Health Services, BS

The Health Services major provides a rigorous and coherent academic program for students who intend to work in support roles in the health care field and/or pursue additional health-care related credentials at the graduate level.

Program Requirements for Health Services Major:

1. Completion of the Bonaventure Program and requirements for undergraduate degrees.
2. The technological literacy requirement will be fulfilled through the technological literacy requirements of the two concentrations chosen:
   Behavioral Health: passing CIS 101 - Introduction to Information Technology  or equivalent
   Business: utilizing word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, and some course specific software
   Natural Science: conducting computerized labs and learning how to use the computer for scientific research in all laboratory courses
   Nursing: using integrative computer skills as evidenced by student papers, computer exams, accessory Blackboard content, and library (computer orientation time)
3. PHI 323 - EW: Bioethics  fulfills the Bonaventure Program ethics requirement.
4. Support course: A medical terminology course.
5. Completion of the capstone course (HLS 497 ), and a 1-3 hour practicum/internship (HLS 480 ) as determined with the advisor (waived for students who complete the Nursing concentration).
6. Students need a Cumulative Major GPA of 2.0 and no more than 2 major courses below a C to receive a degree. Major courses are all courses listed in section G of the degree checklist.