2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 122 2012–13 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Department of Kinesiology and Allied Health | College of Health Professions Allied Health The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in allied health is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students for admission into graduate-level allied health care provider programs including physical therapy, physician assistant, and occupational therapy. The allied health major is not necessarily designed to prepare students for the medical profession. Students seeking admission to medical school should consider majoring in the premed program offered in the department of science and mathematics. An ACT composite score of 25 (or SAT composite of 1150) or higher is highly recommended. Course Requirements involve 78-83 semester hours: ALHL-1000 Introduction to the Allied Health Professions...............1 ALHL-2000 Medical Terminology...................................................0 ALHL-3940 Professional Development...........................................1 ALHL-4950 Allied Health Seminar I................................................1 *ALHL-4960 Allied Health Seminar II.............................................1 BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology....................................................4 BIO-2210 Microbiology...................................................................4 BIO-2250 Cell Biology....................................................................4 CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I...................................................4 CHEM-1120 General Chemistry II..................................................4 ESS-3900 Physiology of Exercise..................................................3 ESS-3920 Biomechanics...............................................................3 ESS-3940 Structural Kinesiology...................................................3 EXSC-4600 Research in Exercise Science ...................................3 GBIO-2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I...............................4 GBIO-2020 Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology....4 GMATH-1030 Precalculus..............................................................4 MAHE-3030 Nutrition ....................................................................3 MAHE-3070 Current Issues in Health............................................1 PYCH-1600 General Psychology...................................................3 PYCH-2600 Human Development and Lifespan............................3 PYCH-2610 Statistics.....................................................................3 PYCH-2640 Abnormal Psychology.................................................3 PYCH-3380 Health Psychology......................................................3 PYCH-3720 Psychology of Personality..........................................3 One of the following sets......................................................8–13 (Set A) ATRN-3660 Therapeutic Modalities....................................... 3 PHYS-1010 College Physics I................................................ 5 PHYS-1020 College Physics II............................................... 5 or (Set B) CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I.......................................... 4 CHEM-3710 Biochemistry..................................................... 4 *Capstone Course Allied Health Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements................................................36 Allied Health Major Requirements...........................................78-83 Electives....................................................................................9-14 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 26. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Allied Health First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.............................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology........................................................4 BIO-2250 Cell Biology........................................................................4 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GMTH-1030 Precalculus....................................................................4 ALHL-1000 Introduction to the Allied Health Professions...................1 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 PYCH-1600 General Psychology.......................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 Literature Elective..............................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Second year: ALHL-2000 Medical Terminology.......................................................0 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BIO-2210 Microbiology.......................................................................4 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I.......................................................4 CHEM-1120 General Chemistry II......................................................4 GBIO-2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I...................................4 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 PYCH-2600 Human Development and Lifespan................................3 History Elective..................................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 31 Third year: ALHL-3940 Professional Development...............................................1 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 ESS-3900 Physiology of Exercise......................................................3 ESS-3920 Biomechanics...................................................................3 ESS-3940 Structural Kinesiology.......................................................3 EXSC-4600 Research in Exercise Science........................................3 GBIO-2020 Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology........4 MAHE-3030 Nutrition.........................................................................3 MAHE-3070 Current Issues in Health................................................1 PYCH-3380 Health Psychology..........................................................3 PYCH-2610 Statistics.........................................................................3 PYCH-2640 Abnormal Psychology.....................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Fourth year: ALHL-4950 Allied Health Seminar I....................................................1 ALHL-4960 Allied Health Seminar II...................................................1 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.................................2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration......................................2 PYCH-3720 Psychology of Personality..............................................3 Global Awareness Elective.............................................................0–3 Set A or Set B Allied Health......................................................... 8–13 Electives........................................................................................9-14 Total................................................................................................. 31