The Health Care Professional track in the BSHS was originally designed to address the difficulties encountered by junior college graduates with AAS degrees (e.g., dental assistants, radiology technicians, emergency medical technicians, medical technologists, etc.) in earning a BS degree. State-mandated courses required for certification and the core courses required for these specialties by junior colleges provide students earning this degree with a significant number of credits that do not count toward a BS degree. This track was designed in conjunction with Gulf Coast Community College (GCCC) to make the BS more easily attainable through adjustments in courses required of these students by GCCC and by adjustments in the transfer credits accepted for this track by UWF. Careful progress through an AAS degree at other junior colleges can also prepare students for this track. Students graduating from this concentration area receive training in professional writing, accounting, economic theory, principles of public policy, and end-of-life ethics. In addition, students examine issues related to medical disaster management and occupational safety and health in the health care environment.

For additional information on this specialization, please contact:
Dr. Angela Maples Hahn at ahahn@uwf.edu or (850) 474-3166.

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Health Care Professional Core		27 credits	Term Offered
ACG 3082	Accounting for Non-Majors	3	Fa, Sp, Su
ECO 3003	Principles of Economic Theory and Public Policy	3	Fa, Sp, Su
ENC 3250	Professional Writing	3	Fa, Sp, Su
HSC 4664	End of Life Ethics	3	Sp
PHC 4363	Occupational Safety in the Health Care	3	Sp
PHC 4183	Medical Disaster Management	3	Sp
GEY 4001	Gerontology	3	Sp
NUR 3145	Pharmacology	3	Fa, Su
NUR 4177	Holistic Healthcare	3	Su
Plus a number of Approved Electives
See your advisor for more information
B.S.H.S. Core Courses
All students seeking a B.S.H.S. degree would take all of the following courses:		18 credits	Term Offered
HSC 3034	Advances in Health Sciences Technology	3	Su
HSA 4431	Business Analysis and Decision Making in Health Care	3	Fa
HSA 4430	Health Economics	3	Sp
HSA 4191	Health Information Systems	3	Sp, Su
HSC 4050	Health Sciences Research Seminar	3	Sp
BUL 4602	Legal Fundamentals of Health Care and Public Health	3	Fa
Common Prerequisites
Example prerequisite courses for various areas of concentration are listed below:		32 credits total	Term Offered
ACG 2021	Principles of Financial Accounting [ACGx021] Sub1	3	Fa, Sp, Su
ACG 2071	Principles of Managerial Accounting [ACGx071] Sub1	3	Fa, Sp, Su
BSC 1005/L	Biology for Non-Majors/Lab [BSCxxxx/L or BSCxxxxC]	4	Fa, Sp, Su
CHM 2045/L	General Chemistry I/Lab [CHMx045/L or CHMx045C]	4	Fa, Sp, Su
CGS 2570	Personal Computer Applications [CGSxxxx]	3	Fa, Sp, Su
ECO 2013	Principles of Economics Macro [ECOx013] Sub2	3	Fa, Sp, Su
ECO 2023	Principles of Economics Micro [ECOx023] Sub2	3	Fa, Sp, Su
MAC 1105	College Algebra [MACx105]	3	Fa, Sp, Su
PSY 2012	General Psychology [PSYx012] Sub3	3	Fa, Sp, Su
STA 2023	Elements of Statistics [STAxxxx]	3	Fa, Sp, Su
Substitutions for Common Prerequisites			Term Offered
Sub1: ACG 3082 Accounting for Non-Majors can be substituted for both ACG 2021 & ACG 2071		3
Sub2: ECO 3003 Principles of Economic Theory & Public Policy can be substituted for both ECO 2013 & ECO 2023		3
Sub3: DEP xxxx Developmental Psychology can be substituted for PSY 2012		3