Course Requirements

Associate of Science Degree in Allied Health

Allied health professionals are health care practitioners with formal education and clinical training who are credentialed through certification, registration and/or licensure. They collaborate with physicians and other members of the health care team to deliver high quality patient care services for the identification, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disabilities and disorders.

General Education

	Credits
Students should refer to the Graduation Requirements in the Northwest College Catalog	33-36

Core Courses

		Credits
HLSC 1010	Introduction to Allied Health Professions	2
HLSC 2030	Applied Allied Health Concepts – (Capstone)	2
MOLB 2210	General Microbiology I	4
NRST 1200	Medical Terminology	2
PSYC 1000	General Psychology	4
ZOO 2010	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
ZOO 2020	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4

TOTAL

24

Core Electives

		Credits
CHEM 1010	Principles of Chemistry	4
NRST 1510	Nurse Assistant	4

TOTAL

24

Students must complete one three-credit course and one four-credit course from the Core Electives list above.

MINIMUM CREDITS FOR DEGREE

64 credits

Pre-baccalaureate students must confer with an advisor before regarding the Allied Health program. Depending on the college/university, additional courses such as nutrition, chemistry, biology and/or public speaking may also be required before admittance into the upper division of the chosen baccalaureate program.