Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Health Sciences] From Gettysburg College

?HS BS majors complete a very rigorous selection of science courses in the HS, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Departments. The capstone experience for HS BS students is a capstone internship. The required courses in this major meet the entrance requirements for medical school. Students with this major typically attend medical school or other rigorous graduate programs.?

The Health Sciences program takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the human body. Starting with a liberal arts foundation,?Health Sciences integrates the study of biology, chemistry, and physics?along with courses focusing on the science of the human body in conditions of health and disease.?

Health Sciences students also gain?invaluable hands-on experience by participating in internships?in a variety of professional environments, such as physical therapy, nursing, medicine, physician assistant, and dentistry. Many students do independent research, often resulting in presentations at scientific meetings and co-authored papers with faculty members.

Health Sciences majors also have?a strong record of career success in the nation's leading professional schools?in the health professions, including physical therapy, physician assistant, medicine, nursing, dentistry, and many other fields.