No. of Credits: 60
Contact: Dr. Andrew Piercy, Associate Dean, Chair of Science, School of Science and Health
Dr. Melanie Osterhouse, Program Coordinator
The pre-professional health curriculum emphasizes science and liberal arts courses that are required for transfer and completion of a bachelor’s degree in a health field. Four concentrations are available to students: Pharmacy, Public Health, Sonography, and General. The general concentration is intended for students interested in a health field not covered by the other three specific concentrations. A Health Sciences certificate is also available within the General concentration. Students are advised to review the entrance requirements of the baccalaureate institutions from which they plan to obtain their health degree and meet with a College of Southern Maryland professional advisor prior to developing their academic plan.
The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other instructions to this program is 45.
Career Opportunities
Public health, pharmacy, sonography, respiratory therapy, health care management, health services management, and aging services
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will…
- Demonstrate and apply proficiency in the basic sciences including laboratory skills and knowledge of biology.
- Demonstrate and apply proficiency in the basic sciences including laboratory skills and knowledge of chemistry.
- Demonstrate use of a variety of different instruments and techniques to collect, organize, evaluate and present data.
Under the General concentration students will…
- Decode medical terminology to develop a basic understanding of Anatomy and Physiology.
- Differentiate structures and physiology of body systems and how pathology impacts homeostasis.
Under the Pharmacy concentration students will…
- Examine the levels of organization of the human body as it relates to maintaining homeostasis.
- Compare the fundamental principles of organic and inorganic chemistry.
Under the Public Health concentration students will…
- Explain the critical importance of using scientific method-based research in advancing public health knowledge.
- Discuss the environmental, social, and biologic factors that contribute to population health.
Under the Sonography concentration students will…
- Define terms associated with medical procedures and diagnostic tests.
- Apply knowledge of the ethical theories and health law to current issues in healthcare.
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