College Level Requirements

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State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

Students wishing to transfer to USF should complete an A.A. degree at a Florida College System institution. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university.

If a student wishes to transfer without an A.A. degree and has fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the student must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.

Transfer students are also required to comply with the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university.

Students should complete the following prerequisite courses at the lower level prior to entering the university. If these courses are not taken at a Florida College System institution, they must be completed before the degree is granted.

• BSC XXXXC or BSC X007/X007L or BSC X005/X005L or BSC X010/X010L
• MAC X105
• PSY X012
• STA XXXX or STA X023 or STA X014
• DEP X053 or DEP X004 or DEP X000 or CLP X140
• APK X0105C or BSC X085/X085L or (BSC X093 and BSC X094)
• ENC X210 or ENC X254

Total Major Hours: 64 Hours

Major Core Courses - 34 Hours

• BSC 1020 The Biology of Humans or BSC 1005 Biological Principles for Non-Majors or BSC 2010 and BSC 2010L Biology I: Cellular Processes and Laboratory
• BSC 2085 and BSC 2085L Anatomy and Physiology I for Health Professionals and Lab or BSC 2093C Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BSC 2094C Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• CLT 3040 Scientific and Medical Terminology
• DEP 2004 The Life Cycle
• ENC 2210 Technical Writing
• HSC 2000 Introduction to Health Professions
• MAC 1105 College Algebra
• PHI 3633 Biomedical Ethics or PHI 3636 Professional Ethics
• PSY 2012 Introduction to Psychological Science
• STA 2023 Introductory Statistics I
• Choose one of the following courses:
  • ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting
  • ANT 2511 Biological Anthropology
  • COM 2000 Introduction to Communication
  • GEY 2000 Introduction to Aging Sciences
  • SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology

Concentration Core Courses - 30 Hours

Aging Health Studies courses (students must take 15 hours from this list):

• BSC 3022 Biology of Aging
• GEY 3601 Physical Changes and Aging
• GEY 4322 Care Management for Older Adults
• GEY 4360 Counseling for Older Adults
• GEY 4507 Understanding Policies and Practices of Long Term Care
• GEY 4608 Alzheimer's Disease Management
• GEY 4628 Health, Ethnicity, and Aging
• GEY 4641 Death and Dying
• GEY 4935 Special Topics in Gerontology*
• HSC 4211 Health, Behavior & Society
• HSC 4630 Understanding U.S. Healthcare
• LIS 4930 Selected Topics in Information Studies*
• MHS 4931 Selected Topics*
• PAD 4930 Selected Topics in Public Administration and Public Policy*
• PHC 4931 Health Care Ethics
• SOW 3210 The American Social Welfare System
• SPA 3002 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
• SPA 4257 Adult Communication Disorders

Health Information Technology courses (students must take 15 hours from this list):

• ISM 3113 Systems Analysis and Design
• LIS 3261 Introduction to Information Science
• LIS 3352 Interaction Design
• LIS 3353 IT Concepts for Information Professionals
• LIS 3361 World Wide Web Page Design and Management
• LIS 3783 Information Architecture 
• LIS 4204 Information Behaviors
• LIS 4365 Web Design Technologies
• LIS 4380 Information and Social Media
• LIS 4414 Information Policy and Ethics
• LIS 4477 Clinical Decision Support
• LIS 4482 Networks and Communication
• LIS 4776 Health Information Technology
• LIS 4779 Health Information Security
• LIS 4779 Management of Health Information Systems
• LIS 4785 Introduction to Health Informatics
• LIS 4930 Selected Topics in Information Studies*
• PAD 4712 Managing Information Resources in the Public Sector
• SPC 4930 Selected Topics: Online Communication

*see health sciences advisor for approval

Research Opportunities

A maximum of 4 credits of Undergraduate Research (IDS 4910) may be applied to the major with a maximum of 1 credit taken per semester.

Major Internship Opportunities

The Health Sciences program has competitive internships available for students in various health fields such as health informatics, administration, marketing, sales, health care centers and government to name a few. Students must take Career Development for Health Professionals (IDS 4937) or participate in the Health Sciences Career Development Workshop Series prior to applying for the internships. Placement applications and information are available upon completion of the course or workshops. Students can find more information about the course and workshops on the Health Science Majors Canvas site. Internships are restricted to health sciences majors only and a permit is required for registration. Please email hhsadvise@usf.edu for a permit. Internship course credit (3-6 hours) may be applied to any concentration in the major.