Curriculum

Associate degree applicants will have met all or most of the Arts and Sciences general education course requirements. A minimum 34 semester hours is required (as listed below). Applicants with credit for Anatomy and Physiology I and II (with labs) and Basic Chemistry I and II (with labs) will be granted additional transfer credit, bringing the Arts and Sciences total to 43 sh. Students may complete missing general education course requirements at MCPHS.

*Applicants who are not practicing health professionals and who intend to pursue postbaccalaureate education in an allied health science discipline must complete Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs (8 sh) and Basic Chemistry I and II with labs (8sh).

Health Sciences Core

All students transferring into the MCPHS Online Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program will receive 40 credits from professional coursework completed toward their associate degree in an allied health science program. These transfer credits are applied toward the required health sciences major portion of this program. 

Students must successfully complete all courses in the Health Sciences Core. The Health Sciences Core must be taken with MCPHS.

General Electives

Students complete between 9 and 18 semester hours of general electives to reach the minimum 122 sh required for the degree. Transfer credit is also available for general electives. Transfer credit awarded for courses in the Arts and Sciences, Health Sciences Major and general elective areas may not exceed 92 sh