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Health Sciences - This pathway prepares workers to deliver health care services to individual patients, clients or groups. They gather information to form diagnoses, develop treatment and care regiments to maintain or improve health, document client/patient care, provide safe and healthy surroundings for the delivery of health care/maintenance, and provide the community with wellness information, resource management, and health education. High School Focus- Health Science Education and Family and Consumer Science Education.
Select from the Health Sciences Technologies classes listed below. A student must pass four related vocational classes in a pathway. One of these four courses must be an upper level starred course*.
9th Grade

English I
Math*
Science
Social Studies
Health and PE
Elective
Elective
Elective

10th Grade

English II
Math*
Science
Social Studies
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective

11th Grade

English III
Math*
Science
Social Studies
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective

12th Grade

English IV
Math*
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective


Community College Majors
Diagnostic Services, Cardiovascular Sonography, Computer Tomography & Magnetic Imaging Technology, Cytotechnology, Dentistry, Electroneudiagnotistics Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Sonography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiology, Speech-Language Pathology, Veterinary Medicine, Therapeutic Services Associate Degree Nursing (integrated), Associate Degree Nursing (non-integrated), Cardiovascular/Vascular Interventional Technology, Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Dental Laboratory Technology, Dialysis Technology, Emergency Medical Service, Health Care Technology, Human Services Technology, Medical Assisting Technology, Nursing Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Optical Apprentice, Optical Laboratory Mechanics, Pharmacy Technology, Phlebotomy, Physical Therapist Assistant, Information Services, Environment al Services, Biomedical Equipment Technology, Culinary Technology, Human Services Technology , Customer Service Representative, Housekeeper (commercial, residential, industrial)

College/University Majors
Dentistry, Medical Laboratory Technology, Radiologic Science, Speech-Language Pathology, Veterinary Medicine, Athletic Trainer, Chiropractic Medicine, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Orthotics/Prosthetics, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, Substance Abuse, Counselor, Veterinary Medicine, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Health Care Administration, Health Educator, Library Science, Medical Illustrator, Medical Records, Biomedical Engineering, Dietetics and Nutrition, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Health/Industrial Hygiene, Physics/Radiologic Hygiene, Child Development with concentration in Individual and Family Studies; Child and Family Studies; Consumer Sciences; Criminal Justice; Family and Community Services; Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Family and Consumer Education; Human Development and Family Studies; Psychology; Social Work, Sociology

*Math Suggestions for the three Courses of Study
Career Prep
3 credits
Including Algebra I
(This requirement can be met with Integrated Math I and II when accompanied with the Algebra I EOC)


College Tech Prep
3 credits
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, OR
Algebra I, Technical Math I and II, OR
Integrated Math I, II, III

College/University Prep
4 credits
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, AND higher level math course with Algebra II as prerequisite OR
Integrated Math I, II, III and a credit above Integrated Math III


Not all classes listed below will be available at each high school.

Health Science
6411 Computer Applicats I
6512 Keyboarding (H.S.)
7045 Foods & Nutrition
7065 Parenting & Child Dev



7200 Biomedical Technology
7210 Health Team relations
7211 Allied Health Sci I
7212 Allied Health Sci II*

7221 Medical Sciences I
7222 Medical Sciences II*
7296 Health Sci Apprtp Meth*
7299 Health Sci Adv Studies*

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