Health Foundations - Advanced Certificate

Program Code: CHA.20530

Advanced Certificate: Upon completion of the Health Foundation Certificate you will have established a broad knowledge base that can lead to potential healthcare careers. The certificate allows an individual to complete coursework that builds or supports other advanced certificate or degree options in career fields like dental hygiene, dental assisting, diagnostic medical sonography, nursing (registered nurse and practical nurse), surgical technology, physical therapist assistant, respiratory therapy or radiography. The individual will also have the ability to take the State examination and then meet the requirements to become a certified nursing assistant which can lead to employment in acute or long-term care areas.

Fall First Year:

CNA 100LW - Certified Nursing Assistant Lab Credits: 1.3
CNA 100W - Certified Nursing Assistant Training Credits: 3.7
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
HSC 105 - Medical Terminology Credits: 2
ELE -- Approved Electives Credits: 3
Complete 3 elective credits from: BIO 140W or (BIO 152W and BIO 153W ), or (BIO 240 and BIO 241 ),or ENG 112 or ENG 113 , LW 222 , MTH 117 , PHL 215W , PSY 101W or PSY 211W , SOC 211W

Total Semester Credits: 13

Winter First Year:

ELE -- Approved Electives Credits: 11
Complete 11 elective credits from: BIO 140W or (BIO 152W and BIO 153W ), or (BIO 240 and BIO 241 ),or ENG 112 or ENG 113 , LW 222 , MTH 117 , PHL 215W , PSY 101W or PSY 211W , SOC 211W

Total Semester Credits: 11

Total Credits: 24

Notations

The student should meet with an Academic Advisor or Counselor to align the health foundation certificate with another program of study, if that is the student's goal, to assure that they are meeting program specific requirements.
All courses will require a “C” minimum grade to earn the advanced health foundation certificate. However, program specific requirements in related degrees may require higher grade requirements in order to gain admission into the specific program.
Some courses have prerequisite courses or reading, writing and math levels that must be attained through assessment testing before enrollment in the course.
The CNA course requires completion of a criminal background check that must be approved before entering the clinical agency.