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2017-18 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Allied Health, AAS-T


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The Associate of Applied Science-Transfer Allied Health degree is a bridge between allied health certificates and a transfer degree. The degree is designed to prepare students to enter the allied health workplace with strong knowledge and skills in college-level math, science, social science and humanities. Degree completers are also eligible to enter related BAS programs at Bellevue College or other system colleges. The degree is designed to provide vertical mobility to individuals with professional certificates in Allied Health disciplines or to provide skills to individuals who have general education credits but no professional training. The degree also provides a link between a certificate, the associate degree, and an applied baccalaureate degree.

Important Notes and Conditions

  • A course cannot be credited toward more than one distribution or skill area.
  • The Ɨ numbers below are shared (cross listed) courses with other departments. These courses can count only once for credit [Example: GEOG 106 is same as GEOL 106 and may only count as GEOG or GEOL]. Consult course catalog or meet with an advisor.
  • “P” grade not allowed in Written Communication, Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.
  • Restricted: ANY college level courses not listed in any of the skill area, distribution or transferable electives (generally professional/technical and human development classes)
  • Cultural Diversity: Bellevue College requires that one of the distribution courses meet the college’s Diversity Degree Requirement .

Learning Outcomes:

Degree recipients should possess the following skills and abilities:

  • Locate and understand theoretical underpinnings of specialty within Allied Health.
  • Appreciate the role of scientific inquiry and the changing nature of evidence-based medicine.
  • Work effectively as a member of health care team
  • Understand how Allied Health professions contribute to health care delivery.
  • Advocate on behalf of patients to diverse health care practitioners and patient care teams.
  • Improve oral and written communications, spoken communication, critical thinking, and quantitative analysis to reflect expertise at the Associate’s level.

Major / Core Requirement


Complete one or more of the professional certificates in an Allied Health Discipline totaling at least 40 credits.

  • Alcohol and Drug Counseling 50 CR
  • Clinical Laboratory Assistant 50-59 CR
  • Emergency Department Technician 52-61 CR
  • Health Unit Coordinator 63-72 CR
  • Medical Administrative Assistant 48-57 CR
  • Medical Assistant 83-92 BR
  • Medical Billing and Coding 63-72 CR
  • Phlebotomy Technician 43-52 CR

General Education


Complete 26 credits of General Education from the following distribution areas:



 

 

Humanities


Choose 5 credits from the Humanities courses listed below:

English


Music


 

Social Science


Choose 5 credits from the Social Science courses listed below:

 

Natural Science


Choose 6 credits from the Natural Science LAB courses listed below

Electives


Select additional courses from the Allied Health department or General Education to meet the degree total of 90 credits

Total: 90


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