Degrees & Certificates

Associate of Science in Health Science (60 credit hours)

The A.S. in Health Science encompasses the foundation for numerous health science occupations. A health science degree is appropriate for individuals who are interested in going on to more advanced degrees such as radiologic technology, dental hygiene, physical therapy assistant, veterinary technology, mortuary science and nursing.  Students are strongly encouraged to discuss their academic program with their faculty advisor.

A.S. in Health Science Semester by Semester Program Map

Required General Education Courses (34 credit hours)

Approved Western Experience Course 

BIOL 1010 - General Biology with lab

OR

CHEM 1000 or 1020 - Introductory Chemistry or General Chemistry I with lab

COMM 1030 - Interpersonal Communication 

OR

COMM 2010 - Public Speaking

Approved Creative Expression Course 

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I

MATH 1400 (or higher) - College Algebra

POLS 1000 - US and Wyoming Constitutions

OR

HIST 1211 (US to 1865), 1221 (US from 1865) or 1251 (Wyoming Government)

PSYC 1000 - General Psychology

ENGL 1020 (English Composition II), ENGL 2005 (Technical Writing), ENGL 2019 (Writing Studies)

AND

STAT 2050 (Fundamentals of Statistics) or STAT 2070 (Statistics for Social Sciences)

Major Area Core Requirements (8 credit hours)

BIOL 2010 (Human Anatomy & Physiology I with lab)

AND

BIOL 2011 (Human Anatomy & Physiology II with lab)

Major Area Electives According to Emphasis (18 credit hours)

In addition to ENGL 1010, students may be required to also take ENGL 1011 (2 credits) due to placement, adding 2 additional credits to their graduation total. 

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Major Area Course Recommendations by Emphasis

MOLB 2210 General Microbiology with lab (4 credits) (Science elective) 

HLED 1140 Nutrition (3 credits) (Health Education elective) 

NRST 1510/1511 Nursing Assistant (4 credits) (Health Science elective)

Major Electives discussed with advisor (7 credits) 

HLTK 1200 Medical Terminology (2 credits) (Health Education elective) 

PHLB 1810 Principle of Phlebotomy (4 credits) (Health Science elective) 

PSYC 2300 Developmental Psychology (3 credits) (Psychology elective) 

CMAP 1200 Computer Information Systems (3 credits) (Computer Science elective)

Major Electives discussed with advisor (6 Credits) 

MOLB 2210 General Microbiology with lab (4 credits) (Science elective) 

HLED 1140 Nutrition (3 credits) (Health Education elective) 

HLTK 1200 Medical Terminology (2 credits) (Health Education elective) 

SOC 1000 Sociological Principles (3 credits) (Social Science elective)

Major Electives discussed with advisor (6 credits) 

MOLB 2210 General Microbiology with lab (4 credits) (Science elective)

 BADM 2010 Legal Environment of Business (3 credits) (Business elective) 

ACCT 2010 Principles of Accounting (4 credits) (Accounting elective) 

COMM 1030 Interpersonal Communications (3 credits) (Communication elective)

Major Electives discussed with advisor (4 credits)

HLTK 1200 Medical Terminology (2 credits) (Health Education elective) 

PSYC 2300 Developmental Psychology (3 credits) (Psychology elective) 

PEAC 1290 Physical Conditioning (1 credit) (Physical Activity elective)

Major Electives discussed with advisor (12 credits)

HLTK 1200 Medical Terminology (2 credits) (Health Education elective) 

BIOL 2022 - Animal Biology (4 credits) (Science elective)

Major Electives discussed with advisor (12 credits)

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