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Mercy College 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Mercy College 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Science, Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration, B.S.


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Ferdinand Esser, D.O, Program Director
914-674-7857
fesser@mercy.edu

Bachelor of Science

General Education Requirements 60 credits
Major Concentration 55 credits
Open Electives 5 credits
Total 120 credits

Additional Program Information


The baccalaureate degree in health science provides a comprehensive and innovative curriculum in the evidence-based factors that affect human health including human biology, personal behavior, social and environmental determinants of health as well as the structure of and access to health care. Students are broadly trained in the application of basic science to health, coupled with the development of the values, inter-personal and inter-professional skills required for success in professional practice and graduate study. The major builds on the 60-credit general education requirement and includes additional credits in the Basic Sciences, the Social Sciences and the Health Sciences. Students select a focused concentration of study that will prepare them for careers in health care and targeted graduate study. Students preparing to enter graduate programs in the Health Professions at Mercy College or elsewhere should coordinate their plan of study with their PACT advisor. Exceptional students who are seeking graduate education in Physician Assistant may also elect to accelerate and condense their studies for application to Mercy College’s Dual Degree Programs in Physician Assistant (B.S. in Health Science, M.S. in Physician Assistant), in consultation with the Program Director.

Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration: The pre-physical therapy concentration prepares students for graduate study in physical therapy and includes all pre-requisites for application to the Mercy College Doctoral Degree Program in Physical Therapy.

Major Requirements

  1. Students who have selected the pre-physical therapy concentration must maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 to maintain matriculation within the pre-professional concentrations. If a student’s cumulative and/or major GPA falls below a 3.0, they will be placed on pre-professional concentration probation and will have one semester to restore their matriculating concentration status by raising their cumulative and/or major GPA to a 3.0.
  2. Pre-professional concentration students must achieve a grade of B or better in ENGL 112  or equivalent and MATH 116 MATH 201  or equivalent.
  3. Any student who receives a grade below a C in a major course will be required to retake the course. Major courses may be retaken once.
  4. Any exceptions to program guidelines require approval by the Program Director.

Program Outcomes

At the completion of the Health Science Major, students are expected to:

  1. Master the foundational core concepts and competencies necessary for preparation for the role of a health care professional.
  2. Demonstrate professional behaviors that encompass strong interpersonal/interprofessional skills, cultural competence, ethical practice and a commitment to diversity.
  3. Apply professional/scientific literature and materials to support professional decision making related to clinical practice and health care issues.
  4. Acquire knowledge of the current health care system as well as challenges and changes in the delivery and funding of health care regionally and globally.

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