AS in Allied Health Science from South University

School Info

Health sciences are a crucial, complex, and high demand part of the medical field. South University offers its students the opportunity to earn an associate degree in allied health science with the completion of a program that requires a total of 98 credit hours, divided by a foundation curriculum and a major curriculum. The foundation curriculum, a total of 60 credit hours, includes courses in composition and literature, computers and the internet, algebra, statistics, psychology, and sociology. The major curriculum, worth 38 credit hours, includes courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, chemistry, and nutrition. The tuition rate for this program is $372 per credit hour and financial aid options are available to students that qualify for assistance.

Career Info

Students that earn their associate degree in allied health science from South University have been exposed to the anatomy, chemistry, nutrition, and pathology health science concepts. Many students who complete this program and earn the degree enter the workforce in jobs such as medical secretaries and health technicians. Medical secretaries earned a median annual salary of $29,680 in 2008 with an expected job opening increase of 27% by 2018, while health technicians earned a median annual salary of $37,950 in 2008 with an expected job opening increase of 19% by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, the healthcare field is constantly in need of skilled and well trained professionals, and 10 of 20 of the fastest growing occupational fields relate to healthcare. This, combined with the estimates that healthcare will generate millions of jobs in the next couple of years, makes the degree in the field both versatile, and rewarding.