This option provides students who plan to make application to a four-year institution in the areas of health, emergency services, public service, and medical sciences the opportunity to customize their coursework to meet prerequisites for these programs.
General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
Social sciences
| Social sciences | 4.5 credits |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
Professionalism and Life Skills
INFO 1001 | Information Systems and Literacy | 4.5 credits |
RDLS 1200 | College and Career Strategies | 4.5 credits |
| OR | |
HMRL 1010 | Human Relations Skills | 4.5 credits |
Major requirements for Professional Health Studies 42.0 credit hrs.)
Some major requirements may have been previously met in the certificate program.
Natural Science
| Natural science | 6.0 credits |
See Natural Science Course options
Complete a minimum of 36.0 additional course credit hours from a maximum of two prefixes related to health fields. Select from these prefixes: HLTH, HIMS, DENT, NURS, BIOS, SCIE, CHEM, PHYS, MDST, EMSP, FIST, PSYC, SOCI and ECED.
The following example demonstrates a possible combination:
Option requirements for General Health Studies track (27.0 credit hrs.)
Select 27.0 credit hours from any of the following health-related prefixes: HLTH, HIMS, DENT, NURS, BIOS, SCIE, CHEM, PHYS, MDST, EMSP, and FIST. Note that not all courses in the degree may transfer.