Overview
The Associate of Science in Health Science and Pre-Nursing degree is designed to give students a solid foundation for continuing intellectual growth and further professional studies leading to a career in nursing or other health science-related fields.
Program Expected Outcomes
The A.S. – HS degree program prepares the graduate to be able to:
- Communicate effectively with others using oral, visual and written methods.
- Analyze the social, physiological and psychological aspects of human behavior at a basic level.
- Use computer technologies to augment productivity and to gain access to multiple informational resource services.
- Discuss the complexities of the human species on the continuum from the level of organism to level of organized social being.
- Explore career options in the field of health care utilizing survey-level knowledge in a variety of relevant content areas.
Requirements
To receive the A.S. – HS degree, students must complete at least 90 quarter units, 31.5 of which must be taken in residence at National University. Of the 90 units required, 42 must fall into the areas of general education listed below. The other 48 units can be comprised of elective courses and/or specific major program preparatory courses.
Students are urged to meet English requirements as early as possible in their college career to avoid serious difficulties in other course work. Refer to the section on undergraduate admission requirements for specific information regarding application, placement evaluation and matriculation.
Core Program Requirements
(12 course, 42 quarter units)
AREA A: ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
Category 1 Writing
(6 quarter units)
ENG 100 Effective College English I
ENG 101 Effective College English II
Category 2 Speech and Communication
(4.5 quarter units)
COM 200 Effective Communication
AREA C: INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY
(4.5 quarter units)
ILR 260 Information Literacy and Report Writing
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
AREA E: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(9 quarter units)
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
SOC 100 Principles of Sociology
(Prerequisites: Eng 100/101)
AREA F: PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(18 quarter units)
SCI 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
SCI 201A Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I
SCI 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
SCI 202A Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II
SCI 203 Introduction to Microbiology
SCI 203A Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory
Electives
Of the 48 quarter units for electives, students must complete at least 4.5 quarter units at the upper division level and 4.5 quarter units in diversity enriched course work. A plus (+) indicates a diversity enriched offering. All undergraduate students working toward the Associate of Science in Health Science and Pre-Nursing must meet the University diversity requirement. Students are strongly encouraged to take lower division science, especially biology and chemistry (SCI 100, 100A, 101, 101A), and courses in mathematics, particularly a course involving statistical analysis such as MTH 210 or NSG 322.