Allied Health Services Certificate (CT.RADAH 71357)

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The Allied Health Services certificate is designed for students seeking a career in the field of health care. The program contains courses in blood collection and electrocardiography (ECG). Graduates of this program will be eligible to sit for national certification exams for phlebotomy and ECG. Graduates of this program with an overall GPA of 2.5 may seek admission to the Radiologic Technology degree program.

To be eligible for admission into the Rad Tech program, students must earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in both BIO 210 and BIO 211. Students who receive a grade of ‘C.’ ‘D,’ ‘F,’ ‘W,’ or ‘WF’ in either course on two attempts will not be eligible to apply to the Rad Tech program. A waiting period of five (5) years is required before retaking BIO 210 or BIO 211 to achieve the required grade of B or better for program admission eligibility.

Certificate Requirements

Required Core Subject Areas

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
AHS 141 - Phlebotomy for the Health Care Provider Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 145 - Electrocardiography Credit Hours: 2 *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
CPT 170 - Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Elective

Take one courses:

RDG 101 - College Reading Credit Hours: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Completion Plan

First Semester

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3 *
RDG 101 - College Reading Credit Hours: 3 *
or
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3 *
or
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 14 Credit Hours

Second Semester

AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
AHS 141 - Phlebotomy for the Health Care Provider Credit Hours: 3 *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
CPT 170 - Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Third Semester

AHS 145 - Electrocardiography Credit Hours: 2 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 11 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 37

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.

*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”
Students must complete the certificate with a minimum GPA of 2.5 to be eligible to enter the Associate in Applied Science, major in Radiologic Technology degree and must also meet other program admission requirements.

To be eligible for admission into the Rad Tech program, students must earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in both BIO 210 and BIO 211. Students who receive a grade of ’C.’ ‘D,’ ‘F,’ ‘W,’ or ‘WF’ in either course on two attempts will not be eligible to apply to the Rad Tech program. A waiting period of five (5) years is required before retaking BIO 210 or BIO 211 to achieve the required grade of B or better for program admission eligibility.

Accuplacer test scores within the past 3 years: Reading: 263 Writing: 250 Math: AAF 240 (Advanced Algebra & Functions)