Associate of Science in Health Occupations
PROGRAM MISSION
The mission of the Health Occupations program is to prepare students for successful transfer to certificate programs, occupational training programs, and other degree granting institutions of higher education where they can continue to work toward their career goals in a health-related profession.
PROGRAM GOALS
The A.S. Health Occupations program specifically addresses two of the four pillars of Dine College, (1) Skills and (2) Knowledge.
1. Students will develop their academic/study skills and their ability to exhibit professionalism and scholastic integrity.
2. Students will acquire basic knowledge of cellular biology, human anatomy and physiology, and microbiology consistent with freshman and sophomore level post-secondary education.
PSLOs and Matrix
Program Outcomes for AS in Health Occupations Fall 2018
| BIO 181 General Biology I | BIO 201 Human A&P I | BIO 202 Human A&P II | BIO 205 Micro- biology |
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Outcome #1: Using critical thinking skills, students will be able to outline the response of the innate and acquired immune systems and describe the basic difference between the concept of infection and diseases.
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Measure #1: Demonstrate a knowledge of the basic components of the innate and acquired immune systems. |
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Measure #2: Pre and post short description (3-4 lines) on understanding of concept about Infection and Disease. |
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Outcome #2: Through research and synthesizing information, students will be able to describe a chosen health care profession in detail, obtain knowledge from other students’ descriptions, and use this knowledge to reflect on their own career path.
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Measure #1: Compile a detailed description of one health care career. |
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Measure #2: Read and comment on health care careers described by other students in Measure #1. |
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Measure #3: Reflect on the personal impact this knowledge (from Measure #1 & 2) has had on their own health career path. |
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Outcome #3: By implementing course material, students will be able to identify structures of the human body and describe their functional interrelatedness.
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Measure #1: List organ that make up the major organ systems of the human body and match functions to the organ/organ system. |
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Measure #2: Describe two examples of interrelated/shared regulatory functions of organ systems in the human body. |
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Outcome #4: By reflecting on and applying the significance of their educational goals, students will demonstrate a professional scholastic demeanor.
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Measure #1: Pre- and post- self-assessment of professional behaviors. | Artifact5 | Artifact5 | Artifact5 |
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2025 – 2026 Checklist
Associate of Science Degree
Health Occupation (66–71 credits)
| General Education Requirements | Credits | Program Requirements | Credits |
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| Communications ENG 101 College Composition I ENG 102 College Composition II | 6 | BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II BIO 205 Microbiology | 12 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts Choose two courses with different prefixes from: ARH 110; ARH 211; CW 208; ENG 231; ENG 233; FA 106; FA 115; FA 178; HUM 152; LIB 110 Course 1: __________ (3.0) Course 2: __________ (3.0) | 6 | Choice of one: ANT 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3.0) NAV 231 Medical Terminology of the Navajo (3.0) SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology (3.0) | 3 |
| Mathematics MTH 110 College Algebra (or another MTH course by placement) | 4 | Choose 3–4 courses from:
* Recommended for transfer to most nursing programs | 12–15 |
| Navajo Studies NAV 101/102/201/202/211 (3.0–4.0) NIS 111 Foundation of Navajo Culture (3.0) NIS 221 Navajo History to Present (3.0) | 9–10 | Program Credits Total | 27–31 |
| Laboratory Science BIO 181 General Biology I (4.0) CHM 130 or CHM 151 (4.0–5.0) | 8–9 | Social & Behavioral Sciences HST (101/102/135/136) (3.0) One additional approved course (3.0) | 6 |
| Gen Ed Credits Total | 39–40 | — |
IMPORTANT: To fulfill the General Education Science Core, students are required to take BIO 181 and CHM 130 or CHM 151.
Note: Must pass all courses with a grade of “C” or higher.
DEAN'S OFFICE
Acting Dean, School of STEM
Tuba City Campus
Phone: (928) 283-5113 ext. 07520
Research Labs: 7538, 7539
Email: stabassum@dinecollege.edu
Administrative Assistant
Tsaile Campus
Phone: 928-724-6731
Email: syazzie@dinecollege.edu
| 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 |
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| NAV 231 Medical Terminology of the Navajo | 3 |
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| 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

