The BSHS with a major in Emergency Health Services requires successful completion of 120 credit hours, divided into three degree components: general education (27 credit hours), advanced standing and electives (39 credit hours), and distance education health sciences courses (54 credit hours). Students must complete at least 60 credit hours of GW coursework.
Electives (39 credit hours)
Previously earned college-level coursework will be evaluated for transfer as elective credit. Acceptable transfer coursework must be:
- College-level
- Academic in nature
- Completed at a regionally accredited institution
- Earned with a C or better (C- grades do not transfer)
We award academic credit for some C-School level military training. Additionally, up to 39 credits of advanced standing may be awarded to graduates of non-college based health sciences programs who present appropriate documentation and professional certification (e.g. EMT or RN license).
General Education (27 credit hours; 3 credits each)
- English Composition (3 cr)
- Statistics
- Science (6 cr)
- Humanities and/or Social Sciences (15 cr)
General Education Courses (6 of the 27 credit hours) — Completed through GW distance education coursework:
- HSCI 2103: Health Policy and the Health Care System
- HSCI 2115: Introduction to Biostatistics for Health Professionals
GW Major Courses (54 credit hours)
Foundation Courses (30 credit hours)
- CML 2140: Management of Human Resources in Health Science Organizations
- CML 2141: Planning and Marketing in Health Sciences)
- CML 2142: Financial Management in the Health Sciences
- CML 4144: Seminar in Health Leadership
- HSCI 2104: Management of Health Science Services
- HSCI 2108: Quality Improvement in Health Care)
- HSCI 2112: Writing in the Health Sciences
- HSCI 2113: Informatics in the Health Sciences
- HSCI 4103: Health Care Law and Regulation
- HSCI 4112: Research and Writing in the Health Sciences
Courses in the EHS Major (15 credit hours)
- EHS 2170: EMS Systems Design
- EHS 2171: EMS Operations and Management
- EHS 2172: Leadership in EMS Agencies
- EHS 2173: Special Operations
- EHS 2179: EMS Development and Strategic Planning
Health Science Supportive Areas—Choose Three Courses (9 credit hours)
- HSCI 2101: Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Illness
- HSCI 2102: Pathophysiology
- HSCI 2105 Ethics for Health Professionals
- HSCI 2109: Trends and Innovations in Health Care
- HSCI 2110: Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Concepts
- HSCI 2111: Development of Health Care Professions
- HSCI 4105: Case Studies in Health Care
