Health Sciences

Once you graduate, you will have the ability to utilize your degree in many meaningful ways. Students become successful health professionals across a wide range of practice areas including:

• Community and social service agencies
• Educational institutions
• Healthcare systems
• Health insurance organizations
• Government entities
• Long-term care facilities
• Nonprofit health organizations
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Health departments
• Research laboratories
• Wellness centers

The degree also prepares you to be competitive for admission to graduate and healthcare professional programs, such as healthcare administration, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and public health.

Traditional format:
The Traditional Health Sciences is a four-year/eight semester Plan of Study. It provides students the opportunity to declare a program minor to help tailor the degree to match interests and professional goals.

2+2 format:
Current community college students may be admitted for the “2+2” format. Students begin the program at their community college with a two-year associate degree and then transfer to Radford University to complete their remaining requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Students must take certain courses and electives at their community college to transfer into the program.

3+1  format:
The 3+1 Health Sciences is a Plan of Study designed for students who have at least 87 credits of undergraduate coursework to complete a bachelor’s degree in two semesters. To be eligible for this plan, students must have completed Radford University core requirements for a bachelor degree and have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

4+1 format:
The 4+1 Health Sciences is a Plan of Study designed to accelerate graduate study. Students complete a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Master of Science in Health Sciences with a five-year/11-semester Plan of Study. To be eligible for this plan, students must have a minimum cumulative 3.3 GPA in undergraduate coursework and complete the Master of Science in Health Sciences program admission requirements.

• You can serve as a student ambassador for a college or department.
• We have student representatives on department committees.
• You’ll have opportunities to attend and/or present scholarly work at local, state, and national conferences, such as Virginia Rural Health Association and Virginia Public Health Association.

To be considered for admission:

1. Meet all admission requirements for Radford University. Incoming undergraduate students must have completed a core of selected high school or college courses. Recent high school graduates (within the past 3 years) should provide SAT or ACT scores (SAT Code 5099, ACT Code 4367).
   For additional general undergraduate requirements, please visit undergraduate admissions.
2. Submit the Radford University Application online.
3. Submit official transcript(s) from all institutions–high school OR all higher education institution(s) to the Admissions department. A minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA is required for admission.