Northern Illinois University
School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions
College of Health and Human Sciences

NIU’s Health Sciences General B.S. degree is designed to give you the knowledge and skills you’ll need to prepare you for professional health care careers in a global market. Coursework focuses on health care leadership skills, financial principles, management strategies and standards to improve patient care. You’ll take courses in the physical and social sciences giving you a well-rounded education to pursue careers in allied health roles or to prepare you for entry into medical laboratory science or nursing degree programs.