What to Expect
Introduction
Thinking about earning a BS in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from UIC? Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of what you can expect as a student enrolled in the degree program.Â
Students must complete all required general education, core and selective course requirements, and a total of 120 degree hours to successfully complete the degree program. Find more about the course requirements in the BS in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Academic Catalog.
Course schedule
Explore the each semester schedule — including courses, activities, and opportunities — by clicking through the tabs below.
Information
- Familiarize yourself with AHS student resources on Inside AHS, the online community for and by AHS students, faculty and staff.Â
- Check out our HRS Career Guide for ways to engage early and often along your student journey.
- Explore your interests, values, and skills.
AHS Summer Exploration and Transition
Looking for an exciting, well-connected jump start to college? Let us help with AHS:SET!
Applied Health Sciences: Summer Exploration and Transition Institute (AHS:SET) meets 2 days in the summer to engage and prepare our AHS incoming freshmen and transfer students.
In a fun and interactive format, you’ll get exposed to introductory academic course work, research and tools for navigating the rigors of an applied health sciences degree.
Sharpen your skills, make connections and learn about the College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS), all before your first semester at UIC!
Reminders
- Apply to be an EXITO scholar.Â
- Sign up to volunteer at UI Health.
- Join a UIC student organization.
Fall semester
Reminders
- Don’t miss the AHS welcome events which take place throughout the first month of classes.
- Make your required advising appointment before your spring registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
Spring semester
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer/fall registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
Reminders
- Complete an informational interview with an HRS faculty member or a health care professional of interest.
- Join hands-on prehealth career exploration and enrichment opportunities, such as Health Exploration Scholars through the UIC Urban Health Program, Area Health Education Scholars or shadow healthcare professionals.
Fall semester
| Required courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| KN 251 | Human Physiological Anatomy I | 5 hours |
| Selective | 3 hours | |
| Understanding U.S. Society | 3 hours |
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer/fall registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
Spring semester
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer/fall registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
- Begin seeking out a field experience site for your AHS 393: Synthesis in Rehabilitation Sciences course.
Reminders
- Enroll in AHS 405: Experiential Learning at a community-based organization to gain hands-on experience working alongside healthcare professionals.
- Explore other hands-on learning opportunities, including undergraduate research, internships and fellowships.
Fall semester
| Required courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| DHD 440 | Introduction to Assistive Technology: Principles and Practice | 3 hours |
| AHS 330 | Physical and Mental Health Issues in Rehabilitation | 3 hours |
| AHS 325 | Approaches to Rehabilitation Case Management | 3 hours |
| PSCH 242 | Introduction to Research in Psychology | 3 hours |
| AHS 393 | Synthesis in Rehabilitation Sciences | 3 hours |
| Selective | 3 hours |
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer/fall registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
Spring semester
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer/fall registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
- Don’t forget your field experience requirement! If you have yet to identify a field experience site, attend the AHS 393:Synthesis in Rehabilitation Sciences final presentations for ideas.
- Considering graduate or professional school? Attend informational workshops on application processes, program options and more throughout the semester.
Reminders
- In AHS 393: Synthesis in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, you’ll continue to develop career readiness skills, including through mock interviews and updating your resume, ePortfolio and digital presence.
Fall semester
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer/fall registration time ticket arrives. Your academic advisor will email you an invitation to schedule starting in week six.
- Still need to complete your field experience course (AHS 393)? Meet with your advisor early this semester to establish a plan for your final semester.
- Considering graduate or professional school? Apply now!
Spring Semester
Reminders
- You must apply to graduate by Friday of the third week of your final semester.
- Review AHS Commencement information on Inside AHS.