
Health Science Technology Degree
associates of applied science
Health Science Technology
Developmental Courses (as needed)
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
RDG 20/100 | 3-6 | |
ENC 90/100 | 2-5 | |
MAT 55/61 | 3-4 |
General Education Courses
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
(BIO 137 Human Anatomy & Physiology I AND BIO 139 Human Anatomy & Physiology II) OR BIO 135 Basic Human Anatomy |
4-8 | BIO 137 and 139 preferred Grade of C or better required |
ENG 101 Writing I | 3 | |
MAT 150 College Algebra (preferred) OR MAT 110 Applied Mathematics |
3 | Grade of C or better required |
Oral Communications | 3 | |
PSY 110 General Psychology | 3 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
Heritage/Humanities | 3 | |
GENERAL EDUCATION SUBTOTAL | 25-29 |
Technical Courses
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
FYE 105 Achieving Academic Success | 3 | Recommended first semester |
Digital Literacy | 0-3 | Or bypass exam |
AHS 115 Medical Terminology OR CLA 131 Medical Terminology from Greek & Latin OR MIT 103 Medical Office Terminology |
3 | |
NAA Nursing Assistant Skills I | 3 | |
TECHNICAL COURSES SUBTOTAL | 9-12 |
Certificates
Students must complete at least three of the following certificates for a minimum of 60 total credit hours for degree.
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
Aging Services | 18 | Certificates are related to the Human Services program |
Direct Support Work | 15 | |
Psychiatric Mental Health Technician | 27 | |
Substance Abuse Recovery Coach | 24 | |
Electronic Health Records Specialist | 28-30 | Certificates are related to the Medical Information Technology program |
Hospital Admissions Specialist | 30 | |
Medical Coding | 22 | |
Medical Receptionist | 12 | |
Medical Scribe | 28-29 | |
Medical Transcriptionist | 24 | |
Medical Unit Coordinator | 31 | |
DEGREE TOTAL | 60+ |
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://kctcs.edu/education-training/course-catalog/2020-2021-KCTCS-Catalog.pdf, pp. 67-71.
Or KCTCS homepage (kctcs.edu) > education & training > course catalog > 2020-21 catalog > pp. 67-71.
Updated August 2019