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    Associate of Science in Pre-Health Professions

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    The Associate of Science degree in Pre-Health Professions provides students with foundational competencies relevant to healthcare fields. This degree program serves as a fundamental stepping-stone for students who intend to pursue further education in healthcare-related fields like nursing, imaging sciences, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and other pre-health or medical health professions.

    Pre-Health Professions Degree Program


    The Associate of Science degree in Pre-Health Professions degree provides foundational knowledge and experience in healthcare. It can lead a student toward several entry-level job opportunities within the healthcare field depending on the type of certificate or academic program you choose to complete, such as:

    • Medical Assistant: Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks in various healthcare settings, including hospitals, clinics, and physician offices. They may record patient histories, measure vital signs, assist physicians during examinations, and administer medications under supervision.

    • Pharmacy Technician: Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in dispensing medications to patients. Their duties may include receiving and verifying prescriptions, counting pills, labeling bottles, and processing insurance claims.

    • Medical Laboratory Technician: Medical laboratory technicians collect and process specimens, perform tests, and analyze bodily fluids and tissues under the supervision of medical laboratory technologists or pathologists.

    • Patient Care Technician: Patient care technicians work under the supervision of nurses to provide basic care to patients, such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and monitoring vital signs. They may work in hospitals, nursing homes, or rehabilitation centers.

    • Healthcare Administrative Assistant: Healthcare administrative assistants perform clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing patients, and handling insurance forms in medical offices and hospitals.

    This degree program serves as a fundamental stepping stone for students who intend to pursue further education in healthcare-related fields like nursing, imaging sciences, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and other pre-health or medical 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.

       

    Accreditation & Licensure

    Nebraska Methodist College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

    Admissions Information

    Criteria

    In order to be eligible for admission into our Associate of Science in Pre-Health Professions program, you must meet all of the following criteria. 

    • A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.2 on a 4.0 scale.
    • Designed for individuals who seek to work in a healthcare environment or field.
    • High school and/or college transcripts.
    • Up to 30 transferable college credits.
    • Fulfillment of program technical standards.

    Requirements

    To apply, the following items must be submitted to the Admissions Office:

    Deadlines

    Prospective students may apply anytime and are accepted from deadlines throughout the year. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt, and students will be notified of their acceptance by postal mail, email or phone.

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    NMC is committed to helping you find every avenue to finance your education. View the Tuition by Program & Degree page for a comprehensive list of all fees.

    Cost Per Credit Hour

    $623

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