2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Community Health: Concentration in Allied Health [CHEA_ALLH]

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This concentration in the Health Department is designed to provide background needed to pursue post-baccalaureate study in various allied health fields. In conjunction with the Community Health major, it provides students with the prerequisite course work needed for programs in such areas as nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy. The combination of the concentration and the major gives students course work needed for advanced study and the preparation required for a wide variety of community/public health positions.

Career Potential

Community health practitioner
Nursing (provides prerequisites for advanced programs)
Physical therapy (provides prerequisites for advanced programs)
Occupational therapy (provides prerequisites for advanced programs)
Other clinical careers

Community Health with a concentration in Allied Health [CHEA_ALLH]

In addition to the requirements to fulfill the concentration in Allied Health listed below, students must fulfill all degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Community Health [CHEA] .

Required Concentration Courses: 23-26 credit hours

Biology requirement - select both: Eight credit hours

BIO 201 - Biological Sciences I (4 cr. hr.)
BIO 202 - Biological Sciences II (4 cr. hr.)

Chemistry requirement - select one of the two sequences: Seven or eight credit hours

CHE 121 - Elementary Chemistry I (4 cr. hr.) and
CHE 122 - Elementary Chemistry II (3 cr. hr.)
or
CHE 221 - General Chemistry I (4 cr. hr.) and
CHE 222 - General Chemistry II (4 cr. hr.)

Physics requirement: eight credit hours

PHY 105 - Elementary Mechanics and Heat (4 cr. hr.)
PHY 106 - Elementary Electricity, Light and Sound (4 cr. hr.)

Math requirement - select from the following: Three or six credit hours

If you are pursuing a career as a community health practitioner, or in other clinical careers select either:

MAT 121 - Calculus A (3 cr. hr.) or
MAT 201 - Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)

If you are pursuing a career in nursing, physical or occupational therapy, or in other medical-related fields select both:

MAT 121 - Calculus A (3 cr. hr.) and
MAT 122 - Calculus B (3 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours Required for the concentration in Allied Health: 23-26

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of Community Health: Concentration in Allied Health [CHEA_ALLH] over four years

* indicates prerequisite; General Education (GE); Foreign Language

First Year Fall

CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)
BIO 110 - Principles of Biology I (4 cr. hr.)
COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 17

First Year Spring

HLH 203 - Community Health (3 cr. hr.)
CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
BIO 111 - Principles of Biology II (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 15

Second Year Fall

COM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 221 - Professional Issues in Health Science (1 cr. hr.)
BIO 301 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 cr. hr.)
HLH elective (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 15

Second Year Spring

BIO 302 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 390 - Environmental Health and Ecology (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 15

Third Year Fall

HLH 380 - Introduction to Health Informatics and Communication (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 391 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 394 - Health-Related Behavior: Formation and Change (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 15

Third Year Spring

HLH 462 - Organization and Administration of Health Programs (3 cr. hr.)
BIO 303 - Microbiology and Human Disease (4 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
HLH elective (3 cr. hr.)
HLH elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 16

Fourth Year Fall

HLH 492 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 493 - Community Health Education (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 494 - Assessment and Evaluation of Health Programs (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Spring

HLH 499 - Fieldwork in Health (8 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester 16