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42 CAREER PROGRAMS, ASSOCIATE DEGREE Second Semester AHM 233 Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 140 Professional and Communication Issues in Health Care. . . . . . . 3 COM 100 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (or). . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS 130 Business Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BUS 100 Introduction to Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ENG 112 English Composition II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 Third Semester BUS 211 Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BUS 230 Principles of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 130 Medical Coding Concepts for Allied Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 207 Ethical/Legal Aspects of Health Care Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ________ AH/BUS Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 Fourth Semester AHA 209 Philosophy of Managed Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 210 Outcomes Measurement and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 206 Reimbursement and Financing Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 217 Quality Improvement and Accreditation Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 213 Managing Utilization and Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 Total Credits Required: 60 **MAT 130 may be selected instead. A Certificate of Competency in Managed Care is also available. Enrollment is limited to health care professionals. Advanced-Standing Core Nine to fifteen credits for the Allied Health core maybe awarded for previous education, training and work experience in an allied health field through credit for prior learning. Examples might include, but are not limited to: medical assistant, physician assistant, medical technology, nursing, respiratory therapy, medical secretary, health unit coordination, surgical technology, dietitian, radiation technology, etc. Students may be asked to take one or two courses within this core based on portfolio assessment. Students with previous health care experience may NOT be required to take some or all of the following courses: AHM 233 Medical Terminology AHM 100 Orientation to Health Care AHA 207 Ethical/Legal Aspects of Health Care Management AHM 140 Professional and Communication Issues in Health Care Health Studies, Associate in Applied Science General Options (HSTU) The Associate of Applied Science in Health Studies is designed to offer students interested in working within the health care field an opportunity to attain the associate degree. Students acquiring this degree would be able to pursue advancement opportunities within varied health care settings. This program is especially advantageous for students who have completed certificates of competency and proficiency programs offered by the Allied Health and Nursing department and wish to complete a degreed course of study. The program offers a broad view of health care related topics while providing a basic liberal studies foundation. Employment settings are varied and include hospitals and health networks, health and wellness organizations, physician's offices, insurance companies, nursing and residential care facilities and educational institutions. Examples of positions that would be applicable include: Billing Supervisor, Patient Service Representative, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Supply Manager, and Allied Health Instructor. An Associate of Applied Science will be awarded upon completion of the Health Studies curriculum with a 2.0 GPA and a "C" or better in all Allied Health (AH) courses. Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to: • Describe the terminology and bio-psycho-social foundations related to the function of the human body. • Discuss the bio-psycho-social and economic principles that guide and govern health care delivery systems. • Demonstrate the analytic and reasoning qualities necessary to function effectively in health care settings. • Utilize skills and knowledge related to proficiency in health care computer applications. • Analyze the ethical and legal issues related to health care. • Explain aspects of and factors related to current trends in health care management and delivery. • Advance personal career paths and interests related to employment in health care. • Communicate effectively and appropriately in oral and written exchanges. First Semester Credits ENG 100 English Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DPR 100 Introduction to Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 100 Orientation to Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 233 Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 *BIO 100 Biological Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 Second Semester ENG 112 English Composition II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 140 Professional and Communication Issues in Health Care . . . . . . . . *_______ Humanities Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 *_______ Open Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 Third Semester AHM 104 Body Structure/Function I (or) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 150 Human Anatomy and Physiology I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AHA 207 Ethical/Legal Aspects of Health Care Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MAT 120 Modern College Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 **______ Allied Health Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ***_____ Social Science Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15-16 Fourth Semester AHM 105 Body Structure/Function II (or). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 151 Human Anatomy and Physiology II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PSY 140 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 209 Philosophy of Managed Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 220 Nutrition and Well-Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 _______ Open Elective or Co-op/Internship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15-16 Total Credits Required: 60 – 62 *Humanities elective include: Any courses listed as ART, DRA, ENG 113 or above, FRE, HUM, ITA, MUS, PHI, SPA, SPE. **AH elective include: Courses listed as AHM, AHN, AHS, AHU, RTH (must be a skills course related to clinical or administrative responsibilities) ***Social Science electives: Any course listed as HIS, POL, ECO, PSY (above 140) or SOC (above 110) • For students holding external certificates who wish to transfer credits to this program Natural Science electives will satisfy these credit requirements. DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAREER PROGRAMS, ASSOCIATE DEGREE 43 Pre-Nursing Option (HSTN) (All students interested in nursing at DCCC should follow this course schedule) First Semester Credits ENG 100 English Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 150 Human Anatomy and Physiology I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PSY 140 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 *______ Social Science Elective or Humanities Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 Second Semester ENG 112 English Composition II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 151 Human Anatomy Physiology II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PSY 220 Abnormal Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PSY 210 Lifespan Human Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 13 Nursing Students Students accepted into DCCC's Nursing program who have completed all of the above courses will need to complete 41 additional credits in nursing coursework (below) to complete the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing. Fall Semester NUS 110 Fundamentals of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Spring Semester NUS 111 Nursing Concepts and Practices I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fall Semester NUS 210 Nursing Concepts and Practices II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Spring Semester NUS 211 Nursing Concepts and Practices III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 _______ Nursing Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Health Studies Students (2nd year) **Students not accepted into the Nursing program who opt to complete the Associate of Applied Science in Health Studies (HSTN) can do so by completing the following two semesters. Third Semester DPR 100 Introduction to Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 100 Orientation to Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHM 233 Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 100 Biological Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 *______ Social Science or Humanities Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 Fourth Semester AHM 140 Professional and Communication Issues in Health Care. . . . . . . 3 AHA 207 Ethical/Legal Aspects of Health Care Management. . . . . . . . . . . 3 MAT 120 Modern College Mathematics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AHA 209 Philosophy of Managed Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BIO 220 Nutrition and Well Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 _______ Allied Health Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18 *Health Studies students must take one social science elective and one humanities elective. **Students not accepted into DCCC nursing program who decide to transfer to a BSN program may change major to HSCI for 2nd year. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Associate in Applied Science (HVAC) The associate degree in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration prepares students for employment as HVAC&R technicians who work on a variety of equipment and products. This work may include installation, maintenance and repair of various types of climate control units. The Delaware Valley chapter of The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has joined with the College to develop this program. The goal is to provide an educational program for current technicians, and for the basic preparation of individuals seeking entry to this field. Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to: • Identify and explain the functions of components in residential and light commercial HVAC&R equipment. • Describe the cycle of operation of residential and light commercial HVAC&R equipment. • Interpret wiring diagrams and building blueprints. • Perform specific installation and start-up procedures to insure operational efficiency and safety of HVAC&R equipment. • Diagnose trouble in operating safety controls. • Cite the procedures of heat loss and heat gain load calculations. • Identify how to handle refrigerant and detail potential environment hazards of fluorocarbons. • Detail the techniques of servicing equipment and start-up to develop service ability with hands-on experience. • Detail duct fabrication and installation in residential and light commercial buildings. • Describe the operation of hydronic and oil burner systems. • Diagnose trouble in hydronic and oil burner systems. • Cite procedures for servicing gas and oil heating systems. First Semester HVA 100 Credits Introduction to Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Electrical Fabrication. . . . . . 2 HVA 101 Introduction to Refrigeration and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 104 Practical Math for HVAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HVA 106 Basic Piping for Contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 201 Refrigerant Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 202 Oil/Gas Burner Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ENG 100 English Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16 Second Semester HVA 103 Advanced Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 200 Advanced HVAC Electrical Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 107 Gas Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HVA 108 Duct and Sheet Metal Fabrication and Installation-Residential . 3 MAT 110 Technical Mathematics I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TCC 111 Technical Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 17 Third Semester HVA 203 Heat Pump Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 112 Oil Burner and Hydronic Steam Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HVA 111 Advanced Duct and Sheet Metal Fabrication/Installation- Commercia 3 HVA 110 Hydronic Heating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MAT 111 Technical Mathematics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 *_______ Humanities Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 16
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