Health Care Studies: Health Science Track
Associate in Science (A.S.)
Curriculum Requirements
As a student in this program, you are required to complete a minimum of 62 semester hours with a grade point average of no lower than C (2.0).
For this degree program, you must successfully complete the following:
Program Core
- HCS 153 Fundamentals of Health Care
- HCS 154 Medical Terminology
- HCS 270 Ethical Considerations in Health Care
- HPE 111 First Aid and Basic Life Support
- HPE 212 Health
- 1 credit of Health/Physical Education (HPE) Elective
General Education
- CSC 134 Core Word
- CSC 135 Core Excel
- ENG 101 Composition I
- ENG 103 Composition II
- NS 115 Introduction to Nutrition
- PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 200 Life Span Development
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- 3 credits SUNY General Education approved course in American Sign Language or Spanish
- 3 credits SUNY General Education approved course in Oral Communication
- 3 credits SUNY General Education approved course from one of the following categories:
- US History and Civic Engagement
- World History and Global Awareness
Health Science Track
- BIO 171 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO 172 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- MAT 145 Survey of Functions I
Choose two (2) courses from the following:
- BIO 110 Fundamentals of Human Anatomy & Physiology*
- BIO 121 General Biology I
- BIO 122 General Biology II
- BIO 230 Microbiology
- CHM 121 General Chemistry I
- PHY 118 College Physics I
- PHY 119 College Physics II
Note: Any student who successfully completes ENG 103 and a general education COM course may receive credit for ENG 125 upon acceptance to the FLCC Nursing program.
*BIO 110 Fundamentals of Human Anatomy & Physiology is recommended for new students, except those with a recent extensive background in Biology.
SUNY General Education Electives
For information on which courses fulfill SUNY General Education Electives and for information on transferring to a four-year school, visit www.flcc.edu/academics/transfer-guidelines/.