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 012
012L
GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I
and GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I LAB
4
BIO 013
013L
GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II
and GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II LAB
4
CHEM 001
CHEM 003
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
4
CHEM 002
CHEM 004
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB
4
Select one of the following:3
MICROBIOLOGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
GENERAL PHYSICS I
Select one of the following:0-2
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
MICROBIOLOGY LAB
GENERAL PHYSICS I
Select one of the following:3
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
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 105VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES3
HSCI 106CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY3
Select one of the following:4
MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
and PHYSIOLOGY LAB
MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY
and MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB
PHYSIOLOGY
HSCI 141
141L
HUMAN ANATOMY
and HUMAN ANATOMY LAB
4
HSCI 155GUIDED RESEARCH I2
HSCI 156GUIDED RESEARCH II2
HSCI 172EVALUATING RESEARCH3
HSCI 196HEALTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP I3
HSCI 197HEALTH SCIENCES INTERNSHIP II3
MATH 050CALCULUS I3
PSY 001INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY4