Health Sciences
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE (AS)
- » Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.5 or higher is
required. A course grade of "C" or higher is required for all Health Sciences
courses.
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- » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 60 credit hours is required
for graduation -- 20 of these are required Health Sciences courses and 40 are required general
education courses.
Advisement
Students may contact an advisor in the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health
Professions Admissions Advisement Office (Marriott Allied Health Building,
Room 108, Phone 801-626-6136, E-Mail
healthprofessions@weber.edu) for program information.
General Education
Refer to General Requirements for Associate
of Science requirements. The following courses required for the AS Degree in
Health Sciences will also fulfill general education requirements: CHEM PS1010*,
COMM HU1020 or COMM HU2110, HTHS LS1110, MICR LS1113, NUTR LS1020, PSY SS1010,
SOC SS/DV1010.
Consult with Academic Advising or the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of
Health Professions Admissions Advisement office regarding general education
guidelines.
Course Requirements for AS Degree
Health Sciences Courses Required (14 credit hours)
- HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology (2)
- HTHS LS1110/1111 Biomedical Core Lecture/Lab (8)
or ZOOL 2100/2200 Human Anatomy/Human Physiology (8)
or HTHS 1105/1106 Technology Enhanced Anatomy & Physiology (8)
- HTHS 2230 Introductory Pathophysiology (3)
- HTHS 2231 Introductory Pathophysiology Laboratory (1)
Health Sciences Support Courses (6 credit hours)
Select an additional 6 credit hours from the following Health Sciences
courses:
- HTHS 1108 Biocalculations for Health
Professions (5)
- HTHS 1120 Case Studies in Health Sciences (3)
- HTHS 1130 Common Medicines (3)
- HTHS 2240/3240 Introduction to Pharmacology (3)
- HTHS 2830 Health Sciences Directed Readings (1-3)
- HTHS 2990 Health Sciences Seminar (1-3)
Required Support Courses (18 credit hours)
- CHEM PS1010 Introductory Chemistry (3)
or other General Education Chemistry course*
- COMM HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3)
or COMM HU2110 Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3)
- MICR LS1113 Introductory Microbiology (3)
- NUTR LS1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3)
- PSY SS1010 Introductory Psychology (3)
- SOC SS/DV1010 Introduction to Sociology (3)
* Students interested in Nursing will want to choose CHEM PS/SI1050 or CHEM
PS/SI1110 which will add an additional 2 credit hours.
Weber State University 2007-2008 Catalog