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If you want to work in a high wage, fast paced environment, you may want to focus your attention on obtaining a degree in anesthesiology. In many cases, you will find that this particular career path will give you all of the satisfaction that comes with working in a team designed to provide surgical treatments. At the same time, you will always know that your contributions will always play a key role in the success of each effort.

When you pursue a degree in anesthesiology at South University, you will have an opportunity to practice in a surgical room very similar to hundreds located across America. As you work through various case studies, you will gain plenty of experience that will supplement you formal classroom studies. This, in turn, can facilitate your ability to do well on state licensing exams.

Many medical professional will tell you that anesthesiologists rank as the highest-paid professionals in the medical industry. For example, you can easily earn double, or even triple the amount of money on an hourly basis when compared to a primary care doctor. At the same time, you will also find that you can command higher wages when employed by a conventional hospital. Regardless of whether you choose to own your own practice, or work as an employee, you can always leverage your degree and skill sets into a higher earning bracket.

There is no question that the operating room can be a very stressful environment. No matter how you look at it, you will play a vital role in ensuring that the patient does not experience pain. At the same time, you will have to carefully administer a wide range of drugs without causing life threatening problems to develop. On the other hand, if you are able to perform your job with a high level of success, you will also enjoy higher wages than other providers with an equal level of expertise in their own fields.

Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences Program Online

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program gives students a solid base for entry-level employment in a range of positions in the health care industry at facilities such as health practitioners' offices, hospitals, home healthcare services, outpatient care services, nursing care facilities, health insurance companies, and state and government healthcare programs. The BS program equips the graduate with skills appropriate for lifelong learning or entry into post-graduate study.

A strong foundation in math, science and the humanities is the focus of the core curriculum. A broad emphasis on business basics, public health, the healthcare delivery system, and the medical office is offered in the curriculum's second half.

Prepare for success on your own schedule

We offer day and evening classes that allow you to attend at a time that is most convenient for you, an online Health Science degree where students may earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree in as little as 2 years and 10 months while continuing to work full time, and accelerated courses that can be completed in only 5 1/2 weeks. If you have previous transferable college credit, the degree can be completed in much shorter time.

An academic heritage that is time-honored

• Since 1899, South University has been providing a quality education along with personal attention to its students.
• Campus locations for South University include Alabama, and Florida, as well as South Carolina and Georgia.

South University's Accreditation

• The Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has conferred upon South University regional accreditation.
• South University holds credentials for awarding associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees (Level V institution).

Academic Requirements

South University requires that prospective students seeking admission to the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program online be high school graduates or possess the equivalent General Education Development certificate (GED).

Once this qualification has been met, applicants must then:

• Achieve and provide satisfactory scores obtained from examinations such as SAT 1, the ACT, or CPTs OR
• meet the eligibility criteria laid down for admission for a transfer student.

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