08-12-2009, 05:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-12-2009, 05:59 PM by marianne202.)
Don't panic this just means that you have to have 20 credit hours under the applied professional side or health sciences as part of your degree. Things like the DSST here's to your health and substance abuse exams fall into that category. So you would need to have 20 credits that would apply as such.
I did work in allied health but some of the classes they took and applied were EMT training and EMS related courses as well as a few of the ECE nursing exams that I took years ago. Most of them are worth 5 credits each so good bang for your buck. I'm not sure how they fair with EC but some of the FEMA courses may count as HS applied professional if health related. If you are in the military a combat lifesaver course should count. I used to teach those, so I know what they contain. An EMT course is a fun easy course to take which will give you a good basis if you want to get into the healthcare field in any area. Most of the EMS courses are taught at the CC level and should be easy to get locally if you needed to. EC also has lots of nursing related courses that would count. My Nutrition course was counted as a HSE too. They wouldn't be that hard to get even if you haven't taken anything before. So don't let that discourage you if this is a route you want to pursue. I will also tell you that they are working on an MBA bridge program at EC for the BSHS in management students. They are supposed to have that up and running next year. So if you had thought about going further after the BSHS that may be of interest. Let me know if you have any other questions. I will try my best to help.
I did work in allied health but some of the classes they took and applied were EMT training and EMS related courses as well as a few of the ECE nursing exams that I took years ago. Most of them are worth 5 credits each so good bang for your buck. I'm not sure how they fair with EC but some of the FEMA courses may count as HS applied professional if health related. If you are in the military a combat lifesaver course should count. I used to teach those, so I know what they contain. An EMT course is a fun easy course to take which will give you a good basis if you want to get into the healthcare field in any area. Most of the EMS courses are taught at the CC level and should be easy to get locally if you needed to. EC also has lots of nursing related courses that would count. My Nutrition course was counted as a HSE too. They wouldn't be that hard to get even if you haven't taken anything before. So don't let that discourage you if this is a route you want to pursue. I will also tell you that they are working on an MBA bridge program at EC for the BSHS in management students. They are supposed to have that up and running next year. So if you had thought about going further after the BSHS that may be of interest. Let me know if you have any other questions. I will try my best to help.
Completed 2/09 - 5/13
RHIA Post-Bac Cert - Stephens - 5/13
MHA - Bellevue Univ - 3/12
BSHS - Excelsior 12/10
BSLS - Excelsior 3/10
ASLS - Excelsior 4/09
ECE - A&P - B
ECE - Found. of Gerontology - B
ECE - Ethics: Theory & Practice - B
ECE - Psych. of Adulthood & Aging - A
ECE - Social Psych. - B
ECE - Abnormal Psych. - B
ECE - HR Management - B
ECE - Research Methods of Psych. - B
ECE - Pathophysiology - A
CLEP - American Govt - 58
CLEP - Intro. to Sociology - 63
CLEP - A & I Lit - 70
DSST - Fund. of Counseling - A (65)
DSST - Org. Behavior - A (67)
DSST - Environment & Humanity - A (62)
DSST - Found. of Education - A (64)
DSST - Here's to Your Health - 461 (Pass)
DSST - Substance Abuse - 460 (Pass)
DSST - Principles of Supervision - A (61)
DSST - Lifespan Developmental Psych - A (59)
DSST - Criminal Justice - 443 (Pass)
DSST - MIS - 415 (Pass)
UExcel - Intro. to Psych (Beta)- Pass
ALEKS - College Alg, Stats
Straighterline - Medical Term, Pharmacology I & II
FEMA - PDS + more
RHIA Post-Bac Cert - Stephens - 5/13
MHA - Bellevue Univ - 3/12
BSHS - Excelsior 12/10
BSLS - Excelsior 3/10
ASLS - Excelsior 4/09
ECE - A&P - B
ECE - Found. of Gerontology - B
ECE - Ethics: Theory & Practice - B
ECE - Psych. of Adulthood & Aging - A
ECE - Social Psych. - B
ECE - Abnormal Psych. - B
ECE - HR Management - B
ECE - Research Methods of Psych. - B
ECE - Pathophysiology - A
CLEP - American Govt - 58
CLEP - Intro. to Sociology - 63
CLEP - A & I Lit - 70
DSST - Fund. of Counseling - A (65)
DSST - Org. Behavior - A (67)
DSST - Environment & Humanity - A (62)
DSST - Found. of Education - A (64)
DSST - Here's to Your Health - 461 (Pass)
DSST - Substance Abuse - 460 (Pass)
DSST - Principles of Supervision - A (61)
DSST - Lifespan Developmental Psych - A (59)
DSST - Criminal Justice - 443 (Pass)
DSST - MIS - 415 (Pass)
UExcel - Intro. to Psych (Beta)- Pass
ALEKS - College Alg, Stats
Straighterline - Medical Term, Pharmacology I & II
FEMA - PDS + more