Health Science Option (A.S.)

The Health Science option is designed for students who are tracking toward an Allied Health program, or who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in healthcare as a generalist.

Expected Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

• Use communication effectively to provide information to clients in the health care environment;
• Be employed in entry level, non-technical health areas;
• Identify skills and knowledge necessary for the health care worker;
• Use critical thinking and problem solving skills in health care environments;
• Acquire skills and information to help students be better health care consumers; and
• Transfer to a four-year institution in areas of health care administration.