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Health Science Degree Program


Curriculum for students entering program in 2008-09.

Specific Admission Requirements

The degree of Associate in Science with a major in Health Science is offered in recognition of the educational needs of people who are certified, licensed or registered in specific health career fields. To qualify for graduation from the program, candidates must show proof of current certification, licensure or registration in a recognized health career. Evaluation of credit received from a college or hospital-based program of study in a health-related field may result in the receipt of transfer credit or advanced standing credit toward the degree.

A candidate for this highly individualized degree must accumulate a minimum of 64 total credit hours, including the following:

CL - Numbers in the CL column below designate the number of lecture/classroom hours per week for the course
LAB - Numbers in the LAB column below designate the number of simulation laboratory, laboratory or clinical hours per week for the course
CR - Numbers in the CR column below designate the number of credit hours for the course

 Course BreakdownCredits
I. General Education Core
       EN 101 English Composition4
       EN xxx English Elective 3
       XX xxx Social Science Elective3
       BI 195 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
       BI 196 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
       MT xxx Mathematics Elective* 3, 4, or 5
       XX xxx Humanities/Fine Arts/
      Foreign Language Elective
3
       XX xxx General Education Elective 3
 27-29 Credits
 
II. Computer Literacy
(IT 102 or equivalent)
3
III. Advanced Standing Credits If appropriate
IV. Related coursework to complete the degreeVariable
TOTAL CREDITS64

Note: A minimum of 16 credits hours must be earned through instruction at NHTI, with a minimum of 8 credit hours in courses numbered at the 200-level.

In addition, students must earn a minimum of 8 semester hours in courses related to their health science certification or advanced standing equivalent.

Additional credits, up to the required 64 credits, may be taken in areas of interest or need of the individual student, or may be transferred in from another institution.

Mt-103-MT 115 do not meet this requirement.

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Revised June 1, 2005

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