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Nov 23, 2024
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2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Health Sciences, A.S.
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 Return to: Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences
Students enrolling in the Health Sciences degree program are those who plan to continue their education at other institutions in areas such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, dentistry, physician assistant, or other medical fields. The program prepares students for admission to professional programs by helping them earn a large part of the general education requirements for those programs.
Admission
To be accepted into the Health Sciences degree program, students must meet the general requirements for admission to AdventHealth University (see General Studies Admission in the Admission Information section), and:
- Submit the Health Sciences Program Application once admitted to the University. The application can be accessed at http://my.ahu.edu.
- Have a minimum cumulative high school unweighted GPA of 2.70 or have taken 12 college credits at a regionally accredited college with a minimum GPA of 2.70. GPAs presented to the admissions committee for each applicant will be a cumulative record of all college-level work.
- Have a minimum ACT composite score of 19 or a minimum combined score of 910 on the SAT (rSAT: 990). Applicants having 24 or more college-level credits from a regionally accredited college are exempt from this requirement.
Progression
Students may progress in the Health Sciences degree program when they:
- Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.50.
- Earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in all required courses and electives for the degree.
2a. Successfully repeat courses in which a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) was not achieved.
Completion
AdventHealth University will consider students for graduation and conferral of an Associate of Science degree in Health Sciences when they have met the general University requirements for graduation (see Graduation in the Academic Information section), and have:
- Completed the prescribed course of study.
- Completed a minimum of 64 hours of credit, 50 percent of which must be earned at AdventHealth University.
- Achieved a minimum overall GPA of 2.50 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 on all math and science requirements.
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Achieved a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) or above in all other required courses and electives for the degree.
- Complete the service-learning requirement.
- Completed competency assessment requirements.
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Curriculum
The courses required for all students enrolled in the Associate of Science degree program include General Psychology; Introduction to Microcomputers; English Composition I and II; World Civilization I or II; Introduction to Public Speaking; Health and Wellbeing; and six hours of religion courses. General Education Requirements
Total General Requirements: 26
Science (16 credits required)
Science and math requirements will vary, depending upon the student’s educational track. For example, students preparing to transfer into dental hygiene, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, or occupational therapy programs will typically be required to take eight hours of Anatomy and Physiology. However, pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary medicine, and preoptometry programs require eight hours of General Biology. Students will be offered the opportunity to take the courses appropriate for their career path from the following: Math (3 credits required)
Total Science and Math Requirements: 19
Electives
The elective component of the graduation requirement is comprised of those courses beyond the core curriculum that may be needed for entry into a professional program at a four-year institution. These courses will be chosen by the student with the approval of an advisor.
Capstone
HTSC 250 Seminar in Pre-Professional Studies (1 credit) is a graduation requirement.
Suggested Course of Study
The following is an example of a suggested course of study.
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