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/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2020-2021/Undergraduate-Catalog.json
Applied Health Science (B.S.) Pre-Professional Concentration
Program Overview
Pre-Professional Concentration. Designed for students interested in pursuing graduate degrees in medicine, physician’s assistant, or other health-related sciences.
Dedicated faculty, a human performance laboratory, and a state-of-the-art fitness/wellness facility are some of the resources that enable Messiah to offer a quality Applied Health Science major
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from Messiah’s Applied Health Science program can:
- Describe the anatomical and physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise.
- Explain the role of exercise in disease prevention.
- Prescribe safe and effective exercise programs for diverse individuals.
- Integrate scientific information and research into professional situations.
- Identify factors influencing health and human performance.
- Identify how faith impacts professional practice in the applied health sciences.
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
APHS 412: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for Major.
Three credits from the following:
APHS 225 | Research Methods and Statistical Analysis | 3 |
STAT 269 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
Three credits from the following:
Pre-Professional Concentration (41-42)
Select eight credits from the following:
Three to four credits from the following:
Six credits from the following:
Note: Students interested in pursuing medical school should work closely with the Pre-Health advisor and take CHEM 310 Organic Chemistry II (4). In addition, CHEM 410 Biochemistry I (4) is strongly recommended.
QuEST Requirements
Experiential Learning requirement | 0 |
QuEST requirements | Credits |
First Year Seminar | 3 |
Oral Communication | 3 |
Created and Called for Community (W) | 3 |
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 108 or MATH 111) | met/major |
Laboratory Science (CHEM 105) | met/major |
Science, Technology & the World (APHS 301) | waived |
Social Science (PSYC 101) | met/major |
European History or United States History | 3 |
Literature | 3 |
Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
Arts | 3 |
First Semester of Language | 3 |
Second Semester of Language | 3 |
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural | 3 |
Non-Western Studies | 2 or 3 |
Bible | 3 |
Christian Beliefs | 3 |
Wellness course | met/major |
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism | 3 |
QuEST requirements | 41-42 |
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration) | 68-69 |
Free electives | 14-12 |
Total credits | 123 |