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-

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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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Measure #1: Pre- and post- self-assessment of professional behaviors.

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2025 – 2026 Checklist

Associate of Science Degree
Health Occupation (66–71 credits)

General Education RequirementsCreditsProgram RequirementsCredits
Communications
ENG 101 College Composition I
ENG 102 College Composition II
6BIO 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)
6Choice 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:

  • BIO 170 / PUH 170
  • BIO 182
  • BIO 284
  • BIO 320
  • BIO 340
  • MTH 213 / PSY 213*
  • CHM 152
  • CHM 230
  • PHY 101 or PHY 110
  • PSY 240*
  • PUH 111
  • PUH 141*
  • PUH 200
  • PUH 201
  • PUH 241*

* 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)
9–10Program Credits Total27–31
Laboratory Science
BIO 181 General Biology I (4.0)
CHM 130 or CHM 151 (4.0–5.0)
8–9Social & Behavioral Sciences
HST (101/102/135/136) (3.0)
One additional approved course (3.0)
6
Gen Ed Credits Total39–40 

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

Dr. Shazia Tabassum Hakim, Ph.D., SCCM (MLS) CCM 
Acting Dean, School of STEM
Tuba City Campus

Phone: (928) 283-5113 ext. 07520
Research Labs: 7538, 7539
Email: stabassum@dinecollege.edu
Selina Yazzie
Administrative Assistant
Tsaile Campus

Phone: 928-724-6731
Email: syazzie@dinecollege.edu
General Education CoreCredits
Communications
ENG 101: Freshman English I6
ENG 102: Freshman English II6
Humanities and Fine Arts
Students must choose two courses from:
Art History (ARH)6
English (ENG) 212, 213, 231, 233, 234, 241, 2976
Fine Arts (FA)6
Humanities (HUM)6
Theater (THR) 101, 1026
Mathematics Student must take appropriate course based on major.
MTH 110: College Algebra3-4
MTH 114: College Mathematics3-4
MTH 106: Survey on College Mathematics3-4
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: BIO8
Physical Science: AGR, AST, CHM, ENV, GLG, PHY, PHS8
Physical Education and Health Education
PEH 1222-3
PEH 113-1482-3
Health Education (HEE)2-3
HEE 110, 111, 1122-3
Navajo Studies
One Navajo Language Course Based on Placement Test (NAV 101, 102, 201, 202, or 211)
NIS 111: Foundations of Navajo Culture and2-3
NIS 221: Navajo History to Present 9-102-3
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
or
NAV 231 Medical Terminology of the Navajo 3
or
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