Health Sciences - A.S.

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For more information on this program, contact the Health Sciences division at 615-230-3330.

The Associate of Science in Health Sciences is a two-year program for students planning to continue their education to earn a bachelor’s degree in health sciences related fields.

Important Notice: Students who are pursuing Vol State’s Health Sciences programs do not need all the coursework listed with the Health Sciences AS to apply to those programs. It is important to use the program-specific information packets and contact the Office of Advising at 615-230-3702 and ask to speak with a Health Sciences advisor to identify appropriate general education and elective courses. This is essential to ensure eligibility to apply to your selected program and to avoid unnecessary delays in your program application.

Transfer Options:
The University Parallel Degree program is designed for transfer to universities offering a Baccalaureate degree. Contact your advisor for additional information.

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/testing.

CIP Code: (16) 24.0101.01

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (At least one course in Literature) Credits: (9)
History Credits: (6)
Mathematics Credits: (3) (Program Specific)
BIOL 2010 - ^Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4) OR Advisor Approved Natural Science Credits ¹
BIOL 2020 - ^Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: (4) OR Advisor Approved Natural Science Credits ¹
Social/Behavioral Sciences Credits: (6)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

AHC 115 - *Medical Terminology Credits: (3)
University Parallel Electives (Any non-asterisk course) Credits: (9-15)
Elective Credits: To be chosen from the following list. Credits (1-7)
ALHS 2312 - *Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Credits: (3) (For Health Sciences AAS Students)
BUSN 1380 - *Supervisory Management Credits: (3) (For Health Sciences AAS Students)
BUSN 2370 - *Legal Environment of Business Credits: (3) (For Health Sciences AAS Students)
HIMT 1301 - *Introduction to Health Information Management Credits: (3) (For HIMT Students)
MLAB 1301 - *Introduction to Medical Laboratory Technology Credits: (3) (For MLT Students)
AHC 101 - *Career Exploration in Physical Therapy Credits: (1) (For PTA Students)
AHC 1100 - *Physical Science for the PTA Credits: (3) (For PTA Students)
OPHT 1205 - *Introduction to Ophthalmic Technology Credits: (2) (For OPH Students)
RADT 1200 - *Introduction to Medical Imaging Credits: (2) (For RAD Students)
MATH 1005 - *Algebra Essentials Credits: (3)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Footnotes

¹To approve an Advisor Approved Natural Science course, advisor must send email to Graduation@volstate.edu.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

Important Notice: Students who are pursuing Vol State’s Health Sciences programs do not need all the coursework listed with the Health Sciences AS to apply to those programs. It is important to use the program-specific information packets and contact the Office of Advising at 615-230-3702 and ask to speak with a Health Sciences advisor to identify appropriate general education and elective courses. This is essential to ensure eligibility to apply to your selected program and to avoid unnecessary delays in your program application.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

BIOL 2010 - ^Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4) ¹
Mathematics (Program specific) (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
AHC 115 - *Medical Terminology Credits: (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) ( PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Preferred)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) (PHIL 1040 ^Introduction to Ethics Preferred)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (14)

ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
BIOL 2020 - ^Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: (4)
Electives (Choose from the list above) Credits: (1-7)
University Parallel Electives (Any non-asterisk course) Credits: (0-6)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
University Parallel Electives (Any non-asterisk course) Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Literature- See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
University Parallel Electives (Any non-asterisk course) Credits: (6)