Health Care for the Professional - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room HS-236—443-518-1560.
This area of study is designed for individuals who are working as allied health professionals and who desire to prepare themselves for advancement in the area of health care management or to broaden their knowledge in their professional area. Students who are currently licensed, registered, or certified in an allied health field are eligible to apply for admission to this program and advanced standing. Advanced standing credit will be awarded for previous education and experience after successful completion of the English, mathematics, and science requirements.
General Education Core
Composition
Humanities, Arts and Literature
Social Sciences
Science
Mathematics
Interdisciplinary
Students must also select one of the following tracks: Cardiovascular Technology, Emergency Medical Technician, Massage Therapy, or Radiologic Technology. Please contact the office of Admissions and Advising for information regarding admission requirements. Each track has identified course requirements and number of credits granted for advanced standing.
Cardiovascular Technology Track
Application Code 168a
The Cardiovascular Technology track is offered to students who have completed a training program or a certificate of proficiency in cardiovascular technology and successfully completed a national certification examination. Students must also complete the Health Care for the Professional general education core. Upon completion of degree requirements, graduates receive an associate of applied science degree.
Cardiovascular Technology Advanced Standing: Credit will be given as advanced standing credit for cardiovascular technology training completed at a cardiac catheterization laboratory which led to the national certification examination to become a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS).
Total Credit Hours: 62-64
Emergency Medical Technician Track
Application Code 168a
The Cardiovascular Technology track is offered to students who have completed a training program or a certificate of proficiency in cardiovascular technology and successfully completed a national certification examination. Students must also complete the Health Care for the Professional general education core. Upon completion of degree requirements, graduates receive an associate of applied science degree.
| - | Emergency Medical Services Paramedic Courses/Practicum* | 30 |
| EMSP-290 | Emerging Issues in Paramedicine | 3 credits |
| HEED-218 | Organizational Management in Health Care | 3 credits |
| BIOL-106 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 4 credits |
Emergency Medical Services Advanced Standing: Credit will be given as advanced standing credit for paramedic training completed at an EMS training site leading to national certification as an EMT-Paramedic.
Total Credit Hours: 62-64
Massage Therapy Track
Application Code 168c
The Massage Therapy track is offered through an articulation agreement between the Baltimore School of Massage and Howard Community College. Upon completion of degree requirements graduates of the Baltimore School of Massage receive an associate of applied science degree from Howard Community College. The Baltimore School of Massage curriculum is approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, nationally approved by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Commission on Massage Training Accreditation (COMTA) and accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). Howard Community College students may complete theory courses in the Massage Therapy option and transfer to the professional massage training program at the Baltimore School of Massage. Students are prepared for a career in the practice of therapeutic massage. Graduates of the Baltimore School of Massage are eligible to apply to take the National Certification Examination in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB).
| BIOL-108 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6 |
| HEAL-110 | The Health Care Professional | 2 credits |
| HEED-108 | Adult CPR and First Aid | 1 |
| HEED-135 | Introduction to Holistic Health | 3 credits |
| HEED-114 | Introduction to Therapeutic Massage | 3 credits |
| - | Health Care Massage Practicum | 5 |
| HEED-218 | Organizational Management in Health Care | 3 credits |
| - | or | |
| ENTR-101 | Entrepreneurship and Creativity | 3 credits |
BIOL-108, HEAL-110, HEED-108, HEED-135, and HEED-114 Advanced Standing: Credit will be granted to graduates for the theory portion of the 637 clock hours in the Professional Massage Training program at the Baltimore School of Massage.
Health Care Massage Practicum: Articulated credit is given for the laboratory practicum completed at the Baltimore School of Massage after the student passes the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) and completes English, mathematics, and science requirements in the program.
Electives - Select 15 credits from the following (3 credits each):
| HEED-115 | Personal and Community Health | 3 credits |
| HEED-116 | Fundamentals of Spiritual Awareness | 3 credits |
| HEED-125 | Ethics in Professional Practice | 3 credits |
| HEED-150 | Women's Health | 3 credits |
| HEED-200 | Health/Fitness Leader | 3 credits |
| HEED-210 | Foundations of Health Education and Health Behavior | 3 credits |
| HEED-213 | Stress Management | 3 credits |
| HEED-220 | Crisis Intervention | 3 credits |
| HEED-230 | Health and the Disease Process | 3 credits |
| NUTR-211 | Nutrition | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 60-62
Radiologic Technology Track
Application Code 168D
The Radiologic Technology track is offered to students who have completed a training program in radiologic technology and successfully completed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists’s (ARRT) Examination for Radiographers. Students must also complete the Health Care for the Professional general education core. Upon completion of degree requirements, graduates receive an associate of applied science degree.
Radiologic Technology Advanced Standing: Credit will be given as advanced standing credit for radiologic technology training completed at a radiologic technology training site which led to the national certification examination to become a Registered Radiologic Technologist (RT).
Total Credit Hours: 62-64