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General Studies (AA) - HEALTH SCIENCE major
The following is a recommended sequence of courses for students intending on majoring in a Health Science field at a Texas public university. The Associate of Arts (AA) General Studies degree is designed to transfer into a bachelor’s degree at a four-year public university in the state of Texas. The transfer university is the final authority on determining if all the courses within the NCTC Associate of Arts degree are transferable and applicable for an intended major, so students should consult with an advisor at the university level regarding all coursework to be completed at NCTC.
If completing courses in order to apply to a Health Science program, please review the application deadlines and prerequisite course list for your specific program of interest as this could change the order in which you take some of the classes outlined below. For example, MATH 1342, BIOL 2401, and BIOL 2402 are three courses that must be completed with a “C” or better in order to apply to NCTC’s ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) program.
Students placing at college preparatory levels will have additional courses to complete before taking eligible college-level courses in this sequence, and some courses may have pre-requisites; please check the course descriptions in the NCTC catalog. The number of courses taken each semester can also be adjusted as several core classes are offered during Summer and Mini-mesters; this sequence only maps out Fall and Spring semesters. Depending on how many credit hours you have already attempted, all courses on this pathway may not be eligible for Financial Aid through NCTC.
First Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
EDUC 1300 - Learning Frameworks
3
3
ARTS Core - ARTS 1301-Art Appreciation or other Creative Arts core
3
MATH Core - MATH 1342-Elementary Statistics
3
Elective - BIOL 1322-Nutrition*
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
15
Second Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
3
SOCIAL/BEHAV Core - PSYC 2314-Lifespan Growth and Development
3
1st LAB SCIENCE Core - BIOL 2401-Anatatomy and Physiology I
4
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
13
Third Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
GOVT 2305 - American National Government
3
HIST 1301 or 2301 - U.S. History I (up to 1865) or Texas History
3
2nd LAB SCIENCE Core - BIOL 2402-Anatatomy and Physiology II
4
LANG/PHIL/CULTURE Core - HUMA 1301-Intro. to Humanities or other Lang/Phil/Culture core
3
Elective - PSYC 2301-General Psychology*
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
16
Fourth Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government
3
HIST 1302 - U.S. History II (1865 to present)
3
Elective - BIOL 2420-Microbiology*
4
Elective - CHEM 1406-Intro. to Chemistry or CHEM 1411-General Chemistry I**
4
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
17
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 61*
*Consult with your intended transfer university AND an advisor to determine which NCTC courses would satisfy both elective and core requirements for your major, and also how many credit hours beyond the 60 hours required for an AA or AS degree are transferable. Some universities may require 12-14 hours of a Foreign Language for Bachelor of Arts majors or proven language proficiency through credit by exam (CLEP, AP, IBD).