Program Overview

Allied Health - Associate of Science

The Associate of Science Degree in Allied Health (ASAH) follows the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) common curriculum for transfer into a 4-year Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) program. Upon successful completion of core degree requirements and either Option 1 or 2 courses, the ASAH degree can be awarded.

Program Options

• Option 1 is designed for students interested in alternative health care career paths in the fields of Nursing Assistant and EKG or Phlebotomy Technician.
• Option 1 also provides associate degree completion for individuals awaiting acceptance into a BSN level program and for registered nurses or individuals with non-nursing degrees who may need to complete required courses before applying to a master program in nursing.
• Option 2 is designed for ASAH students who have applied and been accepted into the NMSU Las Cruces BSN program delivered at the Alamogordo campus.

Degree Requirements

A grade of C or better is required in all "G" courses.

• Total Credits Required for Degree: 64 credits

Course List

Area I: Communication

• ENGL 111G: Rhetoric and Composition (4 credits)
• COMM 265G: Principles of Human Communication (3 credits)
  • or COMM 253G: Public Speaking (3 credits)
• Select one from the following:
  • ENGL 218G: Technical and Scientific Communication (3 credits)
  • ENGL 211G: Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (3 credits)
  • ENGL 203G: Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)

Area II: Mathematics

• MATH 121G: College Algebra (3 credits)
• STAT 251G: Statistics for Business and the Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)

Area III: Laboratory Sciences

• BIOL 211G & 211GL: Cellular and Organismal Biology and Cellular and Organismal Biology Laboratory (4 credits)
• BIOL 221 & 221L: Introductory Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Laboratory (4 credits)
• BIOL 225: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 226: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
• CHEM 110G: Principles and Applications of Chemistry (4 credits)

Area IV: Social/Behavioral Science

• C EP 110G: Human Growth and Behavior (3 credits)
• PSY 201G: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• SOC 101G: Introductory Sociology (3 credits)

Area V: Humanities/Fine Art

• Select 6 credits from the Humanities/Fine Art area in the NM Common Core list.

Option 1 Courses

• HNDS 251: Human Nutrition (3 credits)
• NA 101: Nursing Assistant Theory and Lab (6 credits)
• Select one from the following:
  • NA 110: Electrocardiogram Technician Basic (4 credits)
  • NA 115: Phlebotomist Technician (6 credits)
• Total Credits: 13-15

Option 2 Courses

• HNDS 251: Human Nutrition (3 credits)
• NURS 293: Introduction to Nursing Concepts (3 credits)
• NURS 294: Principals of Nursing Practice (4 credits)
• NURS 362: Evidence Based Practice (3 credits)
• Select one from the following:
  • NURS 328: Human Pathophysiology Foundation for Nursing (4 credits)
  • BIOL 262 & BIOL 263: Human Pathophysiology I and Pathophysiology II (6 credits)
• Total Credits: 17-19