Are you interested in a rewarding career in the healthcare industry after high school? The healthcare field is continually growing and there are many in demand career opportunities. USCI’s healthcare career pathway gives students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the healthcare field while working towards their online high school diploma without having to invest any additional money or time.
Students who participate in our healthcare career pathway are able to explore what a career in the healthcare field would be like, letting them make an educated decision if they would like to pursue the career after graduation. When students complete our online high school diploma program with the healthcare career pathway they can apply the healthcare credit towards one of our certificate or degree programs.
The USCI online high school diploma plus career pathway offers our DEAC accredited high school in addition to healthcare electives that prepare you for pursuing a certificate or degree in the healthcare field after graduation. When you complete our healthcare track you can expect to be able to understand the fundamentals of the human body and medical terminology. In addition you will be able to explain legal and ethical standards in relation to patient confidentiality within the healthcare sector.
In addition to the general high school requirements, each student in the healthcare track is required to complete 4 healthcare elective credits as part of their 24 credits to graduate.
Course Code: | Course Name: | Credits: |
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HC001 | Introduction to Medical Terminology | 0.5 |
HC002 | Ethics and Healthcare Law | 0.5 |
HC003 | Introduction to Anatomy | 0.5 |
HC004 | Safety, First Aid, and Vital Signs | 0.5 |
CD003 | Career Preparedness | 0.5 |
CD001 | Career Development Strategies 1 | 0.5 |
CD002 | Career Development Strategies 2 | 0.5 |
CD001 | Introduction to Speech | 0.5 |