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Applied Health Sciences

For career and professional advancement

Earn a Bachelor of Science degree by efficiently combining meaningful health science and leadership courses with your specific Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) degree from an accredited community college. Pursue the general pathway: Health Promotion, Health Care Leadership, or where qualified: Radiologic Technology Leadership, Orthotist and Prosthetist Assistant Studies. Depending upon your background up to 84 credits may be transferable.

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The OU Pledge is our commitment to provide experience-based and hands-on learning through participation in programs, student and professional organizations, research, community engagement and more. 

Possibilities include:

Create the career you desire with the Health Promotion (HP) pathway in the Applied Health Sciences (AHS) program. In this program, you will complete the core courses in AHS and select electives from a variety of areas such as wellness and health promotion, environmental health and safety, public health, nutrition, health sciences, exercise science, clinical and diagnostic sciences, chemistry, physics and more to tailor your degree to your specific academic and career goals.

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Dr. Rebecca Cheezum
Coordinator and Associate Professor
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Advance your career and leadership potential with Health Care Leadership (HCL) in the Applied Health Sciences (AHS) program. You will take a variety of classes in human resources, wellness and health promotion, public health and health sciences as you prepare to be a leader in the field of health.

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Dr. Rebecca Cheezum
Coordinator and Associate Professor
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Transfer your current degree and professional credentials to Oakland University in order to complete a Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Health Sciences with a specialization in Radiologic Technology Leadership (RT). You will have a variety of classes to choose from to build your degree which may include human resources, communication, health sciences, management, and/or advanced radiologic technology modality courses.  

If you are currently registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), expand on your existing knowledge in CT, MRI and Mammography through an affiliation with Corewell Health (Beaumont). Learn more in the undergraduate catalog (see Curricular Requirements).

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Sara Rivard
Director and Special Instructor
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(If you hold an Orthotist/Prosthetist Technician Associate degree,) transfer your credits to Oakland University to earn a Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Health Sciences with a specialization in Orthotist and Prosthetist Assistant Studies (OPA) in order to increase your career and earning potential in the field of orthotics and prosthetics.

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* Students who are completing this specialization will not be eligible for the orthotics and prosthetics certification exam or patient contact.

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Tamara Treanore
Director and Instructor
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School of Health Sciences

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3070 Human Health Building
433 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
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(248) 370-2369


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(248) 370-3562
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