Professional Health Studies Associate of Applied Science (PHAAS)

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Program Location: Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus

This option provides students who plan to make application to a four-year institution in the areas of health, emergency services, public service, and medical sciences the opportunity to customize their coursework to meet prerequisites for these programs.

All required classes for the PHAAS degree must have a grade of C or better to graduate from the program.

Graduation Requirements

Major Requirements: 36.0
Option Requirements: 31.5
General Education: 24.0
Total credit hours required: 91.5

Major Requirements for Professional Health Studies Associate in Applied Science

Complete a minimum of 36.0 course credit hours from a minimum of two prefixes related to health fields. Select from these prefixes: HLTH, HIMS, HDIM, DENT, NURS, BIOS, SCIE, CHEM, PHYS, MDST, EMSP, FIST, PSYC, SOCI and ECED.

The following example demonstrates a possible combination:

HIMS 1111 - Healthcare Careers 4.5 Credits
HIMS 1120 - Medical Terminology I 4.5 Credits
HIMS 1130 - Medical Terminology II 4.5 Credits
HIMS 1150 - Introduction to Medical Law and Ethics 4.5 Credits
HIMS 1180 - Disease Processes 4.5 Credits
HLTH 1050 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle 4.5 Credits
HLTH 1200 - Long-Term Care - CNA 6.5 Credits
HLTH 1300 - Medication Aide 5 Credits

Option Requirements for Professional Health Studies Track

Select 31.5 credit hours from any of the following health-related prefixes: HLTH, HIMS, HDIM, DENT, NURS, BIOS, SCIE, CHEM, PHYS, MDST, EMSP, and FIST. Note that not all courses in the degree may transfer.

General Education Requirements

Communication

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 4.5 Credits

Quantitative/Numeracy

Depending on which Math course is selected, additional pre-requisites may be required.

MATH 1312 - Intermediate Algebra 4.5 Credits - Or Higher
**Students making application to the Health Data and Information Management (HDIAS) program must take MATH 1410 - Statistics

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

See Humanities course options

Humanities Course of Choice - 4.5 Credits

Scientific Inquiry

See Natural Sciences Course options

Natural science 6.0 Credits

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

Select 1 course from the following.

EXPL 1000 - Exploratory Studies 4.5 Credits
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy 4.5 Credits
HMRL 1010 - Human Relations Skills 4.5 Credits