Health Science A.S. (HSCS)
What is an Associate Degree in Health Science?
The Associate in Health Science degree is a comprehensive yet flexible transfer program designed to provide students with foundational courses in social and health sciences as well as a variety of general education electives for transfer to bachelor programs in the health sciences. Students may transfer to nursing, health science, nutrition, pharmaceutical marketing, health information management, public and community health, and health services administration.
Health Science Courses
Your general studies courses will prepare you for success in either a future career or when pursuing a four-year degree. In this program, you’ll take classes like:
- Anatomy and Physiology I and II
- Mathematics for Allied Health
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Human Growth and Development
Pathway to a Career in Health Administration
Advance your career at your own pace. Each step below transfers credits to the next. Appropriate job titles and average pay ranges are meant to help guide an individual interested in this field; they vary based on individual experience and employer.
Certificate
Medical Assistant Certificate
Medical Billing Specialist Certificate
Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Biller
Bachelor’s Degree
Health Science B.S
Health Information Management B.S.
Bachelor’s Transfer School
- Medical and Health Services Manager
Wage information taken from Lightcast Q1 2024 BETA Data Set – QCEW Employees. Wage range is 25%-75% hourly average in surrounding 10-county region.
Health Science Career Pathways
Bachelor’s Transfer Schools
Students who graduate with specific associate degrees can transfer as juniors into a bachelor’s degree program in a similar field of study at a participating four-year college. Learn more about transferring to a four-year school.
Your A.S. in Health Science prepares you to transfer to the following four-year colleges or universities:
