Health Care Science Technical Certificate of Credit HS21

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 into one of two program areas Surgical Technology and Dental Hygiene.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading: 224
Writing: 236
Arithmetic: 229

Curriculum

General Education Courses

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts

XXXX 0000Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

Math Option

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills/Reasoning

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1113Precalculus

3

MATH 1103: 201614

General Core Science: 6-18 Hours Required. Max 24 Hours General Core Science and Occupational Courses.

BIOL 1111Biology I

3

BIOL 1111LBiology Lab I

1

BIOL 1112Biology II

3

BIOL 1112LBiology Lab II

1

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy/Physiology Lab I

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy/Physiology Lab II

1

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntro Microbiology Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1

CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1

CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chem Lab

1

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Occupational Courses – select a specialization (Surgical Technician or Dental Hygiene)

The Surgical Technician Specialization

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for ALHS

2

SURG 1080Surgical Microbiology

2

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

The Dental Hygiene Specialization

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

CHEM 1112Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1

DHYG 2110Biochemistry/Nutrition Fund

2

Minimum Length of Program: 3 Term(s)

Total Credit Hours: 36