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Undergraduate Catalog 2013-14 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Health Services (122 hours)

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www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/index.html

This degree program educates students in the knowledge and skills required by all health and human service workers. The program will prepare students for careers in health and human service administration and/or provide preparation for candidacy in health and human service professional graduate degree and certificate programs. Allied health professionals with registration, certification, or licensure credentialing may use this program as a baccalaureate completion program.

The IHS is divided into four parts in addition to general education requirements (www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/program.html).

  1. Students must complete the recommended Pre-Professional sequence to enter the program.
  2. Once enrolled in the program, students will complete a 30-semester hour professional core curriculum which will educate them in the common competencies required by all health and human service workers.
  3. Students will gain specialized knowledge through the selection of a minor or an approved concentration.
  4. Finally, as a capstone experience, students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in a semester-long internship in a clinical or administrative setting, or through applied research, if the student is already clinically qualified. 

Admission

A minimum of 30 academic credits and completion of the pre-professional sequence with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5
or
A minimum of 30 academic credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and current registration, certification, or licensure as a health or human services professional.

Please contact your advisor for official admission into the program from the Pre Interdisciplinary Health Program.

Special note: The Occupational Therapy concentration requires a separate admissions process. Please refer to the Occupational Therapy section for additional information. 

Academic Advising 

The College of Health and Human Services provides advising to all students who wish to enroll in and who are admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Health Services program. Students should contact an advisor as early as possible. Advisors will assist students in program planning, in the selection of a pre-professional sequence and concentration/academic minor, and in the choice of electives. Failure to meet with the advisor on a regular basis may result in difficulty in completing the program in a timely manner.

Graduation Requirements

Students must meet the University’s graduation requirements. In addition, students must maintain a grade point average of 2.5, with no less that a “C” in any professional core or concentration course. Students may repeat no more than once, one course in the professional core, and one course in a concentration. Specific program requirements follow. (for those accepted into the Occupational Therapy concentration please refer to the Occupational Therapy section for specific information regarding the Occupational Therapy program.)

University General Education (37 hours)

Students must successfully complete the University’s General Education Proficiencies and Distribution requirements.

Pre-Professional Requirement (14 hours at a minimum)

Students are required to complete a pre-professional sequence. This sequence will be tailored to the student’s interests. A common Pre-Professional Sequence is: BIOS 2110: Human Anatomy, BIOS 2400: Human Physiology, HSV 2250: Human Growth and Development and MDSC 3010: Medical Terminology. Currently registered, certified, or licensed health and human service providers may be granted academic credit for previous course work completed at an academically or professionally accredited program or institution. These credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis and applied to the pre-professional requirements. All students must also complete the following course in addition to a pre-professional sequence:

Professional Core (30 hours)

Students must complete all the courses in the Professional Core

One of the following:

One of the following:

One of the following:

Concentrations/Academic Minors (14 hours at a minimum)

The Professional Core will be complemented by advanced study in an area of concentration or academic minor. Some concentrations and minors will prepare students for candidacy in professional graduate programs. Others will enable students to enter administrative positions in a variety of public and private agency and institutional settings.

Students who elect a concentration will do so in consultation with their program advisor. A concentration will be designed to fit the student’s individual learning objectives It must consist of a minimum of 14 semester hours, at least 9 of which must be from 3000-, 4000-, or 5000-level course work. All concentrations must be pre-approved by an advisor.

Examples of Academic Minors/Concentrations

Academic Minors Concentrations
Communications American Sign Language
Disability Services


Community Health Education
(leads to a certification)

 HSV Health Administration Concentration

Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness
Pre-Physician Assistant www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/program.html

Non Profit Leadership
(leads to a national certification and highest rated program in the country)
Occupational Therapy www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/program.html
(must be accepted into the occupational therapy program; students begin occupational therapy courses as as undergraduate receiving a B.S.-I.H.S. degree and an OT master’s degree.
Management
Self developed concentration (students may work with their advisor to develop a unique concentration based on their goals in a health services profession.)
Marketing  
Psychology  
Spanish  
Substance Abuse Services
(SPADA - can lead to an international certification)		  

 

Internship (4 hours)

www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/internships.html

The capstone experience is a required internship of a minimum of 200 clock hours in the U.S. or abroad (some placements require more hours due to the nature of the position), designed to provide students with the opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge and abilities learned and to hone skills in readiness for employment or graduate study. The capstone B.S.-IHS placement is one of the most important courses in the program giving students needed experience for their next step in their careers. Students should read the internship handbook and begin to consider what type of internship would be the most helpful to them when they first enter the program. The requirements of the internship are:

1. Completion of all course work in the Professional Core prior to enrollment in the internship seminar, HSV 4900: Internship (4 hours).

2. Application to the internship program. Application includes the application form (found on the program website at www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/program.html), the student’s resume and unofficial transcripts. All applications must be submitted to the internship coordinator in the advising office. Application must be made by the deadline for the semester in which a student wishes to begin the internship. See below for deadlines and please note that they are one academic school year ahead of the semester in which the student wants to complete the internship.

Internship Seminar Application Seminar
Summer 2013 May 1 2012
Fall 2013 Nov 1 2012
Spring 2014 April 1 2013
Summer 2014 May 1 2013
Fall 2014 Nov. 1 2013
Spring 2015 April 1 2014

3. Students should review the listing of internship descriptions on the B.S.-IHS website www.wmich.edu/hhs/hsv/program.html and mention any placements that they are interested in on their application.

4. After the application is received the student will meet with the internship coordinator and decide on the most appropriate placement.

5. Students must enroll in HSV 4900, and attend the internship seminar.

Students who are registered, certified, or licensed health care providers may pursue a clinical experience providing it exposes the student to the development of new skills, or is in a situation outside their usual employment. As as alternative to an internship they may substitute a research project or an approved elective (3 hours) for this internship.

The requirements of the research project, which would be completed during enrollment in HSV 4890: Independent Research (3 hours), are:

  1. The student must select a research committee consisting of a faculty mentor knowledgeable in the field of inquiry and a reader who will act as a resource person and may work outside the University.
  2. The research project must be approved by the Program Coordinator at the beginning of the senior year.
  3. The research must be documented in a paper written in the professional or academic style appropriate to the discipline and presented in a public forum approved by the Program Coordinator.

 

Health and Liability Insurance

Students engaged in an internship must give evidence of having health insurance at the time of course enrollment. Liability insurance coverage will be provided by the University through a fee assessed at the time of enrollment in the following course.

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