Bachelor of Science, Major in Health Science Online

Pursue a clinical or nonclinical role in healthcare with our online program that provides the foundational knowledge you need to become a specialized health professional.

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Program Overview

Learn more about the Bachelor of Science in Health Science

Earn your B.S. Health Science online from Texas State and gain a well-rounded understanding of today’s health system. This customizable degree empowers you to design a program of study that includes health sciences, health administration, health information management, and other areas of personal interest.

Whether you’re seeking advancement in the healthcare workforce or preparing for graduate school, this bachelor’s degree in health science can help you achieve your goals. Engaged instructors guide you in building the decision-making, coordination, and communication skills that healthcare organizations and graduate school admission committees seek. And we’re flexible—if you need a break, take a semester off and re-enter the program when it makes sense for you.

As a student of this B.S. Health Science, you will learn how to:

  • Demonstrate leadership and decision-making skills relevant to healthcare settings
  • Understand the structure of healthcare systems and the regulatory environment
  • Synthesize knowledge from the basic sciences, social sciences, and humanities to conceptualize and resolve patient and health care delivery problems
  • Apply principles of healthcare management, ethics, and communication to a variety of healthcare settings
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
As a student of this B.S. Health Science, you will learn how to:
  • Demonstrate leadership and decision-making skills relevant to healthcare settings
  • Understand the structure of healthcare systems and the regulatory environment
  • Synthesize knowledge from the basic sciences, social sciences, and humanities to conceptualize and resolve patient and health care delivery problems
  • Apply principles of healthcare management, ethics, and communication to a variety of healthcare settings
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing

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We offer a variety of student-centered online degrees that can help you advance. Explore other undergraduate programs.

Per credit hour $404*
Transfer Credits Up to 90
Credit Hours 120
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Tuition

Benefit from budget-friendly tuition

Tuition for the B.S. Health Science online program is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course
B.S. Health Science $404* $1,212

*Students enrolled in Accelerated Online Programs are not eligible for payment plans or the emergency loan. Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment. BookSmart fees are not included in the program costs and will be automatically included in your tuition and fees each semester. Students may opt out of BookSmart by the start of each term. Please visit the TXST One Stop for more information on Cost of Attendance.

Tuition breakdown

Per Course $1,212
Per Credit Hour $404*

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Calendar

Know your online bachelor’s degree in health science program timeline

The Texas State B.S. Health Science program is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring 1 20261/20/261/5/261/13/261/20/261/15/263/9/268 weeks
Spring 2 20263/10/262/24/263/3/263/10/263/5/265/13/268 weeks

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Start Class 1/20/26

Admissions

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Apply to the B.S. Health Science online program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.

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All applicants must:

  • Submit a completed application and all supporting documents—including official transcripts from your high school and any postsecondary institutions attended—to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by the stated document deadline
  • Pay the nonrefundable application fee of $75 ($90 for international*)
  • Be eligible to re-enter all colleges and/or universities previously attended

High school graduates who plan to attend Texas State the semester after high school graduation (not including summer sessions) regardless of how many dual credit or transferable college credits earned, are considered an entering freshman.

Freshmen must do the following to qualify for admission to Texas State University:

  • Receive a diploma from an accredited high school
    • We recommend students complete the following curriculum:
      • 4 credits of English, 4 credits of mathematics, 4 credits of science, 3 credits of social studies and 2 credits of a language other than English
  • ACT and SAT test scores are not required for applicants ranked in the top 75% of their graduating class.
  • Applicants who do not meet assured admission, or do not submit test scores, will be reviewed holistically. All students ranked in the fourth quartile of their class must submit scores that meet assured admission standards for admission.
  • Submit your high school transcripts by mail or via Parchment, Naviance, National Student Clearinghouse.

Transfer students must meet these requirements:

  • 14 or fewer credit hours: minimum 2.0 GPA in all transferable course work plus meet freshman admission standards
  • 15-29 credit hours: minimum 2.5 GPA in all transferable course work
  • 30 or more credit hours: minimum 2.25 GPA in all transferable course work
  • Be at least one full semester out of high school and eligible to return to all postsecondary institutions previously attended

Transcripts may be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to:

TXST One Stop
Texas State University – Undergraduate Admissions
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666

*Texas State defines an on-campus international student as anyone with a nonimmigrant visa status, including H-1B visa holders, or those seeking a visa to enroll. If you are not a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, you will be classified as an international applicant.

An online international student is someone who holds citizenship in another country, is not a U.S. permanent resident, and resides outside the U.S. while enrolling in an online program.

Students who are not on a visa but are graduating from a Texas high school after three years in residence are considered domestic applicants.

If you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, you are considered a domestic applicant.

Admission Requirements

  • High school diploma
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts

Courses

Preview the bachelor’s in health science online courses

To graduate from the B.S. Health Science online program, you must complete a total of 120 credit hours, including a one-hour university seminar, 42 credit hours of core courses, and 18 to 24 credit hours of minor courses. Additional required elective credit hours are selected with an advisor as needed to meet university graduation requirements.

Customize your degree further by choosing a minor from the following list: pre-nursing, pre-respiratory care, pre-radiation therapy, pre-CDIS, gross motor pre-physical therapy, fine motor pre-occupational therapy, pre-MLS, pre-chiropractic, and pre-physician assistant studies.

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Students must take 42 credit hours of general education courses to meet the degree plan requirements.

Degree comprised of 14 courses. Students can choose from: 

  • CS 1309 or ISAN 1323
  • HIM 4331 or PSY 3300
  • HS 3331 or HA 3308 instead of HIM 3301
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an in-depth introduction to the principles and techniques used in artificial intelligence (AI). It covers both foundational and advanced principles underlying AI. It explains the differences between AI, machine learning, and deep learning. It explores critical topics such as neural networks, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and robotics. Students will gain experience with generative AI tools and prompt engineering. Ethical considerations and potential biases associated with AI are covered, ensuring students are prepared to wield AI tools with integrity and concern for societal impacts. This course will not satisfy CS major or minor requirements.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course develops advanced information technology skills, focusing on office productivity software. Primary emphasis is placed on spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Advanced techniques are presented for use in data analysis and decision-making. Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery of these techniques in a hands-on environment.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to the foundational principles of interprofessional education and collaborative practice in healthcare. Students will examine the history, purpose, and best practices of team-based client and patient care, including the enabling, reinforcing, and interfering factors related to interprofessional education and practice.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to prepare health professionals for managerial positions in healthcare organizations by providing sufficient knowledge of industry financial matters so they can provide input to the organization's chief executive officer.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Recognizing and understanding the vocabulary of the health care professions. Emphasis on medical prefixes, suffixes, and word roots as used in oral and written communications.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to research methods and experimental inquiry to acquaint the student with skills to critique and conduct studies in the health information management domains. The course will also provide the foundation for compiling, analyzing, and displaying statistics related to the delivery of healthcare.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of the psychology of human development from the pre-natal period through adulthood. Emphasis placed on cognitive, motivational, and physiological processes of development in childhood and adolescence. Prerequisite: PSY 1300 with a grade of "C" or better.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
For non-science majors. Involves the study of the nutrients and their function in promoting health throughout the life span. Includes standards for consumer selection of a proper diet and analysis of nutrition-related health problems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The science of human nutrition with emphasis on nutrient digestion, absorption, and excretion; nutrient metabolism, requirements, and sources.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the following functions of supervisory management: planning, organizing, staffing, influencing, and controlling; as well as the connective processes of decision making, coordinating, and communicating in healthcare organizations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course introduces major statistical concepts and procedures as applied to healthcare administration students with an emphasis on descriptive statistics. Topics include: healthcare statistical terminology, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, comparison statistics, relationship statistics, and association statistics.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will explore the organizational structure and delivery of healthcare in hospitals and health systems and the associated roles of HIM professionals.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their studies as a whole and explore how they will use the knowledge they have obtained in their future career. Students will investigate career opportunities available to them after graduation and develop professional skills to ensure success post-graduation.

In consultation with an advisor, students must select a minor, which will range between 18-24 credit hours.

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