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Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS)

  • Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
  • Degree Pathway
    BSHS4 Four-semester program option
    BSHS-Distance Four-semester program option
    BSHST6 Six-semester program option
  • Course Delivery
    Online learning experiences
  • Practice Setting
    Hospitals and clinics

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Tuition & Fees

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Introduction

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) program is designed for students who have completed an Associate’s degree in a healthcare field and are seeking to advance their careers or advance to graduate or professional programs such as public health, healthcare administration, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or physician assistant studies.
The program offers a broad interdisciplinary foundation in health sciences with distance education, flexible pathways for transfer and adult learners, and the opportunity to tailor electives toward specific areas of interest or professional goals.

Students in the BSHS program will also complete an internship experience at a Trinity College approved site.

The curriculum includes courses such as: Health Care Leadership, Accounting Basics, and Health Science Research.

BSHS Pathway Option

BSHS-Distance
For students who require a flexible, distance-learning option. Designed for working professionals or students residing anywhere. Internship experiences can be completed at a local or distance, pre-approved site.

Which BSHS Pathway is Right for Me?

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Have you completed the required associate’s degree in a health care field?

  • ▪️ If yes, see our BSHS option
  • ▪️ If no, speak with an admissions representative to learn how to complete these requirements before enrolling in the major coursework.
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BSHS

Four & Six-semester
Degree Pathway Options

A Bachelor of Science in Health Science (BSHS) is an exciting and dynamic degree that opens the door to a wide range of opportunities in the fast-growing healthcare field. It blends science, health, and human service courses to give students a strong foundation in how the body works, how diseases spread, and how healthcare systems operate. Whether you're passionate about helping people, interested in public health, or planning to pursue a clinical career like medicine or nursing, this degree equips you with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference in people’s lives and communities.

BSHS Journey Option

Journey Offering:

  • BSHS4
    Four-Semester
    Fall Start | Full-Time & Part-Time
  • BSHST6
    Six-Semester
    Fall Start | Full-Time & Part-Time
BSHS Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

  • Graduation from a professionally accredited health sciences program
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from an Associate Degree Program
BSHS Application Materials

The BSHS program begins in the fall semester.

Required application materials can be submitted as they are completed. All materials must be received before admission consideration. Review of completed applicant files requires 3 to 4 weeks.

BSHS Curriculum

The BSHS Curriculum

Students will learn with a combination of in-person coursework and clinical experiences that offer extensive patient contact starting in their first semester.

BSHS Tuition & Fees

Your investment or cost of attendance is an estimate of the costs of being enrolled at Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences.

BSHS Tuition & Fees

Accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission

230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1413
(312) 263-0456 or (800) 621-7440
www.hlcommission.org

Program Goals

Intellectual Curiosity
  • Analyze theoretical concepts of management utilized within the health care environment.
  • Utilize accounting and supply principles to assess health care cost efficiency.
  • Analyze the impact of past, current, and future trends on the delivery of health care and health care management.
  • Solve complex problems and think reflectively.
Professional Practice
  • Demonstrate an awareness of and implement evidence-based practice pertinent to the individual's chosen allied health field.
  • Communicate professionally using interpersonal, oral and written skills.
  • Collaborate as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide comprehensive care.
  • Practice professionalism within the program, in the health care setting, and encourage participation in the professional associations.
Caring for Self and Others
  • Demonstrate ability to provide culturally congruent competent care by preserving/maintaining cultural identities and diverse life-ways of healthcare consumers.
  • Analyze and evaluate ethical behavior within the framework of professional standards, values, and codes.

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