Allied Health, AS

Location(s): Clarion Campus, Online

This is a 60-credit online degree completion program for individuals who are already credentialed in an allied health profession, deemed acceptable by the College of Health Sciences and Human Services, or for PennWest medical imaging sciences majors who have completed one year of a two-year program at a partnering clinical agency. Up to 19 clinical credits will be awarded towards completion of the degree. PennWest does not provide the clinical course work required for this degree program.

Advisement Sheet

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to commit to personal and professional ethical responsibility.
Graduates will be able to formulate patient care strategies based on their knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity.

Curriculum Requirements

General Education

Oral Communication - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommend: COMJ 1010 - Public Speaking )
Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative Reason - STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
Technological Literacy - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities - PHIL 3220 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences & Tech
BIOL 1710 - Human Biology Credit Hours: 3
OR
BIOL 2810 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
Wellness & Personal Health- Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommend: SPT 1211 - Health and Personal Performance )

Competencies

Applied Methodologies - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Ethical Reasoning - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommend: PHIL 3220 - Biomedical Ethics )
Information Literacy - ALHL 3301 - Research Methods for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommend: PHIL 3220 - Biomedical Ethics )

Major

Required Major Courses

ALHL 1201 - Introduction to the Healthcare Environment Credit Hours: 2
ALHL 2101 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
ALHL 3301 - Research Methods for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 3220 - Sociology of Death and Dying Credit Hours: 3
ALHL 4900 - Allied Health Leadership Capstone Credit Hours: 3
OR
PHYS 1178 - Discovering Physical Sciences Credit Hours: 3 BS MIS students
MATH 1210 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 3
OR
MATH 1030 - Mathematics for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3

Required Electives

Complete 12 credits in the following:

ALHL 2299 - Allied Health Clinical II Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
Or:
MEDI 3100 - MIS Clinical Certification I Credit Hours: 1-15

Total Credits: 60

Depending on the program of study, students may need to complete additional credits to ensure the total credit hour requirement is met.