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Health Science

The Alabama Course of Study: Health Science prescribes the required minimum content in the area of healthcare for students in Grades 9-12.  This document based on the National Health Care Skill Standards, identifies core knowledge and professional ethics essential to all healthcare learners/workers who pursue career paths in diagnostic, therapeutic, and environmental, and/or information services.

The purposes of the Health Science program are:

• To introduce students to the healthcare system

• To assist students in making realistic career decisions

• To develop students’ leadership skills

• To prepare students for acceptance in postsecondary healthcare education programs and/or employment in healthcare jobs. It is critical that students prepare for careers in health science to meet the increasing and changing demands of various populations and of the rapidly developing biomedical industry.  Students in the Health Science program must achieve academic goals and meet the expectations of business and industry