The Technical Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences is awarded after the successful completion of a rigorous 27-35 credit hour curriculum. This certificate is designed for students intending to apply to one of the Health Science AAS programs at South Arkansas College. This program allows students to earn an award after approximately one year of college education. In order to receive the Technical Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences a grade of “C” or better must be earned in each course listed in the curriculum and a student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00.
Each Health Science AAS program at South Arkansas College has a unique grade, application, and prerequisite requirement. Obtaining a Pre-Health Sciences Technical Certificate does not indicate or imply pending admission into a Health Science AAS Program. Furthermore, the Pre-Health Sciences Technical Certificate does not indicate that all prerequisites have been completed for application into the various Health Science AAS Programs. Please meet with the Health Sciences Career Advisor or a Health Sciences Program Director for specific program application and prerequisite requirements. Note: All certificate seeking students must meet basic studies score requirements (ACT/SAT/COMPASS). If deficiencies exist, the student must complete the required basic studies course(s).
The Certificate of Proficiency in Pre-Health Science is awarded after the successful completion of the 14-15 credit hour curriculum shown in the Guided Pathway map below. This certificate is designed for students intending to apply to one of the Health Science programs that offers a Technical Certificate (TC) or an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree at SouthArk. In order to receive the certificate of proficiency in Pre-Health Sciences, a grade of “C” or better must be earned in each course in the curriculum and a student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher.
Each Health Science TC and AAS program at SouthArk has its own unique grading scale, application process, and pre-requisite requirements. Please meet with the Health Sciences Career Student Academic advisor or the applicable Health Sciences Program Director for specific program application and pre-requisite requirements.
Obtaining a Pre-Health Sciences certificate of proficiency does not indicate or imply pending admission acceptance into a Health Science TC or AAS Program. Furthermore, the Pre-Health Sciences certificate of proficiency does not indicate that all pre-requisites have been completed for application into the various Health Science TC or AAS Programs. Refer to the curriculum in the health science program of interest for the list of pre-requisite courses required for that program. Note: All certificate seeking students must meet basic studies score requirements (ACT/SAT/COMPASS). If deficiencies exist, the student must complete the required basic studies course(s).
