Allied Health (Degree Completion), BS

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Widener Crozer Allied Health Partnership

121–123 semester hours of credit required for degree

This program is open only to those holding associate’s degrees or hospital certificates in approved allied health professions. This degree permits students to complete a minor or select courses that will enhance personal and professional goals.

Advanced standing of 51 semester hours of credit is awarded to graduates of approved hospital programs in radiologic technology who are also certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and to graduates of approved hospital programs in respiratory therapy who are also certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care. For those who have qualified for either of the above certifications through course work completed at either a community or four-year college, advanced standing of 30 semester hours will be awarded in addition to transfer credit on a course-by-course basis. Total credit awarded for radiologic technology and respiratory therapy courses may not exceed 51 semester hours.

Advanced standing of 40 semester hours of credit is awarded to those who have completed approved programs and are registered as dental hygienists.

Advanced standing of 30 semester hours of credit is awarded to those who have completed approved programs in other recognized allied health fields. A list of approved programs is available from the allied health advisor. Registered nurses who are no longer working in the field of nursing may be admitted with advanced standing of 30 semester hours to the allied health degree program with permission of the allied health academic advisor.

Students must satisfy certain general education requirements in the areas of humanities, social science, and science/mathematics. (Note: Students receiving any segment of advanced standing of less than 51 hours may have to take up to 12 semester hours of science/mathematics to satisfy the 9 semester-hour requirement in this area.) All students must complete one mathematics course.

The degree awarded is the bachelor of science in allied health.

General Education Requirements

All students are required to complete a minimum of 9 semester hours in each of the three areas of humanities, social science, and science/mathematics. A Semester hour consists of one hour per week in a classroom per semester or two to three hours in laboratory or fieldwork per semester. This requirement is based on the conviction that a baccalaureate degree represents more than expertise in a specific field. Students broaden themselves by taking courses in academic areas that have traditionally been at the heart of an undergraduate education. Students should work closely with advisors in selecting courses appropriate to their interests and academic needs. For more information regarding the General Education Requirements, please see the navigation bar in the catalog or General Education .

Courses taken on pass/no pass basis may not be used to satisfy the university distribution requirement. Both semester-long and certain module courses may be used to satisfy distribution requirements.

Curriculum

See Course Descriptions for required prerequisites and corequisites

Advanced Standing—BLOC 30, 40, or 51 Credit(s)

Basic Studies (13 Credits)

UCS 102 - Introduction to Undergraduate Continuing Studies Civic Engagement 1 Credit(s)
UASC 101 - Thinking Through 3 Credit(s)
UENG 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
UENG 115-127 (Choose One) 3 Credit(s)
UPSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s)
or
USOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)

Additional General Education (21 Credits)

See General Education . Students who do not have 12 credits of science/mathematics within their BLOC credit must take 12 credits of science/mathematics area courses within the limited electives. One course must be UMAT 111 or higher.

Flex Course 3 Credit(s)
Three Humanities courses 9 Credit(s)
Three Social Science courses 9 Credit(s)

Program Core (15 Credits)

UPWR 215 - Effective Communication (W) 3 Credit(s)
UALH 220 - Health Care and the Law 3 Credit(s)
UALH 421 - Issues in Allied Health Care 3 Credit(s)
UASC 401 - Values Seminar for Continuing Studies (W) 3 Credit(s)
UASC 402 - Transformation Capstone (W) 3 Credit(s)

Electives (21-42 Credits)

Three Free electives 9 Credit(s)
Limited electives 33, 23, or 12 Credit(s)⁺

Total Credits: 121

⁺Students who have been awarded advanced standing of 30 credits will take 33 credits of limited electives. Students who have been awarded advanced standing of 40 credits take 23 credits of limited electives. Those students who have 51 credits of advanced standing take 12 credits of limited electives.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.

Widener-Crozer Allied Health Partnership

Undergraduate Continuing Studies at Widener and the Crozer-Chester Medical Center have partnered to offer the bachelor of science in allied health—diagnostic medical sonography degree and the associate of science in allied health—radiologic technology degree.