学生必须是可授予副学士学位的健康职业计划的毕业生或已参加该计划。（必须对州外副学士学位进行评估才能达到爱达荷州教育委员会的标准。如果副学士学位的年龄超过五年，则必须对技术领域的货币进行评估。卫生科学学士学位ISU通过Kasiska卫生科学部门提供科学课程，并根据学生的最终教育和职业目标为他们提供了几种途径，可以选择五个不同的领域来集中精力使学生灵活地实现他们的专业目标。学位的目的是为适销对路的学生做好在卫生保健领域的入门级就业的准备，并为进入专业学校或研究生课程的学生做好准备。追求健康科学理学士学位的学生
The Bachelor of Science in Health Science (BSHS) degree is offered at ISU through the Division of Health Science and provides several avenues for students to work in health-related professions depending upon the student's ultimate educational and career goals. Students graduating with an AAS or AS are provided the opportunity to apply their associate degree in a health-related field toward graduation requirements for the B.S. in Health Science and satisfy many of the prerequisites for a variety of health science-related graduate programs. The objective of the Bachelor of Science in Health Science program with the associate degree emphasis is to allow students who have graduated or are enrolled in health occupations training at the level of an associate degree to pursue a bachelor's degree with an advanced general health science focus.This degree provides a curriculum for students who desire an education that can serve as a foundation for additional professional or graduate work in several health science professions, including medicine, dentistry, hospital administration, medical technology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. All students are encouraged to work closely with an advisor within their associate degree programs to ensure that the courses they plan to take will meet their specific career goals.