Allied Health, AS

Location(s): Clarion Campus, Online

This is a 60-credit online degree completion program for individuals who are already credentialed allied health professionals. Approximately 25 to 30 credits will be awarded to individuals who have completed a formal accredited education program in a recognized allied health field and who hold the appropriate professional credential deemed acceptable by the College of Health Sciences. Eligible individuals will complete approximately 30 credits of general education coursework online. 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 - COMJ 1010 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative Reason - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended: STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics )
Technological Literacy - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended: PHIL 3220 - Biomedical Ethics )
Social Sciences- Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended : SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology OR PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology )
Natural Sciences & Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended : BIOL 1101 - Fundamentals of Biology )
Student Elective- ALHL 3301 - Research Methods for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3

Competencies

Applied Methodologies - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended: STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics )
Ethical Reasoning - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended: PHIL 3220 - Biomedical Ethics )
Information Literacy - ALHL 3301 - Research Methods for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - Any Course Credit Hours: 3 (Recommended: PHIL 3220 - Biomedical Ethics )

Major

Required Major Courses

ALHL 2101 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
ALHL 1201 - Introduction to the Healthcare Environment Credit Hours: 2
ALHL 2290 - Allied Health Clinical I Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
ALHL 2299 - Allied Health Clinical II Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
ALHL 3300 - Allied Health Clinical III Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
ALHL 3310 - Allied Health Clinical IV Credit Hours: 1 TO 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.