HEALTH STUDIES

A.S. DEGREE

Description
The Health Studies program includes courses in liberal arts, biology, psychology, social science, humanities and mathematics, and prepares students for transfer into a variety of health-related career paths. The program offers three different track options from which students may choose; Clinical, Community Health and Healthcare Administration.
The Clinical Track is designed for students interested in preparing to apply to healthcare career programs, such as nursing, or for select clinical careers. This track includes point-bearing courses, such as anatomy and physiology, microbiology, nutrition, and chemistry, that may be needed for application to competitive health-related programs.

Students interested in careers in Community Health, Healthcare Studies, Health Education, Counseling, or Public Health could utilize the Community Health Track as a foundation for transfer to programs leading to these health-related careers. Students who plan to transfer into career programs involving management in healthcare can complete the Healthcare Administration Track.  Both the Community Health and Healthcare Administration Tracks include natural science electives and other courses tailored to the needs of the career path chosen.

Students should consult regularly with their program advisor to make certain that their course selections meet the requirements of the four-year college and major to which they plan to transfer.
(Housed in the Department of Health and PE within the School of Health Science and Physical Wellness)


Program Learning Outcomes
PLOs for Health Studies, Clinical Track
1. Describe personal health behaviors within integrative dimensions of health that promote prevention of common illness, injury, addiction, disease, disability or death.
2. Use critical thinking skills to differentiate between unreliable and accurate, evidence-based health information.
3. Identify factors that may influence health and wellness within diverse cultures and communities
4. Evaluate healthcare/community issues or options related to quality of life, chronic disease, or death.
5. Demonstrate skills for addressing life threatening situations.

PLOs for Health Studies, Community Health Track:
1. Describe personal health behaviors within integrative dimensions of health that promote prevention of common illness, injury, addiction, disease, disability or death.
2. Use critical thinking skills to differentiate between unreliable and accurate, evidence-based health information.
3. Identify factors that may influence health and wellness within diverse cultures and communities
4. Evaluate healthcare/community issues or options related to quality of life, chronic disease, or death.

PLOs for Health Studies, Healthcare Administration Track
1. Describe personal health behaviors within integrative dimensions of health that promote prevention of common illness, injury, addiction, disease, disability or death.
2. Use critical thinking skills to differentiate between unreliable and accurate, evidence-based health information.
3. Identify factors that may influence health and wellness within diverse cultures and communities
4. Identify influences on the creation and maintenance of health policies impacting the health and wellness of diverse cultures and communities.


Requirements for Program Entrance
Intermediate Algebra with Trigonometry (or Math 104 at MCC). Biology and Chemistry recommended.


Distribution Requirements

Credit Hours
HEALTH STUDIES: HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION TRACK:

FIRST SEMESTER

ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
MTH 160 Statistics I
3
HED 130 Foundations of Health and Wellness
3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-H) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (SUNY-NS) ELECTIVE
3-4
First Semester Total:
15-16
SECOND SEMESTER
HED 209 Drugs and Behavior
3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-H) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - AMERICAN HISTORY (SUNY-AH ) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (SUNY-OWC) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SS) ELECTIVE
3
Second Semester Total:
15
THIRD SEMESTER
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I
4
CRC 125 Microsoft Office
4
HED 207 Emotional Wellness
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SUNY_FL) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WESTERN CIVILIZATION (SUNY-WC) ELECTIVE
3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE**
1-3
Third Semester Total:
15-17
FOURTH SEMESTER
ACC 102 Accounting Principles II
4
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE#
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
2-3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
3
Fourth Semester Total:
15-16
TOTAL CREDITS:
60-64
Healthcare Administration Track:
*Choose any course with an HED or HEG prefix.
**Choose any course with an HED, HEG, PE, PEC, or PPE prefix.

#Choose any SUNY-GER course from a category not selected, excluding SUNY-A.

HEALTH STUDIES: COMMUNITY HEALTH TRACK:
Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
MTH 160 Statistics I
3
HED 130 Foundations of Health and Wellness
3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
MTH 104 - Intermediate Algebra OR
MCC GENERAL EDUCATION - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (MCC-SCI) ELECTIVE
3-4
First Semester Total:
15-16
SECOND SEMESTER
BIO 134 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR
BIO 133 Human Biology AND
BIO 132 Laboratory to Accompany Human Biology
3-4
HED 115 Death and Dying OR
HED 209 Drugs and Behavior
3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-H) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SS) ELECTIVE
3
Second Semester Total:
15-16
THIRD SEMESTER
HED 207 Emotional Wellness
3
PSY 212 Developmental Psychology-Lifespan
3
BIO 135 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (SUNY-NS) ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - AMERICAN HISTORY (SUNY-AH) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - THE ARTS (SUNY-A) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SUNY-FL) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (SUNY OWC) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WESTERN CIVILIZATION (SUNY-WC) ELECTIVE**#
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - AMERICAN HISTORY (SUNY-AH) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - THE ARTS (SUNY-A) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SUNY-FL) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (SUNY OWC) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WESTERN CIVILIZATION (SUNY-WC) ELECTIVE**#
3
Third Semester Total:
15
FOURTH SEMESTER
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - AMERICAN HISTORY (SUNY-AH) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - THE ARTS (SUNY-A) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - FOREIGN LANGUAGE (SUNY-FL) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (SUNY OWC) OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WESTERN CIVILIZATION (SUNY-WC) ELECTIVE**#
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
2
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE***
1-3
Fourth Semester Total:
15-17
TOTAL CREDITS:
60-64
Community Health Track:
*Choose any course with an HED or HEG prefix.
**Choose from any SUNY Gen Ed category not yet completed 
***Choose any course with an HED, HEG, PE, PEC, or PPE prefix.
# Excluding performance and studio art courses from SUNY-A (Arts) category that do not fulfill state liberal arts requirements



HEALTH STUDIES: CLINICAL TRACK:
Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
MTH 160 Statistics I
3
BIO 144 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
4
HED 130 Foundations of Health and Wellness
3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
First Semester Total:
16
SECOND SEMESTER
BIO 145 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
4
HED 115 Death and Dying
3
PHL 103 Introduction to Ethics OR
PHL 250 Professional Ethics
3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science
3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE*
2-3
Second Semester Total:
15-16
THIRD SEMESTER
BIO 202 Microbiology
4
PSY 212 Developmental Psychology - Lifespan
3
HEG 215 - Global Health and Culture
3
OPEN ELECTIVE**
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
Third Semester Total:
16
FOURTH SEMESTER
Choose two courses (only one CHE course) from the following
BIO 217 Nutrition,
CHE 124 General, Organic, and Biochemistry,
CHE 151 General College Chemistry,
MTH 165 College Algebra##
6-7
HED 101 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Care OR
HED 114 Health and Safety in the Workplace OR
HED 118 Introduction to Safety and Emergency Care
1-3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
Fourth Semester Total:
13-16
TOTAL CREDITS:
60-64
Clinical Track
*Choose any course with prefix HED, HEG, PE, PEC, or PPE.
**Choose from: BIO 120, 132 with 133, 155; CHE 100, 145; MTH 104; any course with HED or HEG prefix. Consult an advisor before making course selection. NOTE: some of the listed courses are 4 credits.
##Nursing interest students should choose CHE and BIO 217; Radiologic Technology and Surgical Technology interest students should choose MTH 165. NOTE: CHE 151 has pre-requisites.


revised 6/23/2021