Program Overview

Health Sciences, AAS-T with Nursing Assistant, Certificate of Completion

The Health Sciences AAS-T degree prepares students for various healthcare-related training programs with strong knowledge and skills in college-level academics such as math, English, natural sciences, humanities, and social science. Students will be prepared to apply for admission to selective admissions health sciences programs or applied baccalaureate programs. This degree is designed to provide formal educational opportunity to students with professional certificates in health sciences areas or to provide skills to students who have general education credits but no professional training.

Health Sciences AAS-T graduates will:

• be prepared to obtain employment in a specialty within health sciences or transfer to a health sciences baccalaureate program
• work effectively as a member of a healthcare team
• describe how health sciences professions contribute to health care delivery
• advocate on behalf of patients to diverse health care practitioners and patient care teams
• demonstrate communication, critical thinking, cultural humility, information literacy, and teamwork skills
• meet Humanities, Natural Science, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, and Written Communication general education distribution area outcomes

Program Requirements

Recommended Course Sequence

The courses listed below are a suggested sequence for students completing the Nursing Assistant certificate as the professional certification requirement of the Health Sciences degree. As long as prerequisites are met, courses may be taken in a different order.

• Quarter One
  • HLSC 100 College and Career Success for Health Sciences 3 credits
  • CHEM& 121 Introduction to Chemistry 5 credits
  • ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 credits
  • MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics 5 credits strongly recommended for students who plan to apply to selective admissions programs (any college-level, transferable Quantitative Reasoning course will meet the AAS-T requirement)
• Quarter Two
  • BIOL& 160 General Biology with Lab 5 credits
  • SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology 5 credits
  • ENGL& 102 English Composition II 5 credits
  • OR
  • ENGL& 235 Technical Writing 5 credits
• Quarter Three
  • BIOL& 241 Anatomy and Physiology 1 6 credits
  • CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication 5 credits
  • PSYC& 200 Lifespan Psychology 5 credits
• Quarter Four
  • BIOL& 242 Anatomy and Physiology 2 6 credits
  • NUTR& 101 Nutrition 5 credits
  • Elective course 5 credits
• Quarter Five
  • BIOL& 260 Microbiology 5 credits
  • Elective course 5 credits
  • Elective course 4 credits
• Quarter Six
  • NURS 107 Nursing Assistant Theory 7 credits
  • NURS 108 Nursing Assistant Lab 2 credits
  • NURS 109 Nursing Assistant Practicum 2 credits
  • IFAD 162 First Aid/CPR for Health Care Providers 1 credit

Professional Certificate

• Nursing Assistant, Certificate of Completion

Electives - 14 credits

Choose any college-level courses as defined by the technical institute or as accepted as fully transferable and which align with intended major and/or baccalaureate institution.

General Education Requirements

All General Education requirements are met within the Program Requirements listed above.

Diversity and Social Justice Requirement

Within the degree requirements, students must complete a 3-5 credit course that meets the college’s Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) requirement. DSJ courses are designated in the college schedule and are designed to meet other general education or technical requirements simultaneous to meeting the DSJ requirement (e.g., ENGL& 101 with the DSJ attribute meets both the ENGL& 101 requirement and the DSJ requirement). Note: Not all sections of a course meet the DSJ requirement. Students should review the class information to ensure the class section includes “course attributes: meets diversity requirement.”

Total Program Credits: 91