Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Biola's Health Sciences degree program (formerly the B.S. in Human Biology) cultivates critical thinking skills while utilizing evidence-based practice and scientific exploration of God's most intricate design — human physiology. Our Health Sciences bachelor's program provides rigorous coursework, hands-on-training in well-equipped laboratories and a rich independent research experience from a Christian worldview. As a Biola health sciences graduate, you can be confident that our expert health professions advisors have provided the knowledge base and skills you'll need to successfully enter graduate studies and the world of health care professionals.
As a Biola Health Sciences degree program graduate, you can be confident that our expert health professions advisors have provided you with critical foundational knowledge and health care skills, which will prove invaluable to you in future health care employment and master's degree studies. Our Health Science graduates are well equipped to become confident contributors in the advancing health care field as they work alongside other qualified professionals.
- Small class sizes provide maximum interaction and faculty mentoring.
- Students get first-hand experience with the latest scientific equipment in well-equipped chemistry and biology labs at the Lim Center. Instruments include a high performance liquid chromatograph, an electron microscope, an X-ray diffractometer and a high-speed centrifuge.
- The Biola Office of Health Professions Advising (BOHPA), a distinctive of Biola, provides experienced advice for navigating your healthcare journey, resources for taking qualifying exams like the GRE and MCAT, mock interviews, clinical shadowing experiences with health professionals, and strategic advice for applying to postgraduate programs.
- Student groups like the Health Careers Club offer numerous opportunities for support and interaction.
- Biola's location in Southern California offers numerous opportunities for career advancement with internships that greatly increase the likelihood you'll land fulfilling work in health care fields such as research, hospital, outpatient clinical (such as physical therapy), industrial, government and other academic laboratories.
Concentrations
- Pre-Health Care Professional
The pre-health care professional concentration prepares students for further studies and training in health professions, particularly as a physician assistant or physical therapist.
