The health science major provides students with an excellent preparation for a master's degree program in physical therapy, as well as for multiple opportunities for entry-level positions in the health care industry. Foster College of Business Administration, Henry Pindell Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts, College of Education and Health Sciences, College of Engineering and Technology, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The curriculum is designed to assist students in developing skills in communications and problem solving, acquiring knowledge and experience as health care consumers as well as future health care industry employees, and accepting responsibility for pursuing learning over a lifetime. These skills are valuable for any position students may hold in the future.
Students also select a minor related to their interests.
Sample areas are biology, business, chemistry, communication, computer science, physics, psychology, and sociology. The Department of Physical Therapy will offer a Master of Physical Therapy degree beginning in the year 2000. The purpose of the program is to prepare graduates for entry into the general practice of physical therapy. A baccalaureate degree. I, II 8 hrs.