Science: Health Sciences Specialization, A.S.

Associate of Science
880-02

Purpose: This curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree in allied health programs such as nursing, health education or dietetics/nutrition.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

Developmental Requirements: Students who do not place into college-level English will be required to take developmental courses.

Students who do not demonstrate proficiency in MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , MTE 7 , MTE 8 and MTE 9 will be required to take developmental courses.

It is strongly recommended that developmental education requirements be completed as soon as possible.

While a course may satisfy a requirement for a Virginia Western program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

SDV 101 - Orientation to Science 2 CR ³
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 CR *
MTH 161 - Pre-Calculus I 3 CR (or MTH 167 ) ^{*, 1}
BIO 101 - General Biology I 4 CR *
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3 CR (or ITE 119 )
HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 1 CR (or HLT 106 ) ²

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 CR *
MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning 3 CR ^*
CHM 111 - General Chemistry I 4 CR *
HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition and Human Development 3 CR *
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology 3 CR

Third Semester

BIO 141 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 CR *
CHM 112 - General Chemistry II 4 CR *
PHI 220 - Ethics 3 CR
SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology 3 CR

Fourth Semester

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 60

¹Students planning to transfer to Virginia Tech should take MTH 167 in place of MTH 161 .

²HLT 105 or CPR certification can be used to satisfy this requirement.

³SDV 108 will satisfy the SDV 101 requirement. SDV 108 is for developmental English students.

* This course has a requisite.