Healthcare Assistant and Healthcare Science

Mission Statement

Nature of the Work

Employment

Earnings

Student Learning Outcomes

Gainful Employment

Admission Requirements

Healthcare Assistant TCC (Major Code: HA21)

Healthcare Science TCC (Major Code: HS21)

Healthcare Science TCC (Major Code: HS21)

Credential: Certificate
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

12

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students seeking admission to Radiography and Veterinary Technology must substitute MATH 1111 for MATH 1101. 

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
ENGL 2310	English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
MUSC 2040	History of Popular Music	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000	First Semester Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Healthcare Science Core

ALHS 1090	Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences	2
BIOL 2113	Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIOL 2113L	Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	1
BIOL 2114	Anatomy and Physiology II	3
BIOL 2114L	Anatomy and Physiology II Lab	1
Total Credit Hours:		10

Students seeking admission to Health Information Management Technology may substitute BIOL 2100 for BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, and BIOL 2114L. Students seeking admission to Veterinary Technology must substitute VETT 1000, BIOL 1111, BIOL 1111L, CHEM 1211, and CHEM 1211L for ALHS 1090, BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, and BIOL 2114L.

Healthcare Science Concentration

Students must select one of the follow concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:

3-11

Dental Hygiene

Total Credit Hours:

11

BIOL 2117	Introductory Microbiology	3
BIOL 2117L	Introductory Microbiology Lab	1
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3
Total Credit Hours:		7

Students must choose one lecture/lab course grouping from the following list:

CHEM 1151	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry	3
	AND
CHEM 1151L	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	AND
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry I Lab	1
Total Credit Hours:		4

Health Information Technology

As a reminder applicants to the Health Information Management Technology program may substitute BIOL 2100 for BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, and BIOL 2114L to satisfy a portion of the Healthcare Science Core requirements listed above.

COMP 1000	Introduction to Computers	3
MAST 1120	Human Diseases	3
XXXX ####	General Education Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Nursing

BIOL 2117	Introductory Microbiology	3
BIOL 2117L	Introductory Microbiology Lab	1
PSYC 2103	Human Development	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Credit Hours:		10

Nursing Bridge Program

BIOL 2117	Introductory Microbiology	3
BIOL 2117L	Introductory Microbiology Lab	1
PSYC 2103	Human Development	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total Credit Hours:		10

Paramedicine

XXXX ####	General Education Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Physical Therapist Assistant

PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
PSYC 2103	Human Development	3
Total Credit Hours:		7

Radiography

XXXX ####	General Education Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Surgical Technology

BIOL 2117	Introductory Microbiology	3
BIOL 2117L	Introductory Microbiology Lab	1
XXXX ####	General Education Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		7

Veterinary Technology

Students seeking admission to Health Information Management Technology may substitute BIOL 2100 for BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, and BIOL 2114L. Students seeking admission to Veterinary Technology must substitute VETT 1000, BIOL 1111, BIOL 1111L, CHEM 1211, and CHEM 1211L for ALHS 1090, BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, and BIOL 2114L.

XXXX ####	General Education Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Healthcare Science Major

BUSN 1015	Introduction to Medical Insurance	4
HIMT 1105	Essentials of Healthcare Access Services	3
HIMT 1150	Computer Applications in Healthcare	3
HIMT 1205	Review and Practice for the CHAA Exam	2
Total Credit Hours:		12

Students must pass all courses in this certificate program with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 40-48