# Allied Health Care Careers (Certificate of Achievement)

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Biology

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/pathways/science-mathematics/biology/allied-health-care-careers-certificate-achievement/

This program emphasizes common coursework for careers in Allied Health. Health care continues to be one of the top job employment opportunities throughout the nation.

#### Program Learning Outcomes

1.  Find, select and evaluate scientific information present in primary research literature, mass media, online or other sources.
2.  Distinguish between personal opinion and evidence gathered using the scientific process.
3.  Utilize investigative methods to collect, interpret, and present scientific data on psychological topics.

### Requirements

Review Graduation Requirements.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Core:** | |  |
| **Complete the following:** | |  |
| BIOL C104 | Medical Terminology for Health Professionals | 3 |
| BIOL C109 | Career Choices in Healthcare | 1 |
| or HLTH C109 | Career Choices in Healthcare |  |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC C100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| **Program Electives** | |  |
| **Complete two of the following:** | | 6-9 |
| ↳ BIOL C102 | Introduction to the Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology |  |
| or ↳ BIOL C221 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |  |
| ↳ CHEM C110 | Introduction to Chemistry |  |
| ↳ FN C170 | Nutrition |  |
| ↳ KIN C100 | Introduction to Kinesiology |  |
| ↳ STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics |  |
| **Total Units** | | **16-19** |