Health Sciences (AS)

Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.5 or higher is required. A course grade of “C” or higher is required for all Health Sciences courses.
Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 60 credit hours is required for graduation; 20 of these are required Health Sciences courses and 40 are required general education courses.

Advisement

Students may contact an advisor in the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions Admissions Advisement Office (Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 108, Phone 801-626-6136, Email healthprofessions@weber.edu) for program information.

General Education

Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for Associate of Science requirements. The following courses required for the AS Degree in Health Sciences will also fulfill general education requirements: CHEM 1010 *, COMM 1020 or COMM 2110 , HTHS 1110 , MICR 1113 , NUTR 1020 , PSY 1010 , SOC 1010 .

Consult with Academic Advising or the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions Admissions Advisement office regarding general education guidelines.

Major Course Requirements for AS Degree

Health Sciences Courses Required (14 credit hours)

HTHS 1101 - Medical Terminology (2)
HTHS 1110 LS - Biomedical Core (4) and
HTHS 1111 - Biomedical Core (continued) (4)
or
ZOOL 2100 - Human Anatomy (4) and
ZOOL 2200 - Human Physiology (4)
or
HTHS 1105 - Technology-Enhanced Anatomy & Physiology (4) and
HTHS 1106 - Technology-Enhanced Anatomy & Physiology (continued) (4)
HTHS 2230 - Introductory Pathophysiology (3)
HTHS 2231 - Introductory Pathophysiology Laboratory (1)

Health Sciences Support Courses (6 credit hours)

Select an additional 6 credit hours from the following Health Sciences courses:

HTHS 1103 - Introduction To Health Careers and Care in a Diverse Society (3)
HTHS 1108 - Biocalculations for Health Professions (5)
HTHS 1120 - Case Studies in Health Sciences (3)
HTHS 1130 - Common Medicines (3)
HTHS 2240 - Introduction to Pharmacology (3) or
HTHS 3240 - Introduction to Pharmacology (3)
HTHS 2830 - Health Sciences Directed Readings (1-3)
HTHS 2904 TD - Information Resources in the Health Professions (1)
HTHS 2990 - Health Sciences Seminar (1)
NEUR 2050 - Introduction to Neuroscience (3)

Required Support Courses (18 credit hours)

CHEM 1010 PS - Introductory Chemistry (3) or
Other General Education Chemistry course *
COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking (3) or
COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3)
MICR 1113 LS - Introductory Microbiology (3)
NUTR 1020 LS - Science and Application of Human Nutrition (3)
PSY 1010 SS - Introductory Psychology (3)
SOC 1010 SS/DV - Introduction to Sociology (3)

Note:

* Students interested in Nursing will want to choose CHEM 1050 or CHEM 1110 which will add an additional 2 credit hours.