Health Sciences, AS in Science

CIP Code:  30.0101

Length: 4 Semesters

Purpose

This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a Bachelor of Science Degree in a health sciences program. This degree is designed for health careers like nursing, dental hygiene, exercise science, or radiation science. It is not intended for students who are interested in attending medical or dental school.

Admission Requirements

General college admission requirements are required. Students whose placement by the direct enrollment and self-placement survey or other measures indicates a need for further preparation will be placed in the appropriate developmental or corequisite support courses in English and mathematics. Students required to take two or more developmental or corequisite support courses may need additional semesters to complete.

Program Requirement

This curriculum should provide the most complete foundation for the pursuit of the BS. Consult with an advisor at your desired four-year institution to verify.

Curriculum

Link to List of Approved Transfer Elective Courses and Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) Courses

First Semester

SDV 101 - Orientation to Health Sciences (1 Credit) ¹
ENG 111 - College Composition I (3 Credits)
History (3 Credits) ²
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)
or MTH 161 - Precalculus I ³
BIO 101 - General Biology I (4 Credits) ⁴
CHM 111 - General Chemistry I (4 Credits)

First Semester Total Credits: 18

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II (3 Credits)
HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition (3 Credits)
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology (3 Credits) ⁵
BIO 102 - General Biology II (4 Credits) ⁴
PHI 220 - Ethics and Society (3 Credits) ⁶

Second Semester Total Credits: 16

Third Semester

ENG 246 - American Literature (3 Credits) ⁷
BIO 141 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 Credits)
BIO 150 - Microbiology for Health Science (4 Credits)
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology (3 Credits)

Third Semester Total Credits: 14

Fourth Semester

REL 230 - Religions of the World (3 Credits) ⁶
SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits) ⁵
BIO 142 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 Credits)
MTH 245 - Statistics I (3 Credits) ³

Fourth Semester Total Credits: 13

Total Minimum Credits: 61

¹SDV 101   may be used to fulfill this requirement if taken before being placed in this program.
²Only UCGS (Uniform Certificate of General Studies) history courses fulfill this requirement. These are HIS 101  HIS 102  HIS 111  HIS 112  HIS 121  HIS 122
³ Only UCGS math courses fulfill this requirement. It is recommended that students take the quantitative/statistics track: MTH 154   or MTH 161  then MTH 245 . Students should consult with their academic advisor to select appropriate math courses, especially students in a science track.
^4. Only UCGS lab courses fulfill this requirement. These are BIO 101 , BIO 102 , CHM 101  CHM 111  CHM 112  .
^5. Only UCGS non-history SOC/Behavioral courses fulfill this requirement. These are PSY 200  SOC 200  SOC 211
⁶ Only UCGS non-literature arts and humanities fulfill this requirement. These are ART 100  ART 101   MUS 121  MUS 221   HUM 201 , HUM 202 , HUM 220   PHI 100  PHI 220   REL 230  REL 240  .
⁷ Only UCGS literature courses fulfill this requirement. These are ENG 225 , ENG 245  ENG 246  ENG 250  ENG 258  ENG 275  .

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