Health Science: Clinician Degree Option, BS

Academic core requirements

• Associate or Diploma degree in a clinical allied health discipline from a programmatically and regionally accredited institution or acceptance into the Marshfield Clinic Health System School of Radiography, https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/education/marshfield-clinic-schoolof-radiography.
• Eligibility for or current registration, certification, or licensure in a clinical allied health discipline such as dental hygienist, medical laboratory technician, nursing, occupational therapy assistant, paramedic, physical therapy assistant, radiography, respiratory therapist, and sonography (this is not an exhaustive list).
• General Education Program requirements

Health Science Core, 23 credits

• HS 105 - Survey of Common Diseases Credits: 3
• HS 150 - Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Credits: 1
• HS 295 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
• HS 360 - Research Design and Methods for the Health Sciences Credits: 3
• HS 385 - Leadership Development in Health Professions Credits: 3
• HS 395 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology Credits: 3
• HS 410 - Issues in Aging Credits: 3
• HS 490 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Health Care Credits: 3
• HS 499 - Selected Topics in Health Sciences Credits: 1

Collateral courses, 26-27 credits

• BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology Credits: 5
• BIOL 385 - Human Physiology Credits: 4

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• CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5 or
• CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5

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• HS 301 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics Credits: 3 or
• MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods Credits: 4

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• PHIL 121 - Critical Thinking Credits: 3
• PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Health, 9 credits

Choose nine credits from:

• ANTH 380 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3
• ENGL 391 - Biomedical Writing Credits: 3
• HS 310 - Communication in Health Care Credits: 3

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• HPW 290 - Psychological Aspects of Health Credits: 3 or
• PSYC 385 - Health Psychology Credits: 3

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• HPW 406 - Introduction to Motivational Interviewing and Health and Wellness Coaching Credits: 3
• PHIL 302 - Ethics and Medicine Credits: 3
• POLI 306 - Health Politics and Policies Credits: 3
• REL 307 - Religion and Health Credits: 3

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• SOC 263 - Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions Credits: 3 or
• SW 263 - Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions Credits: 3

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• SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3
• SOC 308 - Sociology of Medicine Credits: 3
• SOC 327 - Social Inequality Credits: 3
• SW 381 - Death, Dying, Loss and Grief Credits: 3

Clinician Degree Option

Required:

Clilnical Education

Minimum of 30 clinical education credits resulting in registration, certification, or licensure in a clinical allied health discipline. You may complete this requirement with equivalent transfer credits or by successful admission to and completion of the Marshfield Clinic Health System School of Radiography Program, https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/education/marshfield-clinic-schoolof-radiography.