Health Sciences (Associate in Arts) · San Jose City College

Description

San José City College offers an Associate in Arts (AA) Health Sciences. The Health Sciences program will provide students with a strong foundation in human anatomy, human physiology, and microbiology. The courses in this certificate are the common prerequisites for community college and university health occupations majors including nursing, respiratory therapy, radiological science, physical therapy, occupational health, dental assistant, and dental hygiene.

A grade of "C" or better is required for each course in the major or area of emphasis. A "P" (Pass) grade is an acceptable grade for courses in the major or area of emphasis if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Describe the structure and function of the cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems of the human body.
Examine how the body maintains homeostasis and predict how it will respond when compensating for deviations from homeostasis.
Investigate how microorganisms interact with the human body and examine how these interactions lead to health or human disease.

Requirements

Major Requirements

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses:		15
BIOL 071	Human Anatomy	5
BIOL 072	Human Physiology	5
BIOL 074	General Microbiology	5
Complete one of the following courses		4-5
CHEM 001A	General Chemistry	5
orCHEM 001AH	Honors General Chemistry
CHEM 015	Fundamentals of Chemistry	4
orCHEM 015H	Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 032A	Intro to General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry	4
Total Units		19-20

AA Degree Requirements

Course	Title	Units
Major Requirements		19-20
General Education Requirements		34
Degree Applicable Electives		6-7
Complete two courses for the U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals Requirement (US-1, US-2, and US-3)
Total Units		60-61