Courses | B.S. in Allied Health
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Graduate/Professional School Requirements
Students should be aware that most graduate programs and many professional schools require an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 and that grades of C or better were earned for all science courses. In addition, they will not accept Advanced Placement science credit to fulfill the entrance requirements.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in science, mathematics, and behavioral science within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. PHIL 215 is strongly recommended and meets the Philosophy Core Curriculum requirement. | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| BIOS 112 & BIOS 114 | Fundamentals of Organismal Biology and Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOS 200 | Sophomore Writing Seminar | 1 |
| BIOS 254 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOS 281 | Physiology | 4 |
| or BIOS 381 | Advanced Physiology | |
| BIOS 346 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| BIOS 355 | Environmental Health: An Ecological Perspective | 4 |
| CHEM 107 | Introduction to Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 105 & CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| or CHEM 120 & CHEM 121 | Principles of Organic and Biochemistry and Principles of Organic and Biochemistry Lab | |
| MATH 210 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| or MATH 318 | Biostatistics | |
| PSYC 200 | Introduction to Psychology 2 | 3 |
| Program Course Requirements: 28-31 credits | ||
| Select a Concentration detailed below | 38 | |
| Core Curriculum Requirements 3 | 54-58 | |
| Total Credits | 120-127 | |
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CHEM 107 is waived for students who meet the qualifications to enter CHEM 105 or CHEM 120. See the current Placement Options for CHEM 105 or CHEM 120 for more information.
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Fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.
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See Core Curriculum Program section for details.
Concentrations
General Health
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| BIOS 111 & BIOS 113 | Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOS 282 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOS 315 | Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 |
| KNES 200 | Public Health Principles and Practice | 3 |
| PSYC 309 | Introduction to Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYC 320 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 15 credits from the following (at least 10 credits must be upper-division): | 15 | |
| Introduction to Occupational Therapy | ||
| Vertebrate Biology | ||
| Prosection | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology 1 | ||
| Nutrition and Metabolism Lab | ||
| Genetics 1 | ||
| Parasitology | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Design of Life | ||
| General Virology | ||
| Clinical Observation Practicum | ||
| Internship | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
or INCS 231 | Intercultural Competence & Diversity in the Global Workplace | |
| Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
or KNES 305 | Principles of Epidemiology | |
or KNES 310 | Community and Global Health | |
or KNES 320 | Health Behavior and Health Promotion | |
or KNES 340 | Health Policy and Ethics | |
or KNES 355 | Health Care Systems | |
| Kinesiology | ||
or KNES 337 | Exercise in Health and Disease | |
or KNES 408 | Motor Learning | |
| Physics I and Physics I Laboratory 2 | ||
| Physics I with Foundations and Physics I Laboratory | ||
| General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat and General Physics I Laboratory | ||
| Total Credits | 38 | |
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Additional course(s), which are not program or concentration requirements, are required as prerequisites. See department for advising.
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All students who do not meet one of the Physics 111 Placement Options must enroll in PHSC 100. The prerequisite for PHSC 132 is MATH 150 or an Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB or BC score of 4 or higher.
Pre-Occupational Therapy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| BIOS 140 | Introduction to Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| BIOS 240 | Occupational Therapy Conditions | 3 |
| BIOS 311 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOS 340 | Assessment in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| BIOS 345 | Interventions in Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| BIOS 460 | Clinical Observation Practicum | 1 |
| BIOS 475 | Occupational Therapy Capstone | 1 |
| KNES 301 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| KNES 408 | Motor Learning | 3 |
| or KNES 337 | Exercise in Health and Disease | |
| PSYC 309 | Introduction to Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYC 320 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Microbiology | ||
| Vertebrate Biology | ||
| Prosection | ||
| Nutrition and Metabolism 1 | ||
| Nutrition and Metabolism Lab 1 | ||
| Genetics 1 | ||
| Advanced Microbiology | ||
| Parasitology 1 | ||
| Developmental Biology 1 | ||
| Topics in Advanced Biology | ||
| Immunology 1 | ||
| Design of Life | ||
| General Virology 1 | ||
| Internship | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| Total Credits | 38 | |
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Additional course(s), which are not program or concentration requirements, are required as prerequisites. See department for advising.