Catalog 2016-2017

Healthcare Assistant and Healthcare Science

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 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

MATH 1101Mathematical 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 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Healthcare Science Core

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy 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 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Total Credit Hours:7
Students must choose one lecture/lab course grouping from the following list:

CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

AND

CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

AND

CHEM 1211LChemistry 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 1000Introduction to Computers

3

MAST 1120Human Diseases

3

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General Education Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Nursing

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

PSYC 2103Human Development

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:10

Nursing Bridge Program

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

PSYC 2103Human Development

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:10

Paramedicine

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General Education Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Physical Therapist Assistant

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

PSYC 2103Human Development

3

Total Credit Hours:7

Radiography

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General Education Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Surgical Technology

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory 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 1015Introduction to Medical Insurance

4

HIMT 1105Essentials of Healthcare Access Services

3

HIMT 1150Computer Applications in Healthcare

3

HIMT 1205Review 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