George Washington University offers a bachelor's degree in Clinical Research Administration, which focuses on the scientific methods used in clinical research, good clinical practices and regulatory guidelines for the protection of human subjects. The program is geared for those already working in the health field, so courses are offered online once each week and can be taken on a flexible schedule. Students must complete 132 credit hours, which are divided into three degree components: general education, advanced standing and electives and distance education health sciences courses. Courses in the major include The Business of Clinical Research, Monitoring Clinical Trials and several classes in health sciences, such as informatics, health policy, pathophysiology and ethics.
The clinical research bachelors program at Washington University--St. Louis is also directed at working adults. Students must take 57 credit hours in major-specific required courses as well as general core requirements. According to the program's department, courses lay a foundation in basic sciences and then cover in greater depth the processes used in the management of studies that develop drugs, devices and treatment protocols for patient care. Core courses include Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Psychology of Health and Biomedical Ethics. Students later take a full year of Fundamentals of Clinical Research Management, Pharmacology, Research Ethics and Regulatory Affairs, Business of Clinical Research and Research Design Strategies.
The University of North Carolina--Wilmington's Onslow Extension school partnered with the North Carolina Community College System to provide a bachelor's program in Clinical Research. Classes are divided into Basic Studies, Collaterals, Electives and the Core Curriculum, of which 61 credit hours are required, and most classes can be taken online. Basic Studies are basic college classes such as College Writing and Reading and English Literature. The Collaterals comprises math and science courses that are prerequisites for clinical research courses such as General Chemistry, College Algebra, Biology, Microbiology, Sociology and Statistics. The advanced core curriculum courses are taken in the junior and senior years and include Regulatory Affairs, Sociology of the Family, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacoeconomics.
The Department of Clinical Research of Campbell University's College of Pharmacy and Health is headquartered in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park (RTP), the home of many companies involved in clinical research. Students in the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Research program must complete at least 63.5 hours in clinical research courses, a core college curriculum and related courses in Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Calculus.