Associate of Science in Pre-Health Professions

Pre-Health Professions Program Information

• Students can bring in up to 30 transferable credits.
• The curriculum integrates natural and applied science knowledge and an understanding of human health to prepare students for entry-level healthcare roles and/or a bachelor’s level education.
• After the first two semesters of required foundation coursework, students can choose elective foundation courses that aid in the pursuit of a future academic healthcare program or career interest pathway.
• Courses explore how recent developments and research in health studies shape contemporary healthcare.
• Students use critical thinking and holism skills to assess healthcare issues.
• Creates an understanding of intercultural responsiveness and action in one’s role as a change agent.

Pre-Health Professions Curriculum

To receive an associate degree in pre-health professions, students must earn a minimum of 60 total credit hours. All students are required to complete specific coursework. This list is a curriculum guide only. Course listings and required curriculum are subject to change.

Included within this list is the Educated Citizen Core Curriculum. All students seeking to complete an undergraduate degree at Nebraska Methodist College must complete this set of Arts & Sciences requirements. As an educated citizen, NMC graduates are competent practitioners and respond productively to the complex dynamics of the world, utilizing a diversity of disciplines and perspectives.

A minimum of one clinical certificate experience is required.

Math Competency

Following acceptance to the College, all Associate of Science in Pre-Health Professions students’ math competency will be assessed via an exam.

If you do not achieve the designated competency score in any area of the exam, you will need to take a module in that topic area in the Mathematical Concepts course.

Pre-Health Professions Courses

To receive an associate’s degree in Pre-Health Professions, students must earn a minimum of 60 credits. All students are required to complete specific coursework:

• The Educated Citizen: Students are required to complete 21 credit hours for associate degree level requirements of the Educated Citizen Core Curriculum in Arts & Sciences.

• Math Placement: Following acceptance to the College, student math competency will be assessed. Minimally, students in this program must be competent at an intermediate algebra benchmark level to support higher order thinking. Students may take up to 3 additional credits for MAT 120 - College Algebra. MAT 025 - Math Concepts may be required by placement for skills development, but it does not apply credit toward the AS degree.

• Healthcare Clinical Experience: For students who do not have prior certificate clinical work experience or have not taken a clinical course within in a health profession degree program, it is required as part of the program of study. An HPS clinical course experience provides students first-hand experience of healthcare delivery and patient settings vital to a healthcare career pathway. Students may incorporate a single certificate or stack them up to 6 credits toward their degree. A minimum of one clinical certificate experience is required to meet degree requirements.

• Foundation Courses: After the first two semesters of required foundation coursework, students may make thoughtful elective choices along with the required Educated Citizen courses.