Catalog 73 - National University

School of Health and Human ServicesMISSIONPrepare professionals to meet the dynamic health needs of adiverse, global community.VISIONTo be the southwest’s premier healthcare educator.VALUESDiversitySHHS students come from diverse backgrounds and are immersedin a culture of intellectually challenging discourse and discoverywhile experiencing a student-centered learning environment thatfulfills their need for a highly-valued education.StewardshipSHHS faculty members are qualified stewards of their academicdiscipline who sustain excellence in the quality of their teachingand the achievement of student learning outcomes.Scholarly EngagementSHHS faculty members engage in high impact scholarly andcreative activity aimed at advancing their academic disciplines andensuring the relevancy of their teaching and student learning.Relevant LearningSHHS provides personalized clinical learning experiences that areconducted in authentic professional environments under theguidance of qualified mentors.HONOR SOCIETYPINNACLE HONOR SOCIETY FOR UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTSPinnacle is a national collegiate honorary society founded for thesingle purpose of recognizing the nation’s most outstanding adultand other non-traditional students. Honored students receive lettersof congratulation, certificates of membership, lapel pins, diplomaseals and honor cords. Students accepted for membership to thePinnacle Honor Society are nationally recognized for their academicachievement, community service, leadership, and ethical standards.Each commencement season, the Office of Student Affairs invitesundergraduate students to join Pinnacle based on their qualifyinggrade point average. Students will be asked to complete anapplication which is then reviewed for eligibility determination.UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES■ BACHELOR OF SCIENCE(620)General Education Program RequirementsAREA A: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION(Minimum 15 quarter units)AREA B: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS AND QUANTITATIVEREASONING(Minimum 4.5 quarter units)AREA C: INFORMATION LITERACY(Minimum 4.5 quarter units)AREA D: ARTS AND HUMANITIES(Minimum 13.5 quarter units)AREA E: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES(Minimum 13.5 quarter units)AREA F: PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES(Minimum 6 quarter units required {Note: one science lab isrequired.})AREA G: MODERN LANGUAGE(Minimum 9 quarter units)AREA A-G: GENERAL EDUCATION(Minimum 4.5 quarter units)Courses taken to achieve minimum levels of collegiate-levelcompetency in the areas of writing and mathematical concepts andsystems do not satisfy any portion of the general educationrequirement.◆ MAJOR IN ALLIED HEALTH (620-459)Faculty Advisor: Patric Schiltz • (858) 309-3476 • pschiltz@nu.eduThe allied health profession refers to occupations that support, aidand increase the efficiency of the physician, dentist or primaryhealth care specialist. Allied health professionals are involved withthe delivery of health or related services pertaining to theidentification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders;dietary and nutrition services; rehabilitation and health systemsmanagement..The Bachelor of Science in Allied Health degree program provides abroad-based foundation in global and national health care issuesand trends, ethical and legal issues, health promotion and diseaseprevention, evidence based practice and allied health care research,health care systems management and health care based informatics.The program is designed to articulate with Associate of Arts, alliedhealth related degree programs at community colleges. It preparesgraduates with additional knowledge, skills, and values to advancein the allied health profession; meet societal and health caredelivery demands; and work in a variety of settings with diversepatients, families and communities. Graduates are prepared toassume supervisory, management, and/or educational positions. Inaddition, successful completion of this program allows students topursue graduate education in the health care field.Health andHuman ServicesThe general education program consists of a minimum of 70.5quarter units. Of the 70.5 quarter units, students must complete atleast 4.5 quarter units at the upper-division level and 4.5 quarterunits in diversity enriched coursework. A plus {+} indicates adiversity enriched offering. All undergraduate students workingtoward any associate or bachelor’s degree must meet the Universitydiversity requirement.National University has general education requirements in thefollowing eight areas:Program Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:• Assess the relative health effects of environment, socioeconomicconditions, behavior, health services, and biology.• Explain how a team approach that is coordinated,comprehensive and continuous facilitates successful treatmentoutcomes.• Compare and contrast a medical model of health care deliverywith a health promotion and disease prevention approach.• Explain the process of active participation in health care from aprovider, patient, family, and community perspective.261