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Healthcare Science Certificate

Healthcare Science Certificate

The Health Care Science Certificate of Credit is a program that provides academic foundations at the degree level in communications, mathematics, and human relations, as well as technical fundamentals. Program graduates are trained in the underlying fundamentals of health care delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility.

Program Admission Requirements:

  1. Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma or official GED scores.
  2. Be at least 17 years old.
  3. Present appropriate test scores, or present an official transcript documenting college-level English and mathematics with grades of "C" or better.
  4. May be provisionally admitted for Algebra only.

Curriculum:

A student may enter any quarter.

Quarter Course # Course Title Contact Hours Credit Hours
1st ENG 1101 Composition and Rhetoric I 5 5
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 5 3
BIO 093 Introduction to Human Biology 7 5
MAS 101 Legal Aspects of the Medical Office 3 3
Total 20 16
2nd ENG 1102 or Composition and Rhetoric II 5 5
HUM 1101 Introduction to Humanities (5) (5)
BIO 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I 7 5
AHS 104 Introduction to Health Care 5 3
Total 17 13
3rd MAT 1111 College Algebra 5 5
BIO 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II 7 5
PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology 5 5
Total 17 15
4th SPC 1101 Fundamentals of Speech 5 5
CHM 1111 Chemistry I 7 5
BIO 2117 Introductory Microbiology 7 5
Total 19 15
5th PHY 1110 or Introductory Physics 7 5
PHY 1111 Mechanics (7) (5)
Total 7 5

Credits required for graduation: 64

Developmental Math Track Sequence (Provisional Admission Status - Algebra Only):

Quarter Course # Course Title Contact Hours Credit Hours
1st ENG 1101 Composition and Rhetoric I 5 5
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 5 3
MAS 101 Legal Aspects of the Medical Office 3 3
MAT 098 Pre-Algebra 5 5
Total 18 16
2nd ENG 1102 or Composition and Rhetoric II 5 5
HUM 1101 Introduction to Humanities (5) (5)
BIO 093 Introduction to Human Biology 7 5
MAT 1013 Algebraic Concepts 5 5
Total 17 15
3rd PSY 1111 Introduction to Psychology 5 5
BIO 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I 7 5
MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra 5 5
Total 17 15
4th SPC 1101 Fundamentals of Speech 5 5
MAT 1111 College Algebra 5 5
BIO 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II 7 5
Total 17 15
5th AHS 104 Introduction to Health Care 5 3
CHM 1111 Chemistry I 5 5
BIO 2117 Introductory Microbiology 7 5
Total 17 13
6th PHY 1110 or Introductory Physics 7 5
PHY 1111 Mechanics (7) (5)
Total 7 5

The content of this page does not constitute a contract between Columbus Technical College and its students on either a collective or individual basis. Course curriculum, fee changes, or additional unforeseen changes may occur after publication. Course offerings are contingent upon adequate enrollments. Please contact the school offering the program for the most current information. Academic advising is available to students prior to registration; this information is not a substitute for consulting with an academic advisor.

Last updated: April 22, 2009.