Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

Principles of Health Science is an introductory course designed to provide students an overview of systems in the healthcare industry.

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

This course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining and singular/plural forms, as well as medical abbreviations and acronyms. The course allows students to achieve comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology.

Required Prerequisite(s): Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security Recommended

Certification(s): N/A

Disaster Response includes basic training of students in disaster survival and rescue skills that would improve the ability of citizens to survive until responders or other assistance could arrive. Students will receive education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues and disasters of all kinds.

Required Prerequisite(s): Biology

Certification(s): American Heart Association First Aid and CPR

This course provides students the opportunity for comprehensive study of human anatomy and physiology, medical terms, introduction to basic patient care skills, AHA First Aid and CPR certification, as well as health career exploration.

Required Prerequisite(s): Biology and Chemistry

Certification(s): N/A

This course is a hands-on survey of the structures and functions of the human body, including investigating the body's responses to forces, maintenance of homeostasis, electrical interactions, transport systems, and energy processes. It includes laboratory investigation and fieldwork using appropriate scientific inquiry.

Required Prerequisite(s): Biology, Health Science Theory, and qualification packet

Certification(s): American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR

This course provides the student with a unique opportunity to explore a variety of health care careers. Students develop skills while training under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. The first twelve weeks of the course are spent in class in preparation for the clinical rotation intern experience. The remainder of the year students alternate between related classroom instruction and serving as an unpaid intern in a hospital or other health care facility.

Required Prerequisite(s): Biology, Health Science Theory, Practicum in Health Science I, and qualification packet required

Certification(s): Patient Care Technician

This course provides students the opportunity to participate in unpaid clinical rotation internships at local healthcare facilities. Classroom instruction may include content designed to prepare students for the Patient Care Technician certification exam. This is an Honors Level course.

Required Prerequisite(s): Biology, Chemistry, Health Science Theory, and qualification packet

Certification(s): Pharmacy Technician

This course provides opportunities for the student to complete in-depth advanced studies in pharmacology.

Required Prerequisite(s): 16 years of age

Certification(s): N/A

This course provides opportunities for students to participate in a work-based learning experience that combines classroom instruction with paid business and industry employment experiences. Classroom experiences include: job acquisition, career progression, financial success, business/entrepreneurial applications, occupational safety and health, and relevant news topics. Professional portfolios will be created with material supporting an educational/career plan for the future.Students will earn 3.0 credits for successful completion of this course which includes one class period per school day on campus and two class periods per school day allocated for early release for off campus work experience.