Health Science

Program Details

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This program provides a foundation for students interested in a health career. It is intended as a transfer program and has three defined tracks, each of which has 60-62 credit hours of well-structured course work:

• Track 1: Nutrition is for students who wish to pursue advanced degrees in nutrition and dietetics.
• Track 2: Baccalaureate provides a strong base to pursue academic interests in many health fields such as exercise science, public health, pre-medical, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, and pre-veterinary programs.
• Track 3: Allied Health is for students who want to transfer into an NHTI Allied Health program and fulfills several program pre- and co-requisites.

Students are required to take all of the courses listed in the Health Science Core, all the courses listed in their chosen track, and 1-2 electives. These electives need to be chosen from the list provided in the core.