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Pre-Professional Transfer Option (A.S.)

Associate in Science

Lori Moon, Dean of Nursing
lmoon@berkshirecc.edu
413-236-4720

The Pre-Professional Transfer Option is designed for students who are tracking toward a career in rapidly expanding professional healthcare fields. The option provides a foundation for transfer to a four-year institution’s Baccalaureate Health Science program. Students should consult an academic advisor about career opportunities and transfer requirements for specific institutions and transfer articulations with various college Health Science programs.

Admission Requirements

Students who enroll in the Associate in Science Health Science: Pre-Professional Transfer Option must fill out an application and have a high school transcript (or equivalent).

Reading and writing competency at a college level as shown through the Accuplacer assessment, or by completion of a college composition class.

Degree: Associate in Science, Health Science. Concentration/Option/Track: Pre-Professional Transfer

Expected Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills in foundational sciences;
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills; and
  • Transfer to a 4-year institution to complete prerequisite curriculum for potential admission into programs such as (but not limited to): Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician’s Assistant Studies, Pharmacy, Chiropractic Medicine, Health Science Research, etc.

Graduation Requirements

To earn a degree in this program, a student must complete all program and general education credits, plus the following Additional Requirements.

Program Courses

BIO-102General Biology II

4
BIO-201Anatomy & Physiology I

4
BIO-202Anatomy & Physiology II

4
CHM-102Introductory Chemistry II

4
MAT-123Elementary Statistics

3
PSY-107Introductory Psychology

3
SOC-105Introductory Sociology

3
-Program Electives

10
Total Credit Hours:35

Program Electives: See footnote 1

General Education Courses

BIO-101General Biology I

4
CHM-101Introductory Chemistry I

4
COM-Communication

3
ENG -English Composition

6
MAT-121Precalculus

4
-General Education Electives

9
Total Credit Hours:30

General Education Electives: See footnote 2

Additional Requirements

Core Competencies Portfolio 4 items
Forum 4 units
Health/Fitness 30 hours

Minimum Cumulative Average

Overall 2.000
Program requirements 2.000

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

The following is a suggestion for completing this program in four semesters. The actual time needed to complete the pro- gram will vary according to each student’s individual needs.

First Semester

BIO-101General Biology I

4
COM-Communication

3
ENG-101Composition I

3
MAT-121Precalculus

4
-General Education Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:17

General Education Electives: See footnote 2

Second Semester

BIO-102General Biology II

4
ENG-102Composition II

3
PSY-107Introductory Psychology

3
-Program Electives

3
-General Education Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:16

General Education Electives: See footnote 2

Third Semester

BIO-201Anatomy & Physiology I

4
CHM-101Introductory Chemistry I

4
MAT-123Elementary Statistics

3
SOC-105Introductory Sociology

3
-General Education Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:17

General Education Electives: See footnote 2

Fourth Semester

BIO-202Anatomy & Physiology II

4
CHM-102Introductory Chemistry II

4
-Program Electives

4
-General Education Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Program Electives: See footnote 1
General Education Electives: See footnote 2

Footnotes

  1. Program electives can be taken from departments in Health and/ or Sciences. It is recommended that you consult with your advisor and the Program Advisor or Transfer Coordinator for appropriate course selection.
  2. General education electives chosen from two or more of the following: History, Humanities & Fine Arts, or Environmental