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2024-2025 Chesapeake College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Chesapeake College Catalog

Health Sciences Certificate (125)


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Award: Certificate

Program Mission: The Health Sciences Certificate program prepares students for transfer to a two or four year institution for further study in health related fields.

Program Description: The Health Sciences Certificate is designed to provide a basis for further study in a healthcare related discipline. This certificate will prepare students for transfer to an Associate or Baccalaureate program in a health sciences field at a two or four year institution.

Program Goals: The Health Sciences Certificate will:

  • Prepare students to transfer to a health care discipline associate degree program
  • Demonstrate the entry level knowledge and abilities associated within healthcare disciplines
  • Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills needed within healthcare disciplines.

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Write effectively using medical terminology and reflecting the appropriate application of human anatomic and physiologic principles
  • Demonstrate proficiency in the anatomy and function of the human body
  • Use mathematical concepts and methods with an emphasis on real world applications

Contact Person:  David Timms

Spring I


Minimum Required Credits: 30


Social/Behavioral Science (G.Ed.) Electives


Can be satisfied by any of the following courses (not otherwise included as a program requirement):

Diversity (G.Ed.) Electives


Can be satisfied by any of the following courses (not otherwise included as a program requirement):

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