Health Care Management (HC23) Associate of Applied Science Degree

Campus Availability and Advisement:

• Floyd County Campus Advisor: Jill Baker
• Walker County Campus Advisor: Fran Shugars 

 

Program Description

The Health Care Management Associate of Applied Science degree provides students with the programmatic preparation necessary to perform as a professional manager in a health care setting.

 

The following is a suggested path to complete this program in a timely manner. Students should consult with an Allied Health advisor prior to enrolling in any courses as the choice of general education and occupational core classes may be impacted by the program specialization of choice.

General Education Courses (15 Credit Hours)

Area I: Language Arts/Communication (3 hours)

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose one course)

PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area III: Natural Science/Mathematics (Choose one course) (CHEM and PHYS require the additional corresponding 1 hour lab)

MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
MATH 1127	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	AND
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry Lab I	1
CHEM 1151	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry	3
	AND
CHEM 1151L	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab	1
PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
	AND
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose one course)

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
ENGL 2110	World Literature	3

Additional Course from Areas I, II, III, or IV (Choose one course)

SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
HIST 1111	World History I to 1500	3
HIST 1112	World History II since 1500	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I to 1877	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II since 1865	3

Occupational Curriculum (45 Credit Hours)

Choose 45 Hours From Courses Below

ALHS 1090	Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences	2
COMP 1000	Introduction to Computer Literacy	3
BIOL 2113	Anatomy and Physiology I	3
	AND
BIOL 2113L	Anatomy and Physiology Lab I	1
BIOL 2114	Anatomy and Physiology II	3
	AND
BIOL 2114L	Anatomy and Physiology Lab II	1
BIOL 2117	Introductory Microbiology	3
	AND
BIOL 2117L	Introductory Microbiology Lab	1
PSYC 2103	Human Development	3
ACCT 1100	Financial Accounting I	4
ACCT 1105	Financial Accounting II	4
MGMT 1100	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 2115	Human Resource Management	3
BUSN 1015	Introduction to Healthcare Reimbursement	3
BUSN 1440	Document Production	4
BUSN 2190	Business Document Proofreading and Editing	3
BUSN 2340	Healthcare Administrative Procedures	4
BUSN 2375	Healthcare Coding	3

Total Credit Hours: 60 Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation