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    Dec 12, 2024  
Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Catalog 2024-2025

Pre-Professional Health Science, AS


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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…

  1. Demonstrate and apply proficiency in the basic sciences including laboratory skills and knowledge of biology.
  2. Demonstrate and apply proficiency in the basic sciences including laboratory skills and knowledge of chemistry.
  3. Demonstrate use of a variety of different instruments and techniques to collect, organize, evaluate and present data.   

 

Under the General concentration students will…

  1. Decode medical terminology to develop a basic understanding of Anatomy and Physiology.
  2. Differentiate structures and physiology of body systems and how pathology impacts homeostasis.

 

Under the Pharmacy concentration students will…

  1. Examine the levels of organization of the human body as it relates to maintaining homeostasis.
  2. Compare the fundamental principles of organic and inorganic chemistry.

 

Under the Public Health concentration students will…

  1. Explain the critical importance of using scientific method-based research in advancing public health knowledge.
  2. Discuss the environmental, social, and biologic factors that contribute to population health.

 

Under the Sonography concentration students will…

  1. Define terms associated with medical procedures and diagnostic tests.
  2. Apply knowledge of the ethical theories and health law to current issues in healthcare.

Transfer Options


A complete list of all transfer opportunities can be found on the Transfer Services page.

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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:


The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

Area of Concentration


Please take all courses listed under your particular area of concentration.

Mathematics (3 credits)


Choose one of the following:

Arts or Humanities (3 credits)


Acceptable:

Elective (6 credits)


See an advisor for appropriate elective selection based on intended transfer degree.

Science Elective (4 credits)


Acceptable:

  • Choose one Science course with a matching lab from the following subjects: BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, GRY, or PHY.

General Fourth Semester


Elective (10 credits)


See an advisor for appropriate elective selection based on intended transfer degree.

Science Elective (4 credits)


Acceptable:

  • Choose one Science course with a matching lab from the following subjects: BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, GRY, or PHY.

Humanities (3 credits)


Acceptable:

Humanities (3 credits)


Acceptable:

Mathematics (3 credits)


Choose one of the following:

Arts or Humanities (3 credits)


Acceptable:

Elective (4 credits)


See an advisor for appropriate elective selection based on intended transfer degree.

Choose one of the following:

Arts or Humanities (3 credits)


See Gen Ed  Listing

Sonography Fourth Semester


Elective (14 credits)


See an advisor for appropriate elective selection based on intended transfer degree.

Notes:


*Courses requiring a prerequisite or co-requisite

****Pending MHEC approval    

Course Indicators: English Composition (E), Arts (A), Cultural and Global Awareness (C), Humanities (H), Biological/Physical Sciences (S), Social/Behavioral Sciences (B), Mathematics (M)

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