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The Allied Health AAS program establishes an excellent foundation for many allied health careers and educational programs. The purpose of this degree is to get students ready to either transfer into an allied health career program or to a pre-professional program at a four-year college.

The degree is highly flexible and offers “focused” pathways to accommodate various pre-requisite requirements for the many health-related programs. Possible professions include but are not limited to laboratory scientist, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant and counseling.

For more information, contact Amberlyn Gonzales at ambgonzales@luna.edu or 505-454-5303

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  • Graduates will demonstrate a strong foundation in allied health, gaining knowledge of various healthcare professions and educational pathways available in the field.
  • Graduates will demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills necessary for interacting with patients, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders. They will be able to convey information clearly, empathetically, and in a culturally cognitive manner.
  • Graduates will cultivate critical thinking, problem solving, and quantitative reasoning skills to analyze complex healthcare scenarios. They will be able to adapt to changing situations, consider ethical implications, and devise appropriate solutions.
  • Graduates will demonstrate specialized knowledge and skills in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, nutrition, psychology, and other allied health related topics, depending on the selected elective courses. They will be able to use this knowledge to analyze and synthesize information in a healthcare setting.
  • Graduates will be prepared to transfer into healthcare or pre-professional programs at four-year colleges. They will demonstrate a strong academic foundation meeting prerequisite requirements for further education in the fields such as nursing, surgical technology, laboratory science, occupational or physical therapy, physician assistant, or other health-related disciplines.

Degree Requirements

The follow degree requirements are for the 2025-2026 Catalog. For other catalogs, please see Catalogs

Minimum of 60 Credit Hours

General Education Core (17 credit hours)
Area I. Communications (3 credit hours)
ENGL1110 Composition I 3
Area II. Mathematics (3 credit hours)
MATH1215 Intermediate Algebra 4
MATH1350 Introduction to Statistics 4
Area III. Laboratory Science (4 credit hours)
BIOL1110 General Biology 3
BIOL1110L General Biology Lab 1
BIOL1140 Biology for Health Sciences 3
BIOL1140L Biology for Health Sciences Lab 1
CHEM1120 Introduction to Chemistry(Non-Majors) 3
CHEM1120L Introduction to Chemistry Lab(Non-Majors) 1
Area IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)
PSYC1110 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSYC2120 Developmental Psychology 3
Concentration Requirements (21 credit hours)
BIOL2210 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3
BIOL2210L Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab 1
BIOL2225 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 3
BIOL2225L Human Antmy & Physiology II Lab 1
COMM1130 Public Speaking 3
COMM2120 Interpersonal Communication 3
HLED1130E Concepts of Health & Wellness**DISTANCE LEARNING** 3
HLED1510 Medical Terminology 3
NUTR2110 Human Nutrition 3
PSYC2210 Abnormal Psychology 3
Approved Concentration Electives (23 credit hours)
AH105 Nursing Assistant Training 4
ANTH1115 Introduction to Anthropology 3
BIOL1135 Introductory Environmental Scien 4
BIOL1135L Introductory Environ. Science La 0
BIOL2110 Princ. of Biology: Cellular andMolecular Biology 3
BIOL2110L Princ. of Biology: Cellular Lab 1
BIOL2310 Microbiology 3
BIOL2310L Microbiology Lab 1
BIOL2510 Pathophysiology I 4
BIOL2610 Principles of Biology:Biodiversity, Ecology, andEvolution 3
BIOL2610L Principles of Biology:Biodiversity, Ecology, andEvolution Lab 1
CHW101 Community Health Worker I 4
CHW101L Community Health Worker I Lab 0
CHW102 Community Health Worker II 4
CHW102L Community Health Worker II Lab 0
CHW110 Community Health WorkerField/Clinical 2
ECED1115 Health, Safety, and Nutrition 2
EMT150 Emergency Medical Tech-Basic 8
EMT150L Emergency Medical Tech-Basic Lab 3
EMT180 Emergency Medical TechnicianBasic Field/Clinical 1
ENGL1120 Composition II 3
HLED1115 American Heart Association CPR 0.5
HLED2125E Officiating of Sports 3
HLED2160 Nutrition for Exercise and Sport 3
HLED2510 History and Philosophy of PE 3
MATH1350 Introduction to Statistics 4
MGMT2110 Principles of Management 3
PHED1610 Fitness for Life 2
PRPE2150 Motor Learning and Performance 3
PSYC1130E Introduction to Substance Abuse**DISTANCE LEARNING** 3
PSYC1140E Psychology of Drug and AlcoholAbuse (DL)***Distance Learning*** 3
PSYC2210 Abnormal Psychology 3
SOCI1110 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOCI2210E Sociology of Deviance 3
SPAN1410 Spanish for Health Care Prof 3
SPMD1310E Introduction to Kinesiology 3
*In consultation with a Student Success Specialist or Faculty Advisor and with approval by the Academic Director, additional courses not listed may be used as approved electives.