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The Health Services AAS degree is offered to students
seeking employment in health services occupations.
The degree offers options in Medical Office and Home
Health.
To earn the AAS degree, students must satisfactorily
complete all the requirements of the degree including a
minimum of 90 credits, 40 of which are in the General
Education Component. The General Education requirement
allows the flexibility to continue professional
development later, by applying the basic skills gained to
more in-depth study.
One-year certificates are offered in Medical Office,
Home Health and Emergency Medical Technician.
These programs may serve as a fast track leading to
entry-level employment or a ladder to the AAS in Health
Services, with the exception of the EMT program.
Core Outcomes of the Health Services AAS program
are: Development of knowledge and skills needed for
successful employment in the health service fields of
home health care, and medical office occupations.
Successful pursuit of this degree requires students to
possess collegiate skills in reading, communication,
computation, and critical thinking. To acquire that
competency, it is highly recommended that students
complete pre-collegiate courses to gain these skills in
the first terms of their program.
Course of Study
The first year offers technical specialty coursework and
completion of prerequisites. The second year covers
a broad range of skills, including those necessary for
diversification and upward mobility within the occupational
area.
Program Requirement–Credit Hours
Student Success 3
Information Systems 4
Oral Communications 3
Writing 9
Health and Wellness 3
Computation 4
Arts and Letters 3
Social Sciences 3
Science/Math/Computer Science 8
Technical Core 24
Home Health 18
or Medical Office 19
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