Overview

What Can I Do with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences?

The need for skilled workers in health related fields is skyrocketing. The aging population, unhealthful life styles, and environmental conditions contribute to this trend. Health care spending is expected to double in the next ten years. If you want to enter the fast-growing world of health care, your biggest challenge may be simply sorting through the options!

The Health Sciences - Physical Therapist Assisting degree at Northern Arizona University will prepare you for employment in hospitals, government health agencies, private industry, and nongovernmental organizations. Do you see yourself as a health educator or speech-language pathology assistant? Are you a practicing allied health professional, such as diagnostic imaging technician or respiratory care assistant? Our programs will give you an avenue to success.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Healthy Lifestyles

Human Disease

Mind-body Health

Stress Management

Principles of Epidemiology

Organization and Administration of Health Services

Current Health Issues

Leadership and Interprofessional Team Work for Health Professionals

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-27 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-14 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-09-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

At least 30 units of upper-division courses, which may include transfer work.
At least 30 units of coursework taken through Northern Arizona University, of which at least 18 must be upper-division courses (300-level or above). This requirement is not met by credit-by-exam, retro-credits, transfer coursework, etc.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on all work attempted at Northern Arizona University.

Tuition Fee

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International

28600 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28600 USD per year during 48 months.
National

27600 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27600 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11352 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11352 USD per year during 48 months.

Online: $11,352 USD /year

Living costs for Yuma

900 - 1350 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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