Healthcare Science TCC (Major Code: HS21)
Credential: Certificate
Campus Location: Athens
Curriculum Outline
General Education
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:
College Requirement
FSSE 1000 | First Semester Seminar | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Healthcare Science Core
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:
Dental Hygiene
Students must choose one lecture/lab course grouping from the following list:
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 |
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| General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Nursing
Nursing Bridge Program
Paramedicine
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| General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Physical Therapist Assistant
Radiography
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| General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Surgical Technology
BIOL 2117 | Introductory Microbiology | 3 |
BIOL 2117L | Introductory Microbiology Lab | 1 |
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| 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.
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| 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