Health Sciences AS

Health Sciences AS

Dr. Noble Jobe

 

 Degree Program Mentor

Amanda Soward

 Assistant Professor
 405-382-9737
 s.soward@sscok.edu
 Division Office: 405-382-9205

 For additional information regarding this degree, contact the Degree Program Mentor.

 

Program Objective
The objective of the Health Sciences Associate in Science is to prepare students to transfer to a bachelor’s degree granting institution to major in nursing or a baccalaureate track allied health field including physical therapy and occupational therapy.


Requirements for Graduation

  1. At least sixty-three designated semester credit hours.
  2. Grade of "C" or better required in all Major Field Requirement courses.
  3. Grade Point Average of 2.0 or better.
    Fifteen semester credit hours in attendance at SSC.
  4. Completion of Graduate Exit Survey.

Minimum total hours required for Associate degree: 63-64

 

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Course Requirements

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements: 31


GOV 1113 American National Government: 3
HIST 1483 American History to 1877 or
HIST 1493 American History since 1877: 3
ENG 1113 Composition I: 3
ENG 1213 Composition II: 3
SPCH 1143 Speech: 3
HUM Any class designated as Humanities: 6
MATH 1523* Pre-Calculus for Bus-Biol or
MATH 1503 Elementary Statistics: 3
SCIENCE met by program
CAP 1103 Introduction to Microsoft Office: 3
HPER 1012 Wellness and Human Development: 2
STSC 1002 Learning Strategies: 2
ELECTIVE met by program

Major Field Requirements

Major Field Requirements: 23-24


BIOL 1214 Principles of Biology or
BIOL 1234 General Zoology
BIOL 2224 Microbiology
BIOL 2114 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2214 Human Physiology
CHEM 1114 Intro to Chemistry or
CHEM 1315 General Chemistry I
PSY 1113 General Psychology

Major Field Electives and Support

Major Field Electives and Support: 9


Select from the following


BIOL  2113 Introduction to Nutrition
CHEM 1114 Introduction to Chemistry
MATH  1002 Introduction to Math for Health Sciences
MATH  1523 Pre-Calculus for Bus-Biol
MATH  2213 Calculus for Bus-Biol
MLT    1402 MLT Orientation
NURS  1104 Pre-Nursing
NURS  2443 Medical Terminology
PSY    2023 Developmental Psychology
PSY    2053 Social Psychology
SOC   1113 Introduction to Sociology

Health Sciences - MLT Emphasis students should take MATH 1523 Pre-Calculus for Bus-Biol.

 

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Please Note:
General Education and Major Field requirements vary between universities.

Transfer Note:
A statewide transfer agreement guarantees students transferring to an Oklahoma public four-year university with an associate in arts or associate in science degree will satisfy all freshman and sophomore general education requirements at the four-year university.