Health Care Assistant Certificate

HA21

 

Program Purpose: The Health Care Assistant technical certificate of credit offers students the opportunity to complete a variety of occupational options.

 

Certificate Requirements

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I

Language Arts/Communication (Choose One)

ENGL 1010	Fundamentals of English I	3
ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II

Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose One)

PSYC 1010	Basic Psychology	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Choose One)

MATH 1012	Foundations of Mathematics	3
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3

Required Occupational Courses

COMP 1000	Introduction to Computer Literacy	3
ALHS 1090	Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences	2
ALHS 1011	Structure and Function of the Human Body	5
	or
BIOL 2113	Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIOL 2113L	Anatomy and Physiology Lab I	1
BIOL 2114	Anatomy and Physiology II	3
BIOL 2114L	Anatomy and Physiology Lab II	1

Occupational Electives

Students must complete 13-17 credit hours

COMP 1500	Information Literacy and Communication Skills for the Workplace	3
NAST 2100	Nurse Aide Accelerated	7
PCTA 1100	Patient Care Technician	6
ALHS 1040	Introduction to Health Care	3
ALHS 1060	Diet & Nutrition for Allied Health	2

ALHS 1040 and ALHS 1060 are only available for Dual Enrollment students

Total Credit Hours: 30-36