Build on your healthcare-related associate degree or U.S. credential with a bachelor’s in Applied Health Studies. Our curriculum will help you gain the leadership skills needed to expand your opportunities within or beyond your clinical role. Designed for working adults, this 100% online program can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. You get the flexibility you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
The best part is that we’ll maximize your prior college credits. Many students with an associate’s degree need 55 or fewer credits to earn their bachelor’s degree.
Those who are currently enrolled in a qualified healthcare-related associate’s degree can opt for concurrent enrollment in Applied Health Studies. This is a great way to get a head-start on your bachelor’s degree, which will expand your job opportunities and salary potential.
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At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
Check out the credential/licensure chart to see if your credential or licensure qualifies for college credit.
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Thanks to the Military Tuition Assistance Program, more tomorrow makers can find their futures at Penn College. Through this special offering, qualified active military personnel are eligible to pursue college credits tuition free.
Admission into this major requires a current U.S. healthcare credential or a completed associate's degree in a healthcare-related discipline. Alternatively, students currently enrolled in the second year of a healthcare-related associate’s degree at another accredited U.S. institution may be eligible for concurrent enrollment with Applied Health Studies and will be based upon additional requirements beyond College admission. Questions about this option may be directed to the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Credentialed students must provide a copy of their current U.S. healthcare credential prior to enrollment in this major (an extension may be given for those awaiting formal notice of credential status until the beginning of their second semester of this major); students entering on the basis of their associate's degree must provide proof of the associate's degree via an official transcript prior to enrollment. U.S. healthcare credentials must be current and in good standing. For more information on the credentials that are accepted as well as their exact value (30-47 credits), please contact the department head of Applied Health Studies. Please note that credits given for a healthcare credential are separate from any general education coursework the student may have completed previously. Please see the Transfer Procedures section below for more information about the additional credits that may be available.
Current Penn College students enrolled in healthcare-related associate-degree majors may be eligible to declare a dual degree with Applied Health Studies; please see your associate-degree program director for information.
No minimum GPA requirements beyond those established within the College’s academic probation policy. The School of Nursing & Health Sciences grading scale is used for all HTH courses. There is no rounding of grades.
A = 90.00-100.00
B = 80.00-89.99
C = 75.00-79.99
F = 74.99 and below
Student transcripts and healthcare credentials will be evaluated for professional credit by the Registrar's Office. A maximum of 47 credits will be applied to program-specific courses through this evaluation. Students who receive fewer than 47 program specific credits will take additional healthcare-related coursework to meet the proven credential/degree requirement of this major; individualized advising will be provided to determine which courses will best meet the student's goals. Additionally, all general education courses that meet College requirements will be eligible for transfer according to College policy. A minimum of 36 bachelor degree credits must be Penn College credits and 24 of those must be at or above the 300-level. International health credentials/licensure, sciences courses, and most math courses will not be accepted to satisfy requirements of this major. Please see additional information for international students applying to the School of Nursing & Health Sciences majors.
Alternative Credit refers to academic credits earned through means other than traditional college course completion, including: credit by exam, articulation, proof of competency gained in high school, work/life experience, and advanced placement.
Visit the Alternative Credit Options page for requirements and procedures and for information on credit through Advanced Placement.
International students who are studying in the United States on an F-1 visa must be enrolled in a full course of study in-person. Students are not permitted to enroll in an entirely online degree. Online degrees are available to international students pursuing the degree from their home country. Students must still meet all admissions criteria for admission to the college and any special admissions requirements that govern pursuit of their chosen major.
