The Associate of Science (AS) in Health Sciences is a 72 credit hour degree program. Students are awarded 60 credits of academic credit for completion of an IDC "C" School. Students complete 12 credits of general education to finish the degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (12 credit hours)

• English Composition
• Humanities/Social Sciences
• Mathematics or Statistics

The general education requirements may be completed by taking coursework at GW or another regionally accredited institution of higher education.

English Composition

• HSCI 2112: Writing in Health Sciences
• HSCI 4112: Research and Writing for Health Professionals

Statistics

• HSCI 2115: Introduction to Biostatistics for Health Professionals

Humanities or Social Sciences

• HSCI 2103: Health Policy and the Health Care System
• HSCI 2105: Current Issues in Bioethics
• HSCI 2107: Health Care in Literature
• HSCI 2111: Development of the Health Care Professions

HSCI 2103 and HSCI 2105 cannot be double-counted for a Humanities/Social Science requirement and a GW Major course; they may only be used to complete one requirement each.

AS Major Courses (6 credit hours)

Students select two courses with academic advisor approval:

• HSCI 2101: Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Illness
• HSCI 2102: Pathophysiology
• HSCI 2103: Health Policy and the Health Care
• HSCI 2104: Management of Health Science Services
• HSCI 2105: Current Issues in Bioethics
• HSCI 2108: Quality Improvement in Health
• HSCI 2109: Trends and Innovations in Health
• HSCI 2113: Informatics in the Health Sciences