Health Science

The Health Science AS program is a degree-completion program designed specifically for actively credentialed, or licensed, health care professionalscurrently working in their fields. Students select courses from one of the five areas of concentration: Management/Marketing, Information Technology, Social Services, Radiologic Imaging, and Gerontology. Students who possess, or are eligible to sit for, a primary certification from an approved medical imaging board are able to enroll in the Imaging option of this program.

Each student’s credential and employment verification letter must be received and reviewed. After evaluation, qualified applicants are awarded 30-credits towards the Health Science degree. This is a selective admissions program.  All of the options within this program are available at one or more of the College’s campus locations, as well as through Virtual Learning.  It is recommended that the student consult with their program advisor as to the location and availability of courses within their chosen option.

Graduates are qualified to seek employment in the Management/Marketing, Information Technology, Radiologic Imaging, or Social Services areas or to pursue further academic study.  This program also prepares currently employed healthcare clinicians for upward mobility within their organizations. 

General Education   
ENGL 101 English Composition I  3 
ENGL 102 English Composition II  3 
COMM 101 Effective Speaking   (or)  3 
  COMM 203 Interpersonal Communication  (3) 
Core A Elective  3 
Core B Elective  3 
Free Elective (Recommend: CIS 105)  3 
Physical Education & Wellness  1 

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to:

Management/Marketing Option

Demonstrate competencies needed to gain employment in the physician practices, hospitals, or vendors in the medical areas

Demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of medical management for the hospital and/or physician practice

Demonstrate the concepts of marketing to target audiences

Discuss human resource issues in the hospital or medical office

Incorporate Healthcare Law and Ethics into the changing healthcare environment

Write and speak effectively

Appreciate accomplishments in the arts and sciences

Information Technology Option

Use professionally developed computer software

Recognize software as a communication tool in a business environment

Adapt to changing computer software and hardware environments

Apply software skills to produce business documents

Research using the Internet

Implement up-to-date technologies and procedures

Write and speak effectively

Appreciate accomplishments in the arts and sciences

Radiologic Imaging Option

Demonstrate competencies needed to gain employment in the physician practices, hospitals, or with vendors in the medical areas

Demonstrate knowledge of medical imaging modalities and their uses 

Demonstrate the concepts of patient care in medical imaging

Use medical imaging equipment for diagnosis and/or treatment of patients

Write and speak effectively

Appreciate accomplishments in the arts and sciences

        Social Service Option

Demonstrate competencies needed to gain employment in the physician practices, hospitals, or with vendors in the medical area

Recognize race and cultural relations as they relate to the healthcare area

Demonstrate life cycle development in a variety of patient populations

Write and speak effectively

Appreciate accomplishments in the arts and sciences

Gerontology Option

Demonstrate competencies of the workplace in understanding the demographics of aging as well as the physical, mental, social and psycho-social aspects of aging

Demonstrate awareness of basic principles of gerontology applied to social, health and legal/ethical issues in the aging population

Demonstrate competencies to gain employment in the continuum of health care for the aging population as well as activity professional, marketing and management, and social services areas in long term care, assisted living and home health care.

Write and speak effectively

Appreciate accomplishments in the arts and sciences

Apply for a Full-Ride Scholarship

Are you a future student and ready to apply to HACC? 
By applying to HACC, you have the opportunity to apply for a full-ride scholarship! HACC will fund two years of your education – enough to complete your associate degree.

Thanks to the support of the HACC Foundation, the College is able to offer FREE money to support future students, like you, in reaching your educational goals. Six full-ride scholarships are available – one from each of the five campuses and one through HACC’s Virtual Learning Program. 

Please note that current students are not eligible for the full-ride scholarships. However, there are more than 250 scholarships available for current students.

What should you know about the full-ride scholarship?

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees for a full academic year. 

The scholarship will automatically renew each term for up to six consecutive terms if you maintain your eligibility.

Once you apply to the College and receive a HACC ID and email address, you may apply for the full-ride scholarship. You do not have to register for classes before applying for the scholarship.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible, you must:

Apply to HACC

Take 12-15 credits each term for no more than six consecutive terms (two years)

Live in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill or York county

Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0

Provide a 480 SAT reading score, 21 ACT or comparable scores on the College’s placement test

Maintain a GPA of 3.0 while enrolled at HACC

Participate in at least two HACC student organizations