Bachelor in Health and Life Science

Providence Christian's Health and Life Science Concentration exists to prepare students interested in Physical or Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Pre-Med programs, Athletic Training or Exercise Science, and Nutrition. The Health and Life Science Concentration challenges students to think biblically and ethically as they strive to improve society's health by practising biblical stewardship and compassion in their studies and workplace.

Students will be exposed to many pre-requisite courses to determine the distinct path within Health and Life Sciences they wish to pursue. The eight-core courses form a strong foundation and will prepare HLS students for whichever post-graduate program they enter. The electives offered delve into more specific areas of emphasis while still aiming to prepare all HLS students for their desired graduate programs. Gaining experience in various areas of the discipline, including anatomy and physiology of the human body, chemistry, biology, physics, kinesiology, exercise physiology, and nutrition, enables students to pursue a vocation with a broad spectrum of knowledge. HLS also delves into the behavioural sciences, including human development, social psychology, sociology, cognition, learning, and personality, to ensure students are trained in a holistic approach to health and life.

After active participation and completion of this program, students will be able to:

Incorporate a Reformed Christian worldview into thoughts, attitudes, and actions informing health and life science occupations.

Possess a deep understanding of the major required sciences necessary for the continued study within the health and life sciences profession.

Develop the scientific literacy required to navigate advances made in science and technology applied to human health and well-being.

Providence holds a worldview and Biblical conviction that all truth is God’s truth. We believe that no education is complete absent God and His Word and that an educational foundation in the Classical Liberal Arts prepares our graduates to be future leaders and virtuous citizens.

Providence’s founders established a four-year liberal arts program that would reflect the lordship of Jesus Christ from a visibly Reformed, biblical perspective. All programs were designed to be taught following the Bible, God’s infallible, and inerrant Word. Providence is committed to a rigorous, holistic and interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum designed to enable students to think critically, evaluate a variety of worldviews, see clearly from a Christian perspective, demonstrate creativity, and engage the world around them.

The mission of Providence Christian College as a Reformed Christian institution is to equip students to be firmly grounded in biblical truth, thoroughly educated in the liberal arts, and fully engaged in their church, their community, and the world for the glory of God and service to humanity.