John D Bright College Health Sciences Pathway

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Graduates of JDBC can pursue a Bachelors in Health Sciences degree- Clinical and Medical Sciences major.  The JDBC degree fulfills Drake bachelor-degree general education requirements, and fulfills 60 credits towards a bachelors degree, including 15 upper division credit hours.

John D Bright College coursework covers:
General Electives49
FYS3
HSCI 021PROFESSIONALISM IN HEALTH CARE2
Remaining 69 credits in Clinical and Medical Sciences include:
BIO 012GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I3
BIO 012LGENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I LAB1
BIO 013GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II3
BIO 013LGENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II LAB1
Select one of the following:
MICROBIOLOGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHEM 001GENERAL CHEMISTRY I3
CHEM 003GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB1
CHEM 002GENERAL CHEMISTRY II3
CHEM 004GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB1
MATH 050CALCULUS I3
PSY 001INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY4
HSCI 020INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SCIENCES2
HSCI 025INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS3
HSCI 055INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 060STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 095MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY1
HSCI 102PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS3
HSCI 105VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 106CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY3
HSCI 125MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY3
HSCI 125LPHYSIOLOGY LAB1
HSCI 141HUMAN ANATOMY3
HSCI 141LHUMAN ANATOMY LAB1
HSCI 155GUIDED RESEARCH I2
HSCI 156GUIDED RESEARCH II2
HSCI 172EVALUATING RESEARCH3
HSCI 196HEALTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP I3
HSCI 197HEALTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP II3