Program Overview
A major in Allied Health prepares students for further study, certification, and employment in a variety of allied health careers such as nursing, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, In addition to these diagnostic and therapeutic fields, students will also be prepared to pursue further education and training in a variety of non-clinical support services, public health and health administration careers. This program provides many of the prerequisite courses needed for entry in allied health certificate programs and many of the lower division courses needed for transfer to a four-year college or university.
Requirements
Complete 9-10 units from the following courses: | Units | |
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BIOL 310 | Nutrition | 3 units |
COMM 130 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 units |
HSCI 100 | General Health Science | 3 units |
MATH 200 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 4 units |
MEDA 110 | Medical Terminology | 3 units |
PSYC 100 | General Psychology | 3 units |
SOCI 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 units |
BIOL 133 | Emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 units |
And required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum
60 units required for the Associate degree.
Please refer to the AA/AS Degree Requirements for more information.