Associate of Arts in the Health Professions

Health Professions (AA)

Associate of Arts

Written Communication Credit Hours
ENG 110 Writing I 3
ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions 3
Oral Communication
COM 115 Fundamentals Public Speaking 3
Mathematical Science
MTH 136 Pre-Calculus I: Algebra or higher
(except MTH 197 Introductory Topics in Mathematics or MTH 297 Mathematic Topics in Globalization)
3
Natural Sciences
BIO 121 General Biology I OR
BMS 110 Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences (recommended)
4
CHM 116/CHM 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry / Lab OR
CHM 160/CHM161 General Chemistry I / Lab (recommended)
5
Civics
US History (choose one)
  • HST 121 Survey of US History to 1877 OR
  • HST 122 Survey of US History Since 1877
3
PLS 101 Political Science
3
Social and Behavioral Science
PSY 121 Introductory Psychology 3
Humanities & Fine Arts
PHI 115 Introduction to Ethics  3
SPN 101 Introduction to Spanish 3
Choose one additional Core 42 Humanities and Fine Arts course 3
Additional Core 42 Requirements
Choose one additional Core 42 course to reach a total of 42 hours (see the Career Pathway for recommendations) 3
Program Requirements
BMS 267 Human Anatomy 4
BMS 268 Human Physiology 4
Institutional Requirements 
IDS 110 Student Success 2
IDS 115 Career Exploration 1
Program Electives
Choose at least 7 credits from the approved Science electives appropriate for your career pathway. 7
Total Hours: 60