2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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 healthcare 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 79–81 semester hours: ALHL-1000 Introduction to the Allied Health Professions...............1 ALHL-2000 Medical Terminology...................................................3 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 (GBIO-2210 Principles of Microbiology................................. 4) BIO-2250 Cell Biology....................................................................4 CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I...................................................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-2015 Human Anatomy, and Physiology II.............................4 GMTH-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.................................................... 10–12 Set A: Pre-Physical Therapy, Optometry, Chiropractic,etc CHEM-1120 General Chemistry II......................................... 4 PHYS-1010 College Physics I................................................ 4 PHYS-1020 College Physics II............................................... 4 or Set B: Pre-Physician Assistant CHEM-1120 General Chemistry II......................................... 4 CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I.......................................... 4 CHEM-3710 Biochemistry..................................................... 4 or Set C: Pre-Occupational Therapy PHYS-1010 College Physics I................................................ 4 PYCH-3900 Neurophysiological Psychology......................... 3 SOC-1300 Introduction to Sociology..................................... 3 *Capstone Course Allied Health Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements................................................35 Allied Health Major Requirements..........................................79–81 General Electives................................................................... 12–14 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Allied Health First year: ALHL-1000 Introduction to the Allied Health Professions...................1 BTGE-1725 The Bible and the Gospel...............................................3 BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology........................................................4 BIO-2250 Cell Biology........................................................................4 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GBIO-2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I...................................4 GMTH-1030 Precalculus....................................................................4 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 PYCH-1600 General Psychology.......................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 34 Second year: ALHL-2000 Medical Terminology.......................................................3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BIO-2210 Microbiology.......................................................................4 (or GBIO-2210 Principles of Microbiology.....................................4) COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I.......................................................4 GBIO-2015 Human Anatomy and Physiology II. ................................4 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 PYCH-2600 Human Development and Lifespan................................3 PYCH-2640 Abnormal Psychology.....................................................3 History Elective..................................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Third year: ALHL-3940 Professional Development...............................................1 BTGE-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 MAHE-3030 Nutrition.........................................................................3 MAHE-3070 Current Issues in Health................................................1 PYCH-2610 Statistics.........................................................................3 PYCH-3380 Health Psychology..........................................................3 Electives.............................................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 29 Fourth year: ALHL-4950 Allied Health Seminar I....................................................1 ALHL-4960 Allied Health Seminar II...................................................1 BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 PYCH-3720 Psychology of Personality..............................................3 Global Awareness Elective.............................................................0–3 Set A, B, or C Allied Health........................................................ 10–12 Electives....................................................................................... 9–11 Total................................................................................................. 32 Page 140 2017–18 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Department of Kinesiology and Allied Health Allied Health

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