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2025 - 2026 Catalog

Professional Health Studies Associate of Applied Science (PHAAS)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus, Online

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Health Professions
 

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
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 91.5
 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Note

Students must take a minimum of 45.0 of the total 67.5 quarter credit hours from health professions courses (EMSP, HLTH, HIMS, HDIM, MDST, NURS, RESP).

 

Major Requirements - 36.0 credits

Complete a minimum of 36.0 course credit hours from a minimum of two prefixes related to health fields.

Select from these prefixes: BIOS, CHEM, ECED, EMSP, ENGL, HLTH, HIMS, HDIM, HMSV, MDST, NURS, PSYC, RESP, SCIE, and SOCI. 

Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

The following is an example that demonstrates a possible combination:

Option Requirements - 31.5 credits

Select 31.5 credit hours from any of the following health-related prefixes: BIOS, CHEM, CULI, EMSP, ENGL, HLTH, HIMS, HDIM, HMSV, MDST, NURS, PSYC, RESP, SCIE, SOCI, and SPAN. 

Note that not all courses in the degree may transfer and students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

 

General Education Requirements - 24.0 credits

Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

 

Communication

Quantitative/Numeracy

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

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.