Trident University College of Health Sciences offers a variety of programs with different concentrations and options leading to the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. In order to earn a B.S. in Health Sciences from TUI students must complete a minimum of 124 semester credits.

 

Concentrations:

Environmental Health Sciences
The concentration in Environmental Health Sciences is designed to equip our students with an understanding of the fundamental interrelationships between environmental quality and human health. The courses cover ways in which human activities impact the air, water, and soil, on local and global scales, as well as the regulations that have been set in place for environmental protection. Students will tackle complex current and emerging issues in the discipline, and examine ways to manage the environment responsibly for human health protection.

 

Health Educator
This concentration is designed to provide students with the essential tools for promoting health by facilitating voluntary changes in individual health behaviors and becoming an advocate for social change leading to a high level of wellness for all.

 

Specializations include:

• Chemical Dependency
• Certificate in Emergency and Disaster Management
• Expert Legal Nurse Consultant
• Certificate in Family Health
• Certificate in Nutrition
• School Health

 

Health Care Management
The concentration is designed to provide students with an opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in the principle functions of management necessary for success in a rapidly changing health care delivery environment.

 

Specializations include:

• Certificate in Emergency and Disaster Management

 

Professional Degree Completion
The Professional Degree Completion is designed for licensed and/or certified health care professionals who have graduated from an accredited associate degree or recognized certificate program who wish to acquire a bachelor degree.

 

Professionals include:

• IDC- Independent Duty Corpsmen
• LT- Laboratory Technician
• PA- Physician Assistant
• PMT- Preventive Medicine Technician
• RT- Radiological Technology
• RT- Respiratory Therapist
• Nursing and many more…

 

BSHS Certificates
Certificate concentrations are designed to provide graduates with the latest information and research available in that specific field of study/concentration

• Emergency and Disaster Management (BSHS Health Care Mgt & Health Educator)
• Family Health (BSHS Health Educator)
• Nutrition (BSHS Health Educator)

 

Trident University offers high quality degree programs designed to impart the skills and knowledge required to compete in today’s marketplace for high demand careers. While our mission is to prepare students effectively to pursue career and professional development in their respective fields, finding gainful employment is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not imply or guarantee that students will find employment or be placed in any particular job as a result of completing an educational program. In order to help students make informed decisions about academic choices, Trident University provides the following gainful employment information for all of its program offerings.

 

OPEID: 041279

Program Name and Length

CIP Code:	51.0000
Program Name: Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Program Level:	Bachelor’s Level
Credential Level:	03
Program Length in Months:	48

Cost

Total tuition and required fees For the entire program completed in normal time	$36,580.00
Note: The total tuition and required fees includes 44 units of required coursework and the maximum allowable time to complete the dissertation (48 units/12 sessions). Doctoral students who complete the dissertation phase in less time will lower the overall costs of the program by $2,300 per session of dissertation enrollment not needed.
Total estimated costs for books and supplies	$161.00
The estimated lab cost for the BSHS program is $161.
Total annual room and board Charges for living on campus	not applicable
URL for program cost information: http://www.trident.edu/tuition-fees/

Debt at Program Completion July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

Number of students completing the program Graduated between 07/2010 - 06/2011	498
Students completed with student loan debt Of the completers reported above	44
The median cumulative debt for each of the following For all students (both borrowers and non-borrowers) Federal student loan debt: Private loan debt: Institutional financing plan debt:	$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Note: The majority of graduates in this program did not carry a debt balance at the time of graduation, therefore median debt per graduate is $0.

Program Completion in Normal Time July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

Normal time in months to complete program As published in institution catalog	48
Students who completed the program within the normal time Of the total number of students completing the program	462
Completion rate within normal time	92.80%
Note: The majority of graduates in this program did not carry a debt balance at the time of graduation, therefore median debt per graduate is $0.

Related Occupations:

11-9111Medical and Health Services Managers

21-1091Community Health Education Coordinators

21-1091Health Educators

21-1093Assistants, Social Service

21-1093Case Work Aides

21-1093Human Service Assistants

21-1093Human Services Workers

21-1093Social and Human Service Assistants

21-1094Community Health Workers

21-1094Lay Health Advocates

21-1099Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other

 

This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.

 

Bureau of Labor Statistic’s SOC Websites:

http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm
http://www.bls.gov/soc/2010/soc_alph.htm
http://www.bls.gov/soc/major_groups.htm

 

O*Net Websites:

http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/
http://www.onetcenter.org/taxonomy.html

 

Job Placement

Job Placement Rate for Program Completers: data not available

25-1081.00Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Applicants must hold an associate degree and current license or certificate in a health related field or practice. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 60 general education semester credits and up to 32 professional credits with a GPA of 2.0 or better.

 

If the applicant does not hold an associate degree but is currently licensed or certificated in a health related field the following 18-24 General Education credits would be required through transfer credits from an accredited institution/college or completed at Trident University:

 

6 – 8 Credits – Human Anatomy and Physiology

3 – 4 Credits – College Mathematics

3 – 4 Credits – Microbiology

6 – 8 Credits – English Composition/Writing (I & II)

 

Between 36 and 42 credits can be awarded in Liberal Arts/Social Sciences/Humanities.

 

*Active Duty Navy applying for Medical Commissioning will also be required additional GE courses not offered at Trident, please follow up with Navy Commissioning to ensure you are complying with package requirements.

 

**Please note CCAF Associate Degrees in a health related field would qualify with approved AU/ABC programs.

 

The total number of credits required for the degree is 124.

 

High school graduate

• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• High school transcripts will be required if transferring less than 36 credits into the BSHS program.
• International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 500/173/61.

 

Transfer Students: Up to 92 Semester credits from other institutions:

• Transfer from an accredited college or university or its equivalent.
• Accepting transfer credits such as ACE, CLEP, DANTES, Excelsior, etc.
• GPA 2.0 or better (students who possess a GPA lower than 2.0 may be accepted on a conditional basis).

TUI accepts up to 92 semester credits total to the BSHS program, transferred from an accredited college/university, from ACE, CLEP, DANTES, Excelsior, etc. The transferred course(s) must meet the same general content standards as the TUI course that the credit is transferred to. A total of 32 upper division credits must be earned at TUI.