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Reading .................................................................................... 3 RDG 4347 Reading in the Content Area
Student Teaching ..................................................................... 6 EDU 4604 Student Teaching in Secondary School
TOTAL HOURS ...............................................................................133-141
Health Science
Bachelor of Science in Health Science
The Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree provides associate degreed nurses rigorous, upper-level science coursework that will prepare them for graduate admissions and/or entry or promotion into medical and public health fields. Specifically, the Biology concentration prepares students for direct entry into the Graduate Programs in Nurse Anesthesia, whereas the Social Sciences concentration prepares students for nursing leadership positions, promotion, and/or career change within medical and
public health fields. In addition, graduates are also prepared to enter graduate programs in public health, hospital administration, and laboratory sciences at other institutions.
An Associates of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Nursing is required to enroll in the program. Health Science majors will complete their 32 credit- hour core curriculum at community college as part of the A.A.S. nursing degree compared to Wesleyan’s current core curriculum of 45-46 credit hours. Likewise, all Health Science majors will complete the following 12 hours of required related coursework. Majors will complete a 45-46 hour Major Concentration Core in Biology or a 43-44 hour Major Concentration Core Social Sciences. To complete the 124-hour degree, students have 34-37 general electives to use to personalize their career plans, or they may be awarded up to 37 hours of elective credit for their A.A.S. degree nursing coursework.
Enrollment in the Health Science program is limited by space. Students are enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis according to the number of openings available.
GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM .................................................... 32
The Health Science program uses a modified version of the General Education Curriculum (GEC) listed on page 103 of this catalog.
Students with an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing who transfer from a Texas state community college may have their block of core curriculum classes transferred to Texas Wesleyan University and substituted for the GEC. All students will still be required to take three hours of an approved religion course (unless otherwise completed) as listed below. Specific prerequisites must also be met for course enrollment.
Biology .................................................................................. 12
BIO 1340 BIO 1140 BIO 1341 BIO 1141 BIO 2341 BIO 2141
Anatomy & Physiology I Anatomy & Physiology I Lab Anatomy & Physiology II Anatomy & Physiology II Lab Microbiology
Microbiology Lab