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Nov 21, 2024
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2019-20 RACC Student Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Health Science AS
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Science and Mathematics Division
Health Science is a broad, interdisciplinary field encompassing a variety of educational and career pathways. The Health Science degree is designed to prepare students with the foundational knowledge and coursework needed to enter a career in health care or to transfer into bachelor’s in health science fields such as” healthcare management/administration, public/community health, nutrition and dietetics, exercise science/wellness, and occupational/physical therapy.
Program Competencies
- Demonstrate broad knowledge of educational and career pathways in the health sciences.
- Describe the physiological systems in the human body and how major diseases and disorders impact these systems.
- Analyze the health behaviors, decisions and practices held by diverse individuals, communities and cultures
- Apply statistics and other mathematical methods to solve quantitative problems in health and science
- Design and submit an e-portfolio demonstrating personal knowledge, growth, educational, and career plan in the health sciences
- Perform laboratory technique needed in the health sciences
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Required Program of Study
General Education Requirements (37-38 Credits)
General Education - Requirements for AS (15 Credits)
ORI 103 College Success Strategies (3 credits)
COM 121 English Composition I (3 credits)
COM 151 Fundamentals of Speech (3 credits)
IFT 110 Microcomputer Applications (3 credits)
COM 141 Technical Writing (3 credits)
General Education - Humanities AS (6 credits)
Take PHI 275 Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
Choose one from
ART 111 Introduction to Drawing (3 credits)
ART 201 Art Appreciation (3 credits)
COM 110 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 credits)
ENG 125 Introduction to Literature (3 credits)
PHI 271 Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
General Education - Mathematics (3 credits)
MAT 210 Statistics (3 credits)
General Education - Natural/Physical Sciences AS (7-8 Credits)
Take BIO 140 Essentials of Biology (4 credits) OR BIO 150 Biology I (4 credits)
and choose 1 lab or non-lab science (3 or 4 credits)
General Education - Social Sciences AAS and AS (6 credits)
PSY 130 General Psychology (3 Credits)
SOC 130 Sociology (3 credits)
Major Requirements (15 credits)
Recommended Electives - Choose 8-9 credits
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