Students at Bucks now have
more choices in the form of
three new majors, according to
a college press release.
Starting this fall, Bucks students
can major in health information
technology, join in an
updated criminal justice curriculum,
or go for an 18-credit
recreational leadership certificate.
“We continually review our
majors to make sure we are
meeting the needs of various
fields, and the needs of students
who want to enter those
careers,” said Catherine
McElroy, Dean of Academic
and Curricular Services, in the
press release.
Health information technology,
a major new to Bucks this
fall, is a 67-credit degree
which spun off of the existing
medical coding and billing certification
program.
According to the Bucks
course catalog, health information
technology majors can
expect to apply their technology
and analysis skills in a number
of medical and emergency
service fields, including; rehabilitation
centers, drug and
alcohol facilities, local health
departments, pharmaceutical
companies and health insurance
firms.
In addition to the new major,
police administration and correctional
administration have
been combined into a 61-credit
criminal justice degree.
Jeff Clancy, a 20-year oldcriminal
justice major from
Huntington Valley, was happy
that the degree was merged
into criminal justice.
“It didn’t make much sense
to me that they didn’t have
criminal justice here, correctional
administration is basically
the same thing,” said
Clancy.
Clancy says several colleges
he was looking to
transfer to were
not accepting his
credits from his
c o r r e c t i o n a l
administ rat ion
major. He hopes
the merger of the
two degrees will
change that.
According to
the Bucks news
release, students
who complete an
associate’s in
criminal justice
at Bucks and go
on to complete a
bachelor’s at a
four-year college
can expect to find job opportunities
at a variety of law
enforcement agencies, including
the FBI, DEA, correctional
facilities and local or state
police agencies.
Bucks also added an 18-credit
in Recreational leadership
certification program.
According to the Bucks course
catalog, students participating
in the certificate program will
learn skills pertaining to lifeguarding,
professional
CPR/First Aid, water safety
instructor training, advanced
skills and standards for ropes
course training, and facility
events planning.
Jason Roth, 19, liberal arts
major from Warminster, says
that while he is currently
unsure what he wants to major
in, he definitely wants to get
the recreational leadership certificate.
“I have always been into outdoor
things. I am always at
Tyler Park and other community
centers in the area, I’ve
always been interested in being
a park ranger so this major
could help me become one,”
said Roth.
Students who wish to read
more about the new degrees
can pick up a copy of the
Bucks course catalog in The
Hub, or view it online at
www.bucks.edu/catalog.