A.S. Health Occupation
Health Occupation is appropriate for students who plan to enter nursing or other allied health professions. Upon completion of this degree, students will be prepared to transfer to programs at four-year universities or technical schools. Math 114 is a recognized option to meet the General Education requirements for the State of Arizona and also meets the requirement for a math course in the nursing programs at NAU and ASU. IMPORTANT: To fulfill General Education Social and Behavioral Science Core Students must take PSY 111.
| General Education Core | Credits |
| Communications | |
| ENG 101: Freshman English I | 6 |
| ENG 102: Freshman English II | 6 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts Students must choose two courses from: | |
| Art History (ARH) | 6 |
| English (ENG) 212, 213, 231, 233, 234, 241, 297 | 6 |
| Fine Arts (FA) | 6 |
| Humanities (HUM) | 6 |
| Theater (THR) 101, 102 | 6 |
| Mathematics Student must take appropriate course based on major. | |
| MTH 110: College Algebra | 3-4 |
| MTH 114: College Mathematics | 3-4 |
| MTH 106: Survey on College Mathematics | 3-4 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Students must choose one History (HST) 101, 102, 135, 136 course and one other course from: | |
| Anthropology (ANT) | 6 |
| Sociology (SOC) | 6 |
| Social Work (SWO) | 6 |
| Social Science (SSC) | 6 |
| Political Science (POS) | 6 |
| Economics (ECO) | 6 |
| Psychology (PSY) | 6 |
| Laboratory Science Students must choose one Life Science and one Physical Science course both with labs from: | |
| Life Science: BIO | 8 |
| Physical Science: AGR, AST, CHM, ENV, GLG, PHY, PHS | 8 |
| Physical Education and Health Education | |
| PEH 122 | 2-3 |
| PEH 113-148 | 2-3 |
| Health Education (HEE) | 2-3 |
| HEE 110, 111, 112 | 2-3 |
| Navajo Studies One Navajo Language Course Based on Placement Test (NAV 101, 102, 201, 202, or 211) | |
| NIS 111: Foundations of Navajo Culture and | 2-3 |
| NIS 221: Navajo History to Present 9-10 | 2-3 |
| Required Core Total Students transferring may need to take additional courses to meet core requirements. | 40-43 |
| Program Requirements | Credits |
| BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 12 |
| BIO 202 Human anatomy & Physiology II | 12 |
| BIO 205 Microbiology | 12 |
| Choice of one from: | |
| ANT 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or | |
| NAV 231 Medical Terminology of the Navajo | 3 |
| or | |
| SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Choice of three or four courses from the following: | |
| BIO 170 Medical Terminology | 12-16 |
| BIO 182 General Biology II | 12-16 |
| BIO 184 Plant Biology | 12-16 |
| BIO 218 Human Pathophysiology | 12-16 |
| BIO 242 General Genetics | 12-16 |
| CHM 152 General Chemistry II | 12-16 |
| CHM 230 Fundamental Organic Chemistry | 12-16 |
| MTH 213 Statistics* | 12-16 |
| PHY 101 Fundamentals of Physics | 12-16 |
| PHY 110 Algebra-based Physics I | 12-16 |
| PSY 240 Human Growth & Development* | 12-16 |
| PUH 111 Introduction to Public Health | 12-16 |
| PUH 200 Principles of Health Education | 12-16 |
| PUH 201 Principles of Environmental Public Health | 12-16 |
| PUH 141 Nutrition for Health* | 12-16 |
| PUH 241 Human Nutrition*Note: BIO 181 and courses with * are recommended for transfer to most nursing programs | 12-16 |
| Program Credits | 27-31 |
| Degree Earned | Credits |
| General Education | 40-43 |
| Program Requirements | 27-31 |
| Total Credits Earned: | 67-74 |
| Program Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code Code Title | |
| 51.2207 Public Health Education and Promotion. |
DEAN'S OFFICE
James Tutt
Dean of School of STEM
1 Circle Drive, Route 12
Tsaile, Arizona 86556
(928) 724-6938
jmtutt@dinecollege.edu
Nesbah Kahn
Administrative Assistant
nkahn@dinecollege.edu
Room 123A
Gorman Classroom Building (GCB)
Tsaile Campus
Mail to:
Diné College: School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
1 Circle Dr.
Tsaile, AZ 86556
Phone: (928) 724-6936