65 2024–2025 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM Health and Wellness | BACHELOR’S DEGREE Empowered Learning Competency-Based Education Program | Knowledge Credit Self-Directed Assessment Available Bachelor of Science Degree Fully online program CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Wellness Coach • Wellness Program Coordinator • Program Administrator • Community Health Admissions Advisor • Community Health Promoter • Supervisory Healthcare Administrator • Health and Social Service Manager • Mental Health Admissions Advisor Applicants for careers in this field may be subject to pre-employment screenings such as, but not limited to, criminal background checks, and drug/or alcohol testing. Employment decisions, including whether to require background checks and other tests, are made at the discretion of the employer. Rasmussen does not pre-screen for enrollment in this program. Any prospective student must consider their history, lifestyle and future actions before enrolling in this program, and carefully consider whether their actions may prevent them from attaining employment in the field they choose to pursue. Additional requirements, such as industry-specific training may be required to obtain employment in this field. Careers Disclosure: This program is not designed to meet, and does not meet, the educational requirements for professional licensure as a therapist, counselor, social worker, psychologist, dietician, personal trainer, or other similar careers in any state. OBJECTIVE Graduates of this program understand the importance of planning, implementing, and evaluating health and wellness programs in diverse settings. Students acquire critical thinking skills by applying what they have learned and determining the best course of action for the population being served. Skills gained within the program empower students to advocate for and educate patients, families, and communities on wellness topics through application-based learning. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, applicants must provide transcripts from an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U. S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) that demonstrates one of the following: a. A conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree b. Completion of at least 60 quarter credits or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course Students with at least 60 eligible quarter credits may be considered for this program as specified below: • Students may be required to take additional lower-level prerequisite courses when equivalent courses have not been completed. Prerequisite courses a student may be required to complete include: HSC1531 Medical Terminology and PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body. • In addition, the students will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by- course basis to determine whether any upper-level credits will also apply to their program. Eligible transfer credits will be applied to their program at the appropriate level. Students who have fewer than 90 transferable lower-level quarter credits will be required to take additional lower-level coursework. The additional coursework will be determined by Rasmussen University based upon the predetermined elective pool appropriate for the program of enrollment. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division Communication (Select 1 course)+ 4 Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ 8 Math / Natural Sciences (*Required, select 1 additional course)+ 8 *STA3215 Inferential Statistics and Analytics+ Social Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ 8 See page 91 for General Education Course Selections. CORE COURSES Upper Division GEB3124 Business Research and Analysis 4 GEB4220 Managing a Diverse Workforce 4 HSA3110 Introduction to Healthcare Administration 4 HSA3383 Quality Improvement in Healthcare 4 HSA4210 Advanced Healthcare Law and Ethics 4 HSC3010 Contemporary Health and Wellness 4 HSC3145 Therapeutic Communication and Patient Services 4 HSC3258 Multidisciplinary Medical Practices 4 HSC3371 Health Education and Training 4 HSC3485 Healthcare Advocacy 4 HSC4009 Healthcare and Aging 4 HSC4125 Behavioral Health 4 HSC4290 Health and Wellness Capstone 3 HSC4500 Epidemiology 4 MAN4143 Contemporary Leadership Challenges 4 PHC4305 Practices and Policies in Public Health 4 Transferred Lower-Division Credits 90 Upper-Division General Education Credits 28 Upper-Division Core Credits 63 Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits 181 +Self-directed assessment available; see page 170 for details. This competency-based education program contains both traditional and competency-based education (CBE) courses. CBE courses are indicated in italics. This program is not designed to prepare graduates for any state-issued professional license or certification, and has not been approved by any state professional licensing agency. For further information on professional licensing requirements, please contact the appropriate board or agency in your state of residence. A student enrolled in an associate degree program through Rasmussen University Online may dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program when enrolled in the final 12 credits needed to complete their enrolled associate’s degree program, and all program acceptance requirements are met. The student may be scheduled to complete Associate program course requirements before taking Bachelor-level courses. The student will graduate from their enrolled associate degree program only when all course requirements specific to that program have been completed. Students who choose this option to dual enroll cannot complete the final 12 credits in the associate degree as self-directed assessments (SDA). Students enrolled in a Rasmussen University Certificate or Diploma program are not eligible to dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program. Students enrolled in a residential program through a campus are not eligible to dual enroll in this program. MASTER’S-LEVEL COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS Eligible students enrolled in this program may elect to substitute specific master’s- level courses for certain bachelor’s-level courses as displayed on the table below. See the Eligibility to Substitute Master’s-Level Course While Enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree Program Policy for more information. Bachelor’s-Level Course Master’s-Level Course Substitution* Master of Public Health HSC3371 Health Education and Training PHC5470 Principles of Health Behavior HSC3485 Healthcare Advocacy PHC5441 Social Determinants of Health HSC4500 Epidemiology PHC5035 Epidemiology and Biostatistics PHC4305 Practices & Policies in Public Health HSA5200 Healthcare Policy, Ethics, & Laws Master of Healthcare Administration HSA3110 Introduction to Healthcare Administration HSA5100 Introduction to Healthcare Delivery Systems HSA3383 Quality Improvement in Healthcare HSA6200 Healthcare Quality Management HSA4210 Advanced Healthcare Law & Ethics HSA5200 Healthcare Policy, Ethics & Laws MAN4143 Contemporary Leadership Challenges HSA55000 Healthcare Leadership and Human Resources * Master’s courses are 11 weeks in length and are solely offered as competency-based education (CBE) courses. Master’s courses may not transfer into all master’s degrees. Master’s degrees may not be offered in all states and may not be offered in the same states in which bachelor’s degrees are offered. The Master of Public Health is not available in CA, CT, IL, NY, or RI.
