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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Patient Care Technician, AAS

LOCATIONS:

Indianapolis - Lafayette - Valparaiso

Patient Care Technician, AAS Completion Guide

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

BIOL 1XX - BIOL 101 or Higher CREDIT HOURS: 3
ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

Select one of the following

COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
COMM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

Select one of the following courses:

PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 15

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
HLHS 279 - Healthcare Specialist Capstone CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1 ^

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 2

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

HLHS 101 - Medical Terminology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
HLHS 102 - Essential Anatomy and Physiology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 *
HLHS 107 - CNA Preparation CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
HLHS 111 - Health and Wellness for Life CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
HLHS 113 - Dementia Care CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
HLHS 121 - Customer Relations in Healthcare CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
HLHS 122 - Electronic Health Records CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
HLHS 125 - Behavioral Health CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
HLHS 221 - Patient Care Technician Prep CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
HLHS 222 - Patient Care Technician Experiential Seminar CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
CARD 205 - Introduction to Electrocardiography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CARD 206 - Advanced Electrocardiograph Technique CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
PHLB 212 - Phlebotomy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
PHLB 257 - Phlebotomy Externship CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 43

TOTAL CREDITS: 60

^ Capstone course

*If a student completes APHY 101 & APHY 102 , then the HLHS 102 course requirement is fulfilled.