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Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayBusiness, Industry, Technology, Manufacturing
AdvisorTracy Sewell
Associate Professor, Business & Technology
850.769.1551, ext 4826
tsewell@gulfcoast.edu

AdvisorKim Allan
Assistant Professor, Business & Technology
850.769.1551 ext 4022
kallan@gulfcoast.edu

Pathway NavigatorLacey Frank
850.769.1551 ext. 3835
lfrank1@gulfcoast.edu
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Health Science Option, AA

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
+*ENC 1102English Composition II3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
•+*STA 2023Statistics3 credit hours
•+*MAC 1105College Algebra3 credit hours
Natural Sciences Area
•+*CHM 1045General Chemistry3 credit hours
  Biological Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
Social Sciences Area
•ECO 2013Principles of Economics, Macro3 credit hours
  History (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
  Government (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
Additional Common Prerequisites
*ACG 2001Financial Accounting I3 credit hours
+*ACG 2011Financial Accounting II3 credit hours
*ACG 2071Managerial Accounting3 credit hours
CGS 1570Microcomputer Applications3 credit hours
ECO 2023Principles of Economics, Micro3 credit hours
•PSY 2012General Psychology3 credit hours
  Biological Science Lab 1 credit hours
CHM 1045LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory1 credit hours
Electives
Total Degree Hours60


This program is designed to prepare students for upper division studies in health science at UWF which in turn will prepare them for jobs in a health service field. Concentrations are available in Aging Studies, Allied Health, Communication, Health Care Administration, Health Care Ethics, Health Care Professional, Medical Information Technology, and Psychology of Health.


•General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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