The BSAHS degree is joint online degree program offered collectively by all five IU-managed regional campuses. The curriculum is available in an all-online format through the statewide BSAHS consortium.

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Applied Health Science program is a 120 credit hour online program. Students with A.S or A.A degrees who enter the program will transfer in 60 – 64 credit hours from their degree. Students with associate degrees are expected to complete the degree in two academic years (four semesters). Full-time students entering with 30 credit hours are expected to complete in three years.

· The Online BSAHS is “student-centered,” appealing to a wide spectrum of traditional and non-traditional students who have an interest in a health sector career but do not wish pursue clinical degree programs.

· The program allows flexibility for students who are seeking to complete their degrees while meeting their responsibilities to their families and/or employers.

· The degree design offers health workers with previous college credit (including those with associate degrees) a convenient, high-quality option for completing a baccalaureate degree that students can pursue while working full- or part-time.

· The degree provides additional skills and training needed to advance within the student’s chosen profession. It is also appropriate for those who wish to find a new career in the health care field.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Provide students with extensive preparation for work in any field that addresses people’s health.
• Address the needs of those students seeking a broad understanding of the science of human health and its application to their chosen career.
• Respond to a strong need for a degree in the health sciences for students who have a desire to work in health related areas, but who do not wish to be in a clinical program.
• Respond to a need for students to continue their degree progression should they not gain entry into the selective, competitive programs nursing, dental hygiene, and radiology.
• Permit students who have earned an associate degree and for the large pool of similarly degreed health care workers who need a bachelor degree for advancement in their current positions or in related areas in health to continue their formal education.
• Prepare students for entry and mid-level positions in for-profit and not-for-profit health-related organizations.
• Prepare students to acquire knowledge of various health care related subjects and apply this knowledge to improve the health of those with whom they come in contact.
• Provide students the basic, technical and applied aspects of health science, and help students apply this knowledge to a variety of career opportunities.