Allied Health, A.S.

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The Allied Health Program is designed for students considering a health related career field. Students planning to transfer to a four-year program may need to have additional hours beyond the program requirements of Northwest College in order to transfer as a junior. Contact your advisor for assistance in determining transfer courses.

General Education Requirements

Students should refer to the Graduation Requirements .

Total General Education Requirements: 26-28 Credits

Core and Elective courses taken as part of completion of a degree program may also be used to meet General Education requirements where applicable. When choosing MATH courses to meet the General Education Requirements, MATH 1400 is highly recommended to support transferability. Please note that use of these courses to meet General Education requirements may reduce the number of hours required to complete a degree, however that number cannot be reduced below the institutional minimum of 60 credits.

Core Courses

BIOL 1010 - General Biology I (4)
COMM 2010 - Public Speaking (3)
FCSC 1141 - Principles of Nutrition (3)
HLED 1221 - Standard First Aid and CPR (2)
HLSC 1010 - Introduction to Allied Health Professions (3)
HLSC 1101 - Allied Health First Year Seminar (3)
HLSC 2030 - Applied Allied Health Concepts (3)
HLTK 1200 - Medical Terminology (3)
MOLB 2210 - General Microbiology (4.5)
PSYC 1000 - General Psychology (3)
ZOO 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
ZOO 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)

Total Core Courses: 42.5 Credits

Core Electives

ANTH 1200 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology (3)
or
SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles (3)
and
ENGL 2005 - Writing in Technology and the Sciences (3)
or
ENGL 2030 - Critical Reading and Writing (3)