Program Codes:
AHPP.CER
Certificate
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The need for allied health programs has increased in the last several years. This program was designed for students contemplating a career in nursing, radiography, dental hygiene and medical laboratory technology as well as other allied health careers.
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.
Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.
RDG-011 may be taken as a co-requisite if not previously completed with a grade of "C" or better.
A study of cellular transport mechanisms and tissues as they relate to organs and systems. Structural and functional features of the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems and special senses are examined. Recommended for students in the health sciences.
Note: Students selecting courses that are represented on the ‘Program Electives’ list may not use the course as a program requirement and also as a course elective.
A general study of the physical and chemical properties of living material, cell organelles, cell transport, cell division, energy transformations in photosynthesis and cellular respiration, plant and animal tissues, the classification of organisms and genetics. Offered only in Fall.
Provides a psychological basis for the understanding of human behavior. A survey of fundamentals that are necessary for subsequent psychology courses. Topics include but are not limited to: learning, motivation, cognition, personality, abnormal behavior, development and social psychology.
Select courses from the list below. Select a 4-credit science or mathematics course that has not already been completed successfully. Please review catalog for prerequisites. Program electives should be selected after consultation with academic advisement to discuss career and transfer applicability of the courses.
Select courses from the list below. Select a 3-credit course listed below that has not already been completed successfully. Please review catalog for prerequisites. Program electives should be selected after consultation with academic advisement to discuss career and transfer applicability of the courses.
A continuation of BIO 111. A study of the structure and function of the body is continued by examining the endocrine, reproductive, circulatory, digestive, respiratory and excretory systems.
BIO-111 with a minimum grade of “C”
A continuation of Biology 117. Emphasis is on supporting life processes, animal systems, evolution, ecosystems and communities. Offered only in Spring.
Select courses from the list below. Select a 4-credit science or mathematics course that has not already been completed successfully. Please review catalog for prerequisites. Program electives should be selected after consultation with academic advisement to discuss career and transfer applicability of the courses.
Select courses from the list below. Select a 3-credit course listed below that has not already been completed successfully. Please review catalog for prerequisites. Program electives should be selected after consultation with academic advisement to discuss career and transfer applicability of the courses.
Select courses from the list below. Select a 3-credit course listed below that has not already been completed successfully. Please review catalog for prerequisites. Program electives should be selected after consultation with academic advisement to discuss career and transfer applicability of the courses.
Select courses from the list below. Select a 3-credit course listed below that has not already been completed successfully. Please review catalog for prerequisites. Program electives should be selected after consultation with academic advisement to discuss career and transfer applicability of the courses.
SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS PROGRAM ELECTIVES
Course Notes(See Below)
BIO-111 D.N,RADT
BIO-112 D,N,RADT
BIO-117 M
BIO-118 M
BIO-131 RADC
BIO-211 D,N,M
CHM-107 D
CHM-117 M
CHM-118 M
CHM-201 M
CHM-202 M
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ELECTIVES
Students may select one course from the following Art History/Fine Arts/Music History/Theater History Coursework
ART-104, ART-105, ART-115, ART-120, ART-123, ART-124, ART-125, MUS-107, MUS-123, MUS-124, THE-105, THE-123, THE-124
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History Coursework - Select one course from HIS-121, HIS-122, HIS-221, HIS-222, HIS-256 or HIS-258
Philosophy Coursework - Select one course from PHI-121, PHI-122 or PHI-123
Psychology Courswork - Select one course from PSY-163, PSY-217, PSY-223, PSY-227, PSY-255 or PSY-270
Notes: D - Course required for Dental Hygiene Associate of Applied Science Degree Program M - Course required for Medical Laboratory Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree Program N - Course required for Nursing Associate of Science Degree Program RADC - Course required for Radiography Education - Career Track Associate of Applied Science Degree Program RADT - Course required for Radiography Education - Transfer Track Associate of Applied Science Degree Program
Contact Name: Jeffrey Herron, Dean, Division of Professional Studies
Contact Phone: 732.906.2502
Contact Email: JHerron@middlesexcc.edu
Website: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/allied-health/