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Bachelors of Health Sciences

Bachelors of Health Sciences

Ready to take your healthcare career to the next level? Today’s healthcare workforce is one of the largest in the United States. Students interested in health and medicine have a variety of options when choosing a career path. Areas such as dietetics, physical, occupational or speech therapy, physician’s assistant, radiological technician, dentistry, chiropractic, etc., all start with a degree in Allied Health Sciences. Through the Nicholls Online program, your goal to earn a healthcare degree can be achieved through one of our three concentrations. Contact our office today so we can guide you to the right concentration for your healthcare objective.

Health Sciences Degrees offered through Nicholls Online:

PRE-PROFESSIONAL

The Pre-Professional concentration of Health Sciences prepares students for graduate programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and many other professional programs in healthcare. This concentration may be pursued online by students who have already completed the following courses: BIOL 114, 115, 116, 117, 155, 156, 203, 204; CHEM 105, 106, 111, 112. Students planning on seeking admission to professional schools such as Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs are also encouraged to complete other required science courses prior to switching to Nicholls Online for this concentration (examples include: CHEM 221, 222, 226, PHYS 101, 102, 203, and 204.) These courses are not offered through Nicholls Online but they can be completed through traditional Nicholls campus-based courses.

2024-2025 Health Sciences Preprofessional Curriculum Map

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Health and Wellness Concentration (AHHW) is designed for students interested in various arenas of health and wellness, including, but not limited to, opportunities for credentialing in fitness and sports performance, as well as preparation for formal graduate study. Employment opportunities can include rehabilitation, industrial medicine, industrial health and wellness, fitness instruction, and various avenues of sports medicine.

2024-2025 Health and Wellness Curriculum Map

HEALTHCARE SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT

Healthcare Supervision and Management Concentration (AHHS) prepares students to assume middle management, supervisory, or coordinator positions in a healthcare agency or formal graduate study in healthcare management, public health, or healthcare administration and services. Students enrolled in the AHHS concentration must hold a current credential recognized by a national or state health professions regulatory body and have already earned an Associate’s degree to be eligible for Advanced Standing.

2024-2025 Healthcare Supervision and Management Curriculum Map

HELPFUL LINKS

Department of Allied Health Sciences
Curriculum sheets for Health Sciences Preprofessional and for Health
Sciences Health and Wellness
Phone: 1-855-NIC-ONLINE (for application, registration, and scheduling)
Students e-mail: brigett.scott@nicholls.edu or telephone:985-449-7124

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ADVISOR INFORMATION

Name: Dr. Brigett Scott
Title: Associate Dean of Sciences and Technology,  Professor of Dietetics
Email: brigett.scott@nicholls.edu
Phone: 985.449.7124
Office Location: 111 Gouaux

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