Health Sciences and Spanish, B.S.

Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 40

School: School of Arts and Sciences and School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Department: Humanities and Health Sciences

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As a Health Science and Spanish major, you will gain knowledge of the principles and practices of health sciences with a strong Spanish language skills and cultural competency who are ready to work with Spanish speaking populations and communities or continue their post undergraduate education with a strong Spanish cultural competency upon graduation.

Major Requirements

The major requires a minimum of 5 courses in Spanish and 5 courses in Public Health.

Spanish Courses

Spanish courses (5 courses for a total of 20 credits):

SPA 1010 - Beginner’s Spanish I Credits: 4
SPA 1020 - Introductory Spanish II Credits: 4
SPA 1030 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: 4
SPA 1040 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: 4
SPA 1520 - Latin American and Spanish Contemporary Film Credits: 4

Health Sciences courses

Health Sciences courses (5 courses for a total of 20 credits): Two core courses and three additional Health Science (HSC) courses at the 2000 to 4000 level.

Core Courses

Complete the following two required courses:

HSC 1122 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
HSC 1123 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4

Required Electives

Choose any three additional Health Science (HSC) courses at the 2000 to 4000 level.