Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Science
Students may choose one of the following three tracks: Respiratory Therapy Track, Nursing Track, or Graduate School Track.
Students in the Graduate School Track must follow USG STEM Math/Science Guidelines.
Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)
Area A: Essential Skills (Credit: 9 hours)
Note: Courses required for Area A must be completed within the first 30 hours.
Recommended elective for students who declare Respiratory Therapy Track is MATH 1111 College Algebra
Recommended elective for students who declare Graduate School Track is MATH 1113 Precalculus Mathematics
Area B: Institutional Options (Credit: 4 hours)
| Perspectives Elective | 4 credits |
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)
| Literature Elective | 3 credits |
| Area C Elective | 3 credits |
Note: Recommended Area C Elective for students in the Graduate School Track: COMM 1110 Public Speaking
Area D: Science, Math and Technology (Credit: 11 hours)
Choose an 8-hour sequence from the following:
Note:
Students who declare the Respiratory Therapy Track must take CHEM 1151K Survey of Chemistry I (4 credits) or CHEM 1211K Principles of Chemistry (4 credits), with a required lab science sequence.
Recommended Graduate School Track Area D science sequence is BIOL 1001K Introductory Biology I (4 credits) and BIOL 1002K Introductory Biology II (4 credits) OR CHEM 1151K Survey of Chemistry I (4 credits) and CHEM 1152K Survey of Chemistry II (4 credits)
AREA D ELECTIVE: 3 HOURS
Note: Recommended Area D Elective for students in the Nursing Track: MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
Note: Recommended Area D Elective for students in the Graduate School Track: MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1865 | 3 credits |
| OR | |
| HIST 2112 | United States History since 1865 | 3 credits |
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| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 credits |
| AND | |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
Note:
Recommended Area E Elective for students who have declared the Respiratory Therapy Track are SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) OR SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems (3 credits) OR ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits) OR ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
Recommended Area E Elective for students who have declared the Nursing Track are PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) AND SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) OR SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems (3 credits)
Recommended Area E Elective for students who have declared the Graduate School Track are PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) and SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 11 hours)
Electives Hours (Credit: 7 hours)
Choose from the following:
*Additional courses in math, business, technology, science, or the social sciences may be used to satisfy Area F requirements.
NOTE:
Students who have declared the Respiratory Therapy Track must take the following 10 hours:
BIOL 1134K Microbiology for Health Sciences (4 credits)
PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits) (Students may, if they choose, use PSYC 1101 for Area F as a substitution for PSYC 2103. If PSYC 1101 is used in Area E, choose either chemistry, physics, statistics or psychology from the list above)
Elective (3 Hours) – Guided electives must be chemistry, physics, statistics, or psychology from the list above.
NOTE:
Students who have declared the Nursing Track must take the following 10 hours:
BIOL 1134K Microbiology for Health Sciences (4 credits)
MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics (3 Credits) (Students may, if they choose, use MATH 1401 for Area D and use PSYC 1101 or a 1000- or 2000-level SOCI course to fulfill this requirement)
NOTE:
Student who have declared the Graduate School Track must complete the following:
- A two course sequence of chemistry with laboratories
- A two course sequence of physics with laboratories
- A two course sequence of anatomy and physiology with laboratories
- One general biology course with laboratory
- One course in statistics
The courses may be completed in order to fulfill the requirements in Areas A-F while additional courses or prerequisites may be used as electives in the major.
Upper Division Course Requirements (Credit: 60 hours)
Required Courses (Credit: 39 hours)
| HLSA 3410 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 3 credits |
| PSYC 3265 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 credits |
| RHAB 3000 | Introduction to Rehabilitation Professions | 3 credits |
| RHAB 3100 | Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology I | 3 credits |
| RHAB 3110 | Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology II | 3 |
| RHAB 3200 | Exercise Physiology | 3 credits |
| RHAB 4000 | Pathophysiology for the Rehabilitation Professional I | 3 credits |
| RHAB 4010 | Pathophysiology for the Rehabilitation Professional II | 3 credits |
| RHAB 4100 | Cultural and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability | 3 credits |
| RHAB 4250 | Assessment in Rehabilitation | 3 credits |
| RHAB 4300 | Assistive Technology and Independent Living | 3 credits |
| RHAB 4900 | Rehabilitation Internship | 3 |
Research Methods Requirement
Choose ONE of the following courses:
NOTE: Other research methods courses may be approved by the Chair
Major Area Electives (Credit: 21 hours)
Students may use 21 hours of elective courses to meet the 60 credit hour requirement in the upper division. Science, math, and social science courses at the 1000-2000 level are acceptable as electives in the Graduate School Track.
Total Hours: 120