Roane State Community College

Things to Know:

This is an Associate of Applied Sciences degree program in Health Sciences that will provide a pathway for students who are currently enrolled in or have completed a Certificate level program in a Health Sciences discipline from any accredited community or technical college or are currently credentialed as allied health/nursing practitioners who wish to continue their formal education and earn an Associate of Applied Sciences degree. For more information and detailed admissions procedures- http://www.roanestate.edu (keyword “health sciences”)

Program Purpose (Goals and Objectives):

The Goal of the program is to:

1. Increase the formal education level of allied health graduates and practitioners in east Tennessee from Certificate to Associate Degree.

The Objectives of the program are to:

1. Provide a degree program that is specific to students who are enrolled in or have completed a Certificate level Allied Health Sciences or vocational nursing program at a community college or a Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT).
2. Provide a flexible opportunity for licensed allied health practitioners without discipline-specific postsecondary education to earn college credit for work experiences that can be applied toward a relevant associate degree.
3. Provide a relevant degree program for allied healthcare practitioners that include college-level coursework in management and leadership applicable to a healthcare setting.

Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and theoretical constructs of healthcare management and leadership.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and theoretical constructs of the current health care system.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and theoretical constructs of legal, ethical, and moral issues in healthcare organizations.
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and theoretical constructs of addressing advanced management issues in healthcare organizations
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and theoretical constructs of experiential learning and documentation using an experiential learning portfolio. (Portfolio students only)
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and theoretical constructs of financial management in healthcare organizations.

Class Location: The ALHS courses are hybrid (on-line) with the orientation session held each semester via Zoom or at the Oak Ridge campus during the first scheduled week of classes.

Program Application Deadline:  None. Selective admission is not applicable to this program.

General Education and Core Degree Requirements			Hours
ENGL	1010	Composition I	3
COLS	1010	College to Career1	3
		Natural Science/Math Elective6	3-4
		Social Science Elective	3
		Humanities Elective	3
		General Education Elective2	3
ALHS	2311	Management/Supervision for AHS Supervisors	3
ALHS	2312	Contemporary Issues in Healthcare	3
ALHS	2314	Medical Law and Ethics	3
		SUB-TOTAL	27-28

Choose one of the following two options:

Option 1: Certificate4
		Health Sciences program Certificate credits	16-30
ALHS 2313		Special Topics in Healthcare Management	3
ALHS 2317		Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance	3
		General Electives (as needed)	0-14
		TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	63-64
OR
Option 2: Experiential Learning Portfolio5
ALHS 2315		Experiential Learning	3
ALHS 2316		Experiential Learning Portfolio	3-27
		General Electives (as needed)3	6-30
		TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	63-64

¹ Students with demonstrated academic success in previous college-level courses may be eligible to receive proficiency credit for this course. See the program director. 

² General Education electives: One additional course from Communication, Humanities/Fine Arts, Social Behavioral Sciences, or Natural Science/Mathematics. 

³ General Electives: Choose from: ALHS 2313, ALHS 2317 (Experiential Portfolio curriculum option), any excess credits from an Allied Health Technical Certificate, or any other course credits not used elsewhere to fulfill degree requirements.  Electives should be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor to ensure they are appropriate and add value to the intended career path.

⁴ Completion of an allied health technical certificate is required for this option of the AAS degree program.

⁵ Experiential portfolio assessment will be completed via ALHS 2315 (Experiential Portfolio) using the Council for the Assessment of Experiential Learning (CAEL) guidelines and assessment instruments. The maximum number of college credits that will be awarded for experiential learning portfolio will be 27 credit hours. All portfolio credits will reflect on the academic transcript under ALHS 2316. 

⁶ Students must complete all Math Learning Support requirements (if applicable) before degree will be awarded.

Students pursuing this degree are required to earn a “C” or better grade in all ALHS courses.

Students pursuing this degree after completing a health science discipline Certificate program are required to re-apply to the College, selecting Health Sciences as the major.

Students pursuing this option will be advised by the Health Sciences Division.

Contact

Michael Laman
lamanma@roanestate.edu
(865) 354-3000 ext. 4267