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Nov 26, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Health Sciences, AAS-T
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90 CREDITS
Program Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
The Health Sciences AAS-T degree prepares students for various healthcare related training programs with strong knowledge and skills in college-level academics such as math, English, natural sciences, humanities, and social science. Students will be prepared to apply for admission to selective admissions health sciences programs or applied baccalaureate programs. This degree is designed to provide formal educational opportunity to students with professional certificates in health sciences areas or to provide skills to students who have general education credits but no professional training.
Health Sciences AAS-T graduates will:
- be prepared to obtain employment in a specialty within health sciences or transfer to a health sciences baccalaureate program
- work effectively as a member of a healthcare team
- describe how health sciences professions contribute to health care delivery
- advocate on behalf of patients to diverse health care practitioners and patient care teams
- demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation, and information literacy skills
- meet Social Science, Humanities, Written Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning distribution area outcomes
Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not offer every course each quarter. It is the student’s responsibility to consult the Class Schedule and work out an individual schedule with an advisor. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.
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Program Requirements - Nursing Assistant Certificate
Recommended Course Sequence
The courses listed below are a suggested sequence for students completing the Nursing Assistant certificate as the professional certification requirement of the Health Sciences degree. As long as prerequisites are met, courses may be taken in a different order.
Program Requirements - Funeral Attendant Certificate
Recommended Course Sequence
The courses listed below are a suggested sequence for students completing the Funeral Attendant certificate as the professional certification requirement of the Health Sciences degree. As long as prerequisites are met, courses may be taken in a different order.
Professional Certificate - 11 or 13 Credits
Students select one of the following health sciences certificates.
Electives - 12 or 14 Credits
Choose any college-level courses as defined by the technical institute or as accepted as fully transferable and which align with intended major and/or baccalaureate institution.
Total Program Credits: 90
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