Health Care Studies: Public Health Management Track

Associate in Science (A.S.)

Curriculum Requirements

As a student in this program, you are required to complete a minimum of 62-64 semester hours with a grade point average of no lower than C (2.0).

For this degree program, you must successfully complete the following:

Program Core

• HCS 153 Fundamentals of Health Care
• HCS 154 Medical Terminology
• HCS 270 Ethical Considerations in Health Care
• HPE 111 First Aid and Basic Life Support
• HPE 212 Health
• 1 credit of Health/Physical Education (HPE) Elective

General Education

• CSC 134 Core Word
• CSC 135 Core Excel
• ENG 101 Composition I
• ENG 103 Composition II
• NS 115 Introduction to Nutrition
• PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 200 Life Span Development
• SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
• 3 credits SUNY General Education approved course in American Sign Language or Spanish
• 3 credits SUNY General Education approved course in Oral Communication
• 3 credits SUNY General Education approved course from one of the following categories:
  • US History and Civic Engagement
  • World History and Global Awareness

Public Health Management Track

• ACC 101 Principles of Financial Accounting
• BUS 124 Organizational Behavior or BUS 227 Business Law
• ECO 211 Principles of Microeconomics
• MAT 121 Introductory Statistics I or MAT 145 Survey of Functions I
• 3-4 credits Science Elective*
• 3 credits General Elective (CDC 102 Concepts of Chemical Dependency recommended)

Note: Any student who successfully completes ENG 103 and a general education COM course may receive credit for ENG 125 upon acceptance to the FLCC Nursing program.

*BIO 110 Fundamentals of Human Anatomy & Physiology is recommended for new students, except those with a recent extensive background in Biology.

SUNY General Education Electives

For information on which courses fulfill SUNY General Education Electives and for information on transferring to a four-year school, visit www.flcc.edu/academics/transfer-guidelines/.