2024-2025 Catalog

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 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

XXXX xxxxHumanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

MATH xxxxSee Program Specific Requirements

3

General Core Science (8 Credit Hours)

(Not Required For Phlebotomy Track)

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II

1

And completion of ONE of the following healthcare tracks (5-21 Hours):

Pre-Adult Echocardiography (7 Credit Hours)

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

Pre-Associate Degree Nursing (10 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

PSYC 2103Human Development

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography (7 Credit Hours)

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

Pre-Health Information Mgmt Technology (16 Credit Hours)

MAST 1120Human Diseases

3

XXXX xxxxProgram Specific General Education Elective

3

HIMT 1100Introduction to Health Information Technology

3

HIMT 1151Computer Applications in Healthcare

4

HIMT 1250Health Record Content and Structure

2

 

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

OR

BUSN 2300Medical Terminology

2

Pre-Medical Assisting (8 Credit Hours)

XXXX xxxxGeneral Education Core Elective

3

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

Pre-Nursing LPN to AND Transition Program (10 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

PSYC 2103Human Development

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Pre-Paramedicine (6 Credit Hours)

XXXX xxxxGeneral Education Core Elective

3

EMSP 1510Advanced Concepts for the AEMT

3

Pre-Radiologic Technology (5 Credit Hours)

XXXX xxxxGeneral Education Core Elective

3

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

Pre-Respiratory Care (8 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1

Pre-Surgical Technology (10 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

XXXX xxxxGeneral Education Core Elective

3

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

Pre-Vascular (7 Credit Hours)

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

Certified Nursing Assistant (10 Credit Hours)

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

ALHS 1060Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences

2

NAST 1100Nurse Aide Fundamentals

6

Phlebotomy (20-21 Credit Hours)

ALHS 1011Structure and Function of the Human Body

5

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

ALHS 1040Introduction to Health Care

3

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

PHLT 1030Introduction to Venipuncture

3

PHLT 1050Clinical Practice

4

OR

PHLT 1055Accelerated Phlebotomy Clinical Practice

5

Mammography (14 Credit Hours)

(Floyd County Campus Only)

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

RADT 2520Mammographic Anatomy, Physics and Positioning

6

RADT 2530Clinical Mammography

6

Total Credit Hours: 25-36 Credit Hours for Graduation