Science core curricula for allied health students have been plagued by accreditation impediments and criticized for insufficient depth and irrelevance. Health center basic science departments are administered under various arrangements. Superimposed on this basic science organizational variety is the complexity of the colleges of allied health. Typically, they offer several programs with distinct curricula and unique accreditation standards imposed by different accrediting bodies. The purpose of this study was to identify and validate criteria that can be used to evaluate the delivery system for science related courses for baccalaureate allied health students in academic centers. Included in this study is an explanation of Stark's Framework which was used to evaluate the criteria in this study. There are 62 references. (CW)