The Associate of Science (A.S.) in Health Sciences will provide prospective students with the opportunity to obtain their career and professional goals across an aggregate of credentials within the School of Health and Natural Sciences. The A.S. in Health Sciences is a degree completion program that requires successful completion of 60 credits as a preparatory option for students wishing to pursue the next level of higher education and admission into a baccalaureate health professions degree such as the B.S. in Nursing or the B.S. in Respiratory Therapy.
Curriculum for Associate of Science in Health Science
Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)
Area A: Essential Skills (Credit: 9 hours)
Required English Courses (Credit: 6 hours)
Math Elective (Credit: 3 hours)
Choose one of the following courses:
Area B: Institutional Option (Credit: 4 hours)
| Perspectives Elective | 4 credits |
Preferred Courses: HS 1000 Perspectives on Health Care Professions; HS 1002 Perspectives on Death & Dying; HS 1003 Perspectives on Wellness; HS 1004 Perspectives on Women's Health; HS 1005 Perspectives on Ethics in Health Care.
Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)
Humanities - 3 credit hours
Fine Arts - 3 credit hours
| Area C Elective | 3 credits |
| Area C Elective | 3 credits |
Area D: Science, Math, and Technology (Credit: 11-12 hours)
Choose an 8-credit hour science sequence from the following sets of classes:
Biology
Chemistry and Physics
Area D Elective Math
Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)
American History (Credit: 3 hours)
Choose one of the following courses:
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1865 | 3 credits |
| HIST 2111H | Honors United States History to 1865 | 3 credits |
| HIST 2112 | United States History since 1865 | 3 credits |
| HIST 2112H | Honors United States History Since 1865 | 3 credits |
These courses will satisfy the state requirements in U.S. and Georgia history.
Political Science (Credit: 3 hours)
Choose one of the following courses:
These courses will satisfy the state requirements in U.S. and Georgia Constitution.
Area E Electives Credit 6 hours
Choose two (2) of the following courses:
| PSYC 1101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSYC 1101H | Honors Introduction to General Psychology | 3 credits |
| SOCI 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| SOCI 1101H | Honors Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| SOCI 1160 | Introduction to Social Problems | 3 credits |
Area F: Lower Division Major Requirement (Credit: 18 hours)
Total Credit Hours: 60