Program Overview

Program Overview

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.

Program Outcomes

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 Social Science general education distribution area outcomes

Program Requirements

The program requires 91 credits. The courses listed below are a suggested sequence for students completing the Medical Office Administration 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.

Recommended Course Sequence

• 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& 107 Math in Society (5 credits)
  • OR
  • MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics (5 credits)
• Quarter Two
  • BTE 101 Computer Applications (2 credits)
  • BIOL& 160 General Biology with Lab (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)
  • MEDA 116 Medical Terminology (5 credits)
  • MEDA 121 Admin: Front Office/EMR (5 credits)
• Quarter Four
  • BIOL& 242 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (6 credits)
  • MEDA 115 Law and Ethics (4 credits)
  • CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication (5 credits)
• Quarter Five
  • BIOL& 260 Microbiology (5 credits)
  • MEDA 119 Intercultural Communication in Health Care (5 credits)
  • PSYC& 200 Lifespan Psychology (5 credits)
• Quarter Six
  • MEDA 130 Admin: Billing & Coding (5 credits)
  • NUTR& 101 Nutrition (5 credits)
  • SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology (5 credits)

Professional Certificate

• Medical Office Administration, Certificate of Completion

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. 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

The total program credits required for the Health Sciences AAS-T degree is 91 credits.