Health Care Science (HS21) Certificate
Campus Availability and Advisement:
(Note: Some classes may only be available on the Floyd and Walker Campuses)
Program Description:
The Health Care Science Certificate of Credit is a program that provides academic foundations at the degree level in communications, mathematics, and human relations, as well as technical fundamentals. Program graduates are trained in the underlying fundamentals of health care delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility.
Entrance Requirements:
| Age: |
17 years old for entrance into Health Technology pre-occupational curriculum |
| |
18 years old for entrance into Health Technology programs |
General Education Core (12 Credit Hours)
| ENGL 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| PSYC 1101 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| MATH xxxx | See Program Specific Requirements | 3 |
General Core Science (8 Credit Hours)
(Not Required For Phlebotomy Track)
And completion of ONE of the following healthcare tracks (5-21 Hours):
Pre-Adult Echocardiography (7 Credit Hours)
Pre-Associate Degree Nursing (10 Credit Hours)
Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography (7 Credit Hours)
Pre-Health Information Mgmt Technology (16 Credit Hours)
| MAST 1120 | Human Diseases | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Program Specific General Education Elective | 3 |
| HIMT 1100 | Introduction to Health Information Technology | 3 |
| HIMT 1151 | Computer Applications in Healthcare | 4 |
| HIMT 1250 | Health Record Content and Structure | 2 |
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| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| | OR | |
| BUSN 2300 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
Pre-Medical Assisting (8 Credit Hours)
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Core Elective | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| COMP 1000 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 3 |
Pre-Nursing LPN to AND Transition Program (10 Credit Hours)
Pre-Paramedicine (6 Credit Hours)
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Core Elective | 3 |
| EMSP 1510 | Advanced Concepts for the AEMT | 3 |
Pre-Radiologic Technology (5 Credit Hours)
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Core Elective | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
Pre-Respiratory Care (8 Credit Hours)
Pre-Surgical Technology (10 Credit Hours)
| BIOL 2117 | Introductory Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2117L | Introductory Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Core Elective | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
Pre-Vascular (7 Credit Hours)
Certified Nursing Assistant (10 Credit Hours)
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| ALHS 1060 | Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| NAST 1100 | Nurse Aide Fundamentals | 6 |
Phlebotomy (20-21 Credit Hours)
Mammography (14 Credit Hours)
(Floyd County Campus Only)
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| RADT 2520 | Mammographic Anatomy, Physics and Positioning | 6 |
| RADT 2530 | Clinical Mammography | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 25-36 Credit Hours for Graduation