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.
Program Code: Health Science (2029AS)
CIPC: 510000

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 /SOC 1020 .

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 Credits: (2)
HTHS 1110 LS - Biomedical Core Credits: (4) and
HTHS 1111 - Biomedical Core (continued) Credits: (4)
or
ZOOL 2100 - Human Anatomy Credits: (4) and
ZOOL 2200 - Human Physiology Credits: (4)
or
HTHS 1105 - Technology-Enhanced Anatomy & Physiology Credits: (4) and
HTHS 1106 - Technology-Enhanced Anatomy & Physiology (continued) Credits: (4)
HTHS 2230 - Introductory Pathophysiology Credits: (3)
HTHS 2231 - Introductory Pathophysiology Laboratory Credits: (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 Credits: (3)
HTHS 1108 - Biocalculations for Health Professions Credits: (5)
HTHS 1120 - Case Studies in Health Sciences Credits: (3)
HTHS 1130 - Common Medicines Credits: (3)
HTHS 2240 - Introduction to Pharmacology Credits: (3) or
HTHS 3240 - Introduction to Pharmacology Credits: (3)
HTHS 2830 - Health Sciences Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
HTHS 2904 TD - Information Resources in the Health Professions Credits: (1)
HTHS 2990 - Health Sciences Seminar Credits: (1)
NEUR 2050 - Introduction to Neuroscience Credits: (3)

Required Support Courses (18 credit hours)

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

Note:

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