Community Health Worker Degree (CHW.AAS)

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program offers an Associate of Applied Science. There are no prerequisites for the CHW courses except CHW 101 – Introduction to Community Health Worker should be taken first or concurrent with any other Basic course.

Overview for College Success CREDITS
OCS 121 Overview for College Success 1
General Education Requirements
ENG 101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
HIT 102 Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 2
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
SPE 108 Oral Communication 3
SPN 115 Spanish for Health Care Providers 3
PSY 211 Human Growth and Development 3
BIO 115 Human Body Structure 4
HSA 113 Issues of Diversity 4
MIS 101 Computer Literacy and Applications 3
Semester I – Fall and Spring Semester – 1st 8 weeks
CHW 101 Introduction to Community Health 3
CHW 105 Assessing Community Resources 3
CHW 110 Community Health Development 3
CHW 118 Survey of Diseases 3
Semester II – Fall and Spring Semester – 2nd 8 weeks
CHW 115 Nutrition and Disease 3
CHW 200 CHW Case Management 3
CHW 215 Introduction To Community Health Research 3
CHW 230 CHW Leadership 3
CHW 250 Contact Tracing 2
ELECTIVES
Choose TWO. Courses offered will vary each summer.
CHW 100 Health and the Public 3
CHW 109 Mental Health/Substance Abuse 3
CHW 120 Public Health Epidemics 3
CHW 125 Public Health and Global Societies 3
CHW 205 Parenting Skills 3
CHW 235 Introduction to Maternal/Child Health 3
Total Hours: 58