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  • HSC 292: Medical Assisting Professional Sem

    1.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course is a one-credit capstone course. This capstone course is an opportunity for students to demonstrate that they have achieved the outcomes of the medical assisting technology program. This course is designed to assess cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning and to do so in a student-centered and student-directed manner, which requires the command, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge and skills. It integrates learning from the courses in the major with the courses from the rest of the academic experience. This course will prepare the student to leave the academic world and enter into the real world as a medical assistant, the most versatile member of any medical staff. Prerequisite:    HSC 121, HSC 221, HSC 150, and HSC 250 Corequisite:    HSC 293
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  • HSC 293: Medical Assist Tech Practicum

    4.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course is a credit-worthy work opportunity for students to gain experience in their major areas of study by strengthening and expanding their classroom theoretical knowledge through practical application. This course provides the Medical Assisting Technology student with reality training in the field of health care with an emphasis on medical office skills and clinical practices. Students will be mentored by an experienced supervisor in the agency setting. Satisfactory completion of this experience is required for completion of the A. A. S. degree in Medical Assisting Technology. NOTE: Students will be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher throughout the entire internship semester. If, at midterm, the student is averaging a GPA less than 2.0, they will be withdrawn from the internship and will be required to repeat HSC 293 Medical Assisting Technology Practicum in its entirety during the next available semester. Prerequisite:    HSC 121, HSC 221, HSC 150, and HSC 250 Corequisite:    HSC 292
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  • HST 101: Histotechnology 1

    10.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course introduces the student to histologic techniques and the histology laboratory. The theory of Histotechnology and Carson, Bancroft and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) set the foundation for the established histologic techniques. The clinical practicum provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate basic technical skills and accountability through the application of these techniques and with interaction with the clinical faculty, pathologists, and other laboratory staff. Prerequisite:    Acceptance to the Conemaugh School of Histotechnology
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  • HST 201: Histotechnology 2

    10.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course builds on the concepts learned in HST 100 Histotechnology 100. The student will advance to more complex histologic techniques in the class room and in the histology laboratory. The theory of Histotechnology and Carson, Bancroft and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) set the foundation for the established histologic techniques. The clinical practicum provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate basic and more complex technical skills and accountability through the application of these techniques and with interaction with the clinical faculty, pathologists, and other laboratory staff. Prerequisite:    HST 101 and Acceptance to the Conemaugh School of Histotechnology
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  • HST 250: Histotechnology 250

    9.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course builds on the concepts learned in Histotechnology 100 and 200. The student will advance to becoming a competent Histologic Technician, be prepared for the registry examination and ready for employment. The theory of Histotechnology and Carson, Bancroft and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) set the foundation for the established histologic techniques. The clinical practicum provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate basic and more complex technical skills and accountability through the application of these techniques and with interaction with the clinical faculty, pathologists, and other laboratory staff. Prerequisite:    HST 100, HST 200, and Acceptance to the Conemaugh School of Histotechnology
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  • HUM 100: Introduction to Humanities

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    The course is an exploration of the Western humanities through its various disciplines: philosophy, theater, film, architecture, literature, religion, art, and music. It will focus on the development of human creative expression from prehistoric times to the present; and, in doing so, will teach us about who we are.
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  • ICR 031: Critical College Reading

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course focuses on the types of reading that students will encounter in the various academic areas. Topics such as annotating, summarizing, paraphrasing, note taking, outlining, and mapping will be skills learned in conjunction with reading in specific disciplines. Reading various materials such as print media, electronic media, graphics and visuals, will be stressed. Critical thinking and analysis of college text material will be required. This course does not count toward graduation, does not earn college credit, and is not counted in GPA.
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  • LIF 111: Health and Wellness

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This is a health science course that explores variables related to achieving a healthier life in an attempt to obtain and maintain vitality. This course is designed to introduce students to the foundations of healthy lifestyles, wellness promotion activities, and associated behaviors. Health is more than weight and lifestyle behaviors contribute to wellness in all dimensions of health throughout the life cycle. The goal is for students to use this knowledge to inspect current personal behaviors and to learn to learn to implement practical changes in order to make informed, sovereign, and self-empowering health choices that will be an investment into their own well-being.
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  • MAT 085: Algebra Fundamentals

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course is designed to prepare students for college level mathematics. Topics include a review of fractions, decimals, and percents, followed by introductory levels of variable expressions, linear equations, polynomials, factoring, exponents, and graphing linear equations. This course will not count toward graduation, will not earn college credit, and will not be used in QPA calculations.
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  • MAT 110: Business Mathematics

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course is designed to give students expanded fundamental knowledge of mathematical applications for personal use and business applications. A review of fractions, decimals, percent, and formulae are included in the course. Topics include basic statistics, insurance, discounts, markup, markdown, inventory, interest, consumer credit, banking, payroll, taxes, financial statements, depreciation, and investments.
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