Degree Requirements

To graduate with the BS in Applied Health Science, you must complete a total of 120 credit hours. You may be able to transfer an associate degree or up to 64 credit hours from a regionally accredited two-year college and up to 90 credit hours from a regionally accredited four-year college or university. Course requirements fall into four categories and are defined by student learning outcomes.

1. General education courses (30-42 credit hours)
2. Applied health science core courses (42 credit hours): You take applied health science courses that teach you how to:
   1. Utilize problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills in a variety of healthcare settings and situations.
   2. Utilize effective leadership and management strategies in common healthcare delivery systems and environments.
   3. Apply evidence-based healthcare practices for optimum health outcomes.
   4. Demonstrate accountability within the legal and ethical parameters of the healthcare system.
   5. Integrate communication skills into professional roles.
   6. Utilize information technology in the delivery of healthcare.
   7. Explore the historical and contemporary social determinants of health that shape health status, health behavior, and health inequalities.
3. Applied health science tracks (18 credit hours)
   1. Community Health Education Track: Coursework will provide instruction in the skills necessary to conduct general health and wellness assessments and the techniques of health education. This track prepares you to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination.
      1. Community Health Assessment, Education, and Promotion
      2. Program Assessment, Planning, Evaluation, Parts l and ll
   2. Health Administration Track: Coursework will provide instruction in healthcare organization, planning, budgeting, and finance.
      1. Healthcare Administration and Strategic Planning
      2. Healthcare Budgeting and Finance
      3. Healthcare Organization Supervision and Resource Management
4. Electives (as needed to total 120 credit hours)

Admissions

To be accepted to this program, you must have:

1. At least 30 transferable credit hours.
2. Met all other admissions requirements.

NOTE: This program is authorized, exempt, or not subject to state regulatory compliance and may enroll students from all 50 states

To apply to this program:

• Complete application for admission.
• Submit official transcripts.
• International applicants may be asked for additional materials.
• This program is offered by IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast. After applying, you will be assigned a home campus. You will submit application documents to the Office of Admissions of that campus.

Courses

Core courses:

• Healthcare Delivery and Leadership (6 Credits)
• Intercultural Health Communication (6 Credits)
• Health Policy, Ethics, and Legal Issues (6 Credits)
• Epidemiology/Biostatistics and Population Health (6 Credits)
• Research in Health Sciences (3 Credits)
• Consumer Health (3 Credits)
• Economics of Healthcare (3 Credits)
• Informatics (3 Credits)
• Grant Writing and Internship (6 Credits)