Health Science Professions

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This pathway constitutes the first two years of a four-year allied health degree that generally must be completed at a four-year university.

Students who wish to pursue the A.S. in Nursing or Dental Hygiene should choose this pathway prior to being admitted to those programs. Separate admission is required to become a nursing or dental hygiene student at the College. Admission to these programs is highly selective. Following the Health Science Professions pathway in no way guarantees admission to the nursing or dental hygiene program.

This pathway is not appropriate for students who wish to be pre-medical, pre-dental or pre-pharmacy majors at a four-year university.

Track Requirements

Students who follow this pathway are required to take the Perimeter College orientation class PCO 1020 in addition to the requirements found below.

PCO 1020 - First Semester Experience 1 Credit Hours

Areas A-E of the Core Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)

See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Area A: Essential Skills
Area B: Institutional Foundations
Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts
Area D: Natural and Computational Sciences
Area E: Social Science

Recommendations

Area B

Recommended course:

PHIL 1010 - Critical Thinking 2 Credit Hours

Area C

Recommended courses:

PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hours

Area D

Recommended courses:

CHEM 1151 - Survey Of Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours and
CHEM 1151L - Survey Of Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1152 - Survey Of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours and
CHEM 1152L - Survey of Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours (formerly MATH 1070)

Area E

Recommendations:

Students should not chose PSYC 1101 in Area E. It is a required course in Area F.
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours is recommended for students who may pursue a career in Dental Hygiene at Perimeter College.

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Pathway (18 Credit Hours)

All separate lecture and lab course combinations above are commonly offered as a combined course at Georgia State University-Atlanta (e.g., BIOL 2107K; CHEM 1211K. The combined (K) courses and separate lecture and lab (L) courses cover the same subject matter and are considered equivalent courses.

Required Courses (15 Credit Hours)

BIOL 2110 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credit Hours and
BIOL 2110L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2120 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credit Hours and
BIOL 2120L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2300 - Microbiology and Public Health 3 Credit Hours and
BIOL 2310 - Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours

Select from the following to complete 18 credit hours in Area F

KH 2006 - Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care 3 Credit Hours
KH 2022 - Personal Health and Wellness 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1152 - Survey Of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours and
CHEM 1152L - Survey of Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D)
PHPB 2000 - Introduction to Public Health 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I 3 Credit Hours and
PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics I Lab 1 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D)
PSYC 2103 - Introduction to Human Development 3 Credit Hours
Any Biological Science course and lab not already used in Area D 4 Credit Hours