Career Outlook
Projected Regional Growth
High
Outcomes
  • Advanced Training
  • Graduate School
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Health Education and Promotion
  • Health Policy
  • Health Information Management
  • Insurance Billing Agent
  • Medical Sales Representative
  • Professional Healthcare Programs
  • Public Health

For individuals who

Want to work in healthcare or public health. 

Looking for

A general STEM education. A degree that can lead to entry-level healthcare employment or prepare for graduate/advanced professional degree programs. 

To become

  • Health Educator
  • Healthcare Administrator
  • Healthcare Provider
  • Medical Sales Representative
  • Public Health Professional

 

The Program

The BSHS program has broad requirements, and allows students flexibility to tailor their plan of study to meet their unique career interests. The core courses provide students an introduction to medical terminology, human disease, public health, the US healthcare system, health services research, and professional ethics. In addition to core courses, BSHS students are required to declare a public health minor, a business administration minor, or be admitted to an accelerated BS-MPH program.

Students are required to meet with their academic advisor to create a plan of study that addresses all program requirements. The plan must be approved by the BSHS Academic Coordinator.

Experiential Training

A core element of the BSHS degree is that students gain hands on learning experiences that prepare them for their own, unique health care career. Students must complete at least 10 credits of approved field experience, although students are highly encouraged to complete additional experiential credits. These experiences may be based in research, clinical work, or general internships. Students may complete field experience credits through NDSU or local health and public health settings.

While students have tremendous flexibility in selecting their field experience, each site may have additional requirements to complete those credits. Students must meet with their academic advisor to ensure that all academic prerequisites and professional requirements necessary to enroll in their intended field experience credits courses are met.

Transferring Credits

View NDSU equivalencies of transfer courses at: www.xhchenyu.com/transfer/equivalencies