Allied Health (Associate of Science)

Students completing core curriculum and general studies requirements as listed below will be awarded an AS degree in Allied Health. This degree will prepare the student for admission to a variety of Bachelor of Science degree programs in the allied health professions at Loma Linda University and may apply at other institutions as well. A cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or more is required before entering BS professional training.

Core Requirements

ANTH 225	Cultural Anthropology	4
BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
HLTH 110	Wellness for Living	3
HLTH 220	Human Nutrition	4
HLTH 315	Etiology of Selected Diseases	3
HLTH 328	Basic Therapy	2
MATH 121	Precalculus I	4
	and
MATH 122	Precalculus II	4
	or
MATH 171	Calculus I	4
NRSG 234	Medical Terminology	2
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
SOCI 204	General Sociology	4
Total Credit Hours:		42-46

Electives

A total of 23-27 electives may be chosen from the following list, any HLTH or PETH class, or other classes with advisor approval.

BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 141L	General Biology Laboratory	0
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 142L	General Biology Laboratory	0
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
BIOL 143L	General Biology Laboratory	0
BIOL 222	Microbiology	5
MATH 106	Introduction to Statistics	4
	or
BIOL 250	Biostatistics	4
CHEM 105	Survey of Chemistry	5
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
HLTH 210	Ethics in the Health Sciences	2
HLTH 370/PSYC 370	Health Psychology	3
PSYC 215	Developmental Psychology	4
PHYS 201	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 202	Conceptual Physics	3
PHYS 204	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 205	Conceptual Physics Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		23-27

General Studies

Total Credit Hours:

27

Foundational Skills

ENGL 121	Introduction to Analytical Writing	3
ENGL 122	Introduction to Research Writing	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing (WD)	3

Health and Physical Education

Take two PEAC courses (PEAC 113-190).

PEAC

Any PEAC activity courses

2

Oral Communication

SPCH 101

Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4

Ways of Knowing

Social Science and Quantitative Reasoning/Natural Science fulfilled by Core Requirements.

	Humanities (4)
	History or Social Science (4)
	Quantitative Reasoning or Natural Science (4)
	Religion and Theology (4 must be RELB, 8 total)

Total Credit Hours: 96