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PROGRAM ABBREVIATIONS AND AWARDS POLICIES FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION
I. Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
The Associate in Applied Science Degree requires 72 to 76 credit hours and is designed In addition to complying with all College policies, students enrolled in programs of
to be completed in five to six semesters or two years. General education or academic study in the Health Sciences Division must have knowledge of and adhere to the fol-
courses comprise 25%-40% of the curriculum while the remaining courses are in the lowing policies.
specialty field. The general education courses are delineated in the specific curricula, HEALTH
and they include the minimum hours required in communication; math; natural science; Student Clinical Health Requirements
social or behavioral science; and humanities and fine arts. No developmental courses
may be accepted as meeting any associate degree requirements. Associate in Applied Students accepted into a health sciences program are required to provide proof of individ-
Science Degrees include: ual health care requirements. Clinical agencies mandate that students provide documen-
EMS Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic tation that they have updated immunizations for communicable diseases such as measles,
NUR Associate Degree Nursing mumps and rubella (MMR x2) tetanus with diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap), Hepatitis
RAD Radiologic Technology B, flu and chicken pox. If the students do not have the current immunizations, then they
SUR Surgical Technology must have blood drawn for a titer to assess immunity. Clinical agencies also require that
students complete a physical examination and document that they can meet essential
II. Certificate functions of the program. Additionally, agencies require proof that criminal background
The Certificate requires completion of a minimum of 30-59 credit hours. General edu- checks and drug screens have been completed and cleared by the agency before a student
cation courses as well as a series of career courses are required to earn the Certificate. may begin clinical rotations. Drug screens are completed during the first semester and
Certificate programs include: randomly while the student is in the program. Additional requirements include an annual
EMS Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic TB Skin Test and current CPR at the American Heart Association Health Care Provider
LPN Practical Nursing level. These requirements fulfill contractual obligations for students to be eligible for
SUR Surgical Technology clinical rotations. Student clinical requirements may change during their tenure in the
program depending on the health care agency policies and contractual requirements. Doc-
III. Short Term Certificate umentation for all clinical requirements must be on file in the Health Sciences building
The general certificate programs are no more than 29 credit hours in length and may before the student will be cleared to register for health science courses. Students receive
be completed in one to three semesters. General education courses may or may not be directions for completing the clinical documents during orientation to the individual pro-
required depending on the program. Certificate programs include: gram or can be found on the Health Sciences section of the website.
EMS Emergency Medical Technician
EMS Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Clinical Progression Requirements
FSC* Fire Science Clinical requirement must be kept current throughout the student’s tenure in the
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging program. The documentation will be reviewed initially upon entrance to the program and
CT Computed Tomography prior to each semester until program completion. Students may not progress through the
NAS/HHA Nursing Assisting/ Home Health Aide program if the required clinical documents are not updated and submitted by scheduled
deadlines. Clinical documents such as TB Skin Test must not expire during the semester.
*Inactive
NOTE: Clinical requirements are subject to change during the year as required by
IV. Award of Achievement contractual obligations with clinical agencies.
The Award of Achievement is an institutional award that denotes proficiency in selected
courses of study. This award requires the successful completion of a series of technical HIPAA – HEALTH INSURANCE
or career courses but requires no general education courses. Award of Achievement PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 Division Health Science
programs include:
EMS Emergency Services Dispatcher Title II of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 requires the
NAS Nursing Assisting protection of all individually identifiable health information. This protected health infor-
mation must be kept confidential whether electronic, paper, or oral. In order to satisfy
HIPAA compliance the Southern Union State Community College Health Sciences Pro-
grams requires all PDAs (iPod Touch) to be password protected, and all information to be
de-identified. Due to the seriousness of this policy HIPAA violations will be considered a
severe offense and therefore the consequences will be severe.