Health Education and Health Promotion
NSG 322    Introduction to Biomedical Statistics
GER 310    Healthy Aging
HSC 400    Management for Health Professionals
HSC 410    Informatics for Health Professionals
HSC 420    Allied Health Research
HSC 430    Case and Outcome Management
HSC 440    Allied Health Capstone Project

Upper-Division Electives
(minimum 6 courses; 27 quarter units)
Students must complete a minimum of 27 quarter units (6courses) of electives to fulfill the upper-division unit requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Allied Health. In addition, two of the General Education courses should be at the upper-division level.

Degree Program Locations
This degree is offered online
Los Angeles Campus
Spectrum Business Park Campus