Bachelor of Arts in Health Systems
Greenville, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 36,364 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees apply for international students: services fee $1000 | medical insurance $1600
Introduction
The health systems major provides students interested in healthcare careers with a broad foundation in biology, chemistry, psychology, and ethics. Upon completion of the major, students will be able to design and evaluate scientific questions through hypothesis generation, experimentation, and data analysis; and communicate effectively in oral and written form. Additionally, the major provides many of the prerequisite courses needed for transition to a bachelor of nursing (BSN) and occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and physician's assistant (PA) graduate programs, while also being flexible enough if students interests change once they start college.
Major Features
- The major's core requirements map to common entrance requirements of many health-related graduate programs and BSN programs.
- The major is overseen collaboratively between three departments—biology, neuroscience, and psychology. This ensures that students receive guidance and support from a variety of perspectives and have the option to choose an advisor in the field closest to their interests.
- High-impact advising and mentoring through major advising and the Health Professions Institute will provide students with the support they need to find their path in a health-related field.
Program Outcome
Upon completion of the major, students will be able to:
- Design and evaluate scientific questions through hypothesis, generation, experimentation, and data analysis;
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Curriculum
Major Requirements
- BIO 117 Med. Term
- BIO 145 Foundations of Bio
- BIO 212 Microbiology
- BIO 284 Human Anatomy
- BIO 294 Human Physiology
- CHEM 140/160 Gen Chem I & II
- PSY 150 Gen Psychology
- NSCI 202 Intro Neuro
- PSY 215/SOC 233 Statistics for Social Sciences or MATH 211 Elementary Statistics
- PSY 255 Lifespan Development
- PHIL 267 or 387 or REL 200 (an ethics course)
Career Opportunities
Here are just a few opportunities available upon graduation for health systems majors:
- Enter graduate school to become a Health Services Manager – earn a median salary of $96,540.*
- Move to a BSN program – seamlessly move into a program that will earn you a Bachelor of Science in nursing to earn a median salary of $79,000 working as a registered nurse.*
- Apply to graduate school to become a Physician’s Assistant – earn a median salary of $101,480.*
- Enter an occupational therapy program – earn a median salary of $83,741 helping people optimize their independence after an injury.*
- Enter a physical therapy program - earn a median salary of $84,020 helping people rehabilitate after an injury.*
*Job and salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship Opportunities
Thiel College offers scholarships to students for reasons such as academic success, community service or involvement, exemplary leadership, and more! The scholarships available to health systems majors are:
- Marion G. Resch Science Scholarship at Thiel College
- Dr. Chauncey G. & Mrs. Ruth H. Bly Scholarship
- Dr. Florence West Tribute to Dr. Bly
- Ruth and Sheridan Brown Allied Health Scholarship
- The Dr. Judith A Crissman '64 Endowed Scholarship Fund
- The John T. Egbert Jr. and June Smith Egbert Scholarship
- The William B. Frank Minority Scholarship in the Physical Sciences
- The Maenpa Family Biotechnology Endowed Scholarship Fund at Thiel College
- Elizabeth McElhaney Scholarship
- J. Scott Morrison Endowment for Science and Religion
- Arthur E. Smith Scholarship Fund
- TWC Amelia Earhart Scholarship
- The Ethel Smith Vierheller Award Fund
- Irene Wintersteen Memorial Science Scholarship
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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