Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BS)—Degree Completion
School of Arts and Sciences
Location: Online
Start Term: Fall, Spring, Summer
Build on your associate’s degree in a related health discipline to earn your bachelor’s degree and advance your career.
Leverage Your Knowledge to Advance Your Career
Your Degree-Completion Journey
You will take courses across a variety of areas in the arts and sciences and health sciences, as well as general electives.
Arts and Sciences
A minimum of 34 semester hours is required in Arts and Sciences courses. Applicants with credit for Anatomy and Physiology I and II (with labs) and Basic Chemistry I and II (with labs) will be granted additional transfer credit, bringing the Arts and Sciences total to 43 semester hours. Students may complete any missing general education course requirements at MCPHS.
Health Sciences Core
Students must successfully complete all courses in the Health Sciences Core—and all must be taken at MCPHS. Those courses include Health Promotion, Healthcare Informatics, Writing for Health Sciences Professionals, Public Health & Policy, Research Analysis and Methods, and Grant Proposal Writing.
Choose a Concentration
After completing requirements, students will choose between two areas of concentration, healthcare management or health professions education. Both concentrations require traditional coursework and directed study.
Our Network is Your Network
A Career in Healthcare that Fits Your Goals
Majoring in health sciences gives you the versatility to pursue a variety of career opportunities.
MCPHS Community Voices
The lived experiences of MCPHS students, partners, and faculty tell an eloquent story. They illustrate just how our student-centered, teaching-first approach keeps us in the top tier of the country’s “most transformative colleges.” (Money magazine 2020).
Loucinda Bistany
| DHS“I found that the flexibility of the online program afforded me the opportunity to start my own consulting business while my startup gets funding. I’m excited at the new prospects both companies will bring."
Additional Options for Degrees in Health Sciences
In addition to the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences—Degree Completion program, we offer six degree programs covering general studies as well as training in a specific discipline.
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences — Acupuncture Pathway (BS/MAc)
Spend the first three years at MCPHS-Boston before transitioning to our Worcester campus for the duration of the program.
Bachelor of Science in Health Science — Occupational Therapy Pathway (BS/MSOT)
Five-year, full-time program on the Boston and Manchester campuses.
Bachelor of Science in Health Science — Physical Therapy Pathway (BS/DPT)
Spend the first three years at MCPHS-Boston before transitioning to our Worcester campus for the duration of the program.
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Full-time, four-year program at our Boston campus. Choose among three tracks: general, health education, or healthcare management.
Master of Science in Health Sciences
Complete this part-time online program in as little as two years.
Doctor of Health Sciences
Complete this part-time online program in as little as nine semesters.