Specially crafted for those passionate about fields such as biology, chemistry, kinesiology, nursing or rehab, our online bachelor’s degree in health science offers more than just a diploma. It’s a stepping stone to enter diverse health professions or graduate studies. Our curriculum builds your knowledge and know-how, equipping you with practical skills for the real world — from résumé-crafting to honing emotional intelligence.
This flexible program offers a dynamic and interdisciplinary curriculum to prepare you for a wide range of health professions or advanced studies, and you’ll graduate with a career portfolio that will impress future employers.
Locations
- Fully Online
Why Major in the Health Sciences at Georgia Southern?
- Gain real-world industry exposure and experience.
- Flexible, fully online program.
- 124 credit hours to completion.
Our current health care system faces a conundrum resulting from three intersecting factors: a growing aging population, rising costs and a shortage of providers. Preparing to tackle these accelerating challenges through multiple channels, students enrolled in the online Bachelor of Health Science program develop broad expertise in the health sciences while focusing on applied health-related areas.
If you aim to pursue a career in the health professions, this interdisciplinary major helps you make an educated choice and fulfill related prerequisite requirements. This structure lets you see what it takes to succeed in the health care field, helps you develop your résumé, and also accommodates returning pre-majors.
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What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s in the Health Sciences?
A bachelor’s in the health sciences prepares you for careers across the health care field, including medicine, the allied health professions, clinical research roles, health service administration, health informatics, nutrition, and human performance and fitness management.
Where our graduates work:
- Hospitals
- Government
- Public health departments
- Rehabilitation centers
What our graduates do:
- Clinical Management
- Community Health Worker
- Health Education Specialist
- Health Services Administrator
- Medical Laboratory Scientist*
- Radiography
- Respiratory Therapist*
*Requires additional education
What You’ll Learn
Your classes explore health along the lifespan, from childhood through geriatric care. In addition to required coursework covering topics such as health care-specific laws, health communication, ethics, epidemiology, research techniques, health sciences and disease, electives connect these concepts with related academic and career paths.
See the CurriculumInternship
People and their families experience the nation’s health care system at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. Stand up for their rights and wishes when you complete our Interprofessional Patient Advocacy Internship, one of several electives you can choose from.
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Explore essential information about our Online Bachelor of Health Science program, including application details, accreditation status, and licensing disclosures. Gain insight into the program’s credibility and requirements to help you start your journey toward success with the knowledge you need.
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Once complete, pay the $30 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
- You can check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
Earn a BHS while studying anywhere in the world. Even if you have a full-time job and family responsibilities or are serving in the military, Georgia Southern’s convenient and accessible online programs let you work toward a degree on your schedule.ms let you work toward a degree on your schedule.
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Federal law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, complaint processes, adverse actions and refunds.
For required disclosures in general with regard to online programs offered by the University, visit the Office of Legal Affairs website.
Many of the clinical programs offered by the Waters College of Health Professions require a clinical internship or practicum experience to fulfill degree requirements. Pursuant to the University’s legal agreements, participants in clinical experiences are required to abide by the workplace rules of the clinical site. The University is aware of recent federal requirements that would mandate vaccination against COVID-19 for those working in certain settings, including health care. At this time, we expect that these new requirements may significantly impact our ability to locate a placement for students who remain unvaccinated. As always, WCHP will continue to make every effort to place students at clinical sites. However, please be aware that we may be unable to locate a site to accept unvaccinated students, which may cause a delay or inability to progress and complete the program of study.
Faculty Feature
Youth sports can deliver life-long benefits — but without the proper precautions, participants also run an elevated risk of concussions. That’s why Tamerah Hunt, an associate professor in the Waters College of Health Professions, collaborated with colleagues in Seattle to create One Team. This program, backed by a $1.6 million federal grant, encouraged clean play among young soccer and football players to reduce collisions while also urging them to self-report concussion symptoms.
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Your love of science coupled with your drive to help others creates a stepping stone to a career in the health professions. See how a Bachelor of Health Science gets you where you need to be.
Contact Us
McKinley Thomas
Professor and Health Sciences Program Coordinator
Office: Armstrong Campus-University Hall 154K
Phone: 912-344-2656
Email: mckinleythomas@georgiasouthern.edu