Health Science

Prerequisites: None

Recommended Grade Level: 9

Required Assessments: None

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science or Business courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: No

Course Description: Health Science Education is an introductory course designed to prepare students to pursue careers in the fields of public health, therapeutics, health services administration, diagnostics, and support services. 

Course Content: Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to identify careers in these fields, compare and contrast the features of healthcare systems, explain the legal and ethical ramifications of the healthcare setting, and begin to perform foundational healthcare skills. This course will serve as a strong foundation for all of the Health Science programs of study. 

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 1 course for the following programs of study: 

• Emergency Services

• Nursing Services

• Therapeutic Services

Prerequisites: Recommended Health Science Education and Biology I 

Corequisite: Recommended Biology I

Recommended Grade Level: 10th-12th grade

Required Assessments: None

Graduation Requirement: Third Lab Science

Credit: 1

EPSO: No

Course Description: This course is designed to develop an understanding of the structures and functions of the human body, while relating those to knowledge and skills associated with pathophysiology. 

Course Content: Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to (1) apply the gross anatomy from earlier courses to a deeper understanding of all body systems, (2) identify the organs and structures of the support and movement systems, (3) relate the structure and function of the communication, control, and integration system, and (4) demonstrate a professional, working understanding of the transportation, respiration, excretory, and reproduction systems. 

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 2 course for the following programs of study: 

• Nursing Services

• Therapeutic Services

Prerequisites: Health Science Education 

Recommended Grade Level: 10-11

Required Assessments: None

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: No

Course Description: Medical  Therapeutics  is an  applied  course designed  to  prepare students to  pursue careers  in therapeutic  and nursing  services.  

Course Content: Upon  completion  of  this  course,  a  proficient  student  will  be  able  to identify  careers in  therapeutics services;  assess,  monitor,  evaluate,  and  report  patient/client health status;  and  identify  the purpose and  components of  treatments.

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 2 or 3 course for the following programs of study: 

• Emergency Services Program of Study

• Nursing Services Program of Study

• Therapeutic Services Program of Study

Prerequisites: Health Science Education, Medical Therapeutics, and Anatomy & Physiology; Students must be 17 years old before the end of the course. 

Corequisite: Emergency Medical Services Practicum (Level 4)

Recommended Grade Level: 12

Required Assessments: EMR Certification

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: Yes, if the student passes the EMR Certification 

Course Description: Emergency Medical Services is a capstone course in the Emergency Medical Services program of study and is designed to prepare students to pursue careers in the fields of emergency medicine.

Course Content:  Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to: identify careers and features of the   EMS system; define the importance of workforce safety and wellness; maintain legal and ethical guidelines; correlate anatomy and physiology concepts to the patient with a medical or traumatic injury; and perform EMS skills with a high level of proficiency. If taught with an EMT instructor, students will be given the opportunity to sit for the National Emergency Medical Responder certification. In addition, students will continue to add artifacts to a portfolio, which they will continue to build throughout the program of study.  

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 4 course for the following programs of study: 

• Emergency Services Program of Study

Prerequisites: Health Science Education, Medical Therapeutics, and Anatomy & Physiology; Students must be 17 years old before the end of the course. 

Corequisite: Emergency Medical Services (Level 4)

Recommended Grade Level: 12

Required Assessments: EMR Certification

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: Yes, if the student passes the EMR Certification 

Course Description: Emergency Medical Services Practicum is a capstone course in the Emergency Services program of study that provides a practicum experience for students as they develop an understanding of professional and ethical issues. The capstone course will be based on the knowledge and skills from previous courses in the Emergency Services program of study.

Course Content:  Upon completion of the course, students will be proficient in components of communication, critical thinking, problem solving, information technology, ethical and legal responsibilities, leadership, and teamwork. Instruction may be delivered through school-based laboratory training or through work-based learning arrangements such as cooperative education, mentoring, and job shadowing 

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 4 course for the following programs of study: 

• Emergency Services Program of Study

Prerequisites: Health Science (Level 1), Medical Therapeutics (Level 2/3), and Anatomy & Physiology (Level 2/3)

Corequisite: Clinical Internship - Nursing Education (Level 4) 

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Required Assessments: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification Exam

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: Yes, if the student passes the certification exam. 

Course Description: Nursing Education is a capstone course designed to prepare students to pursue careers in the field of nursing. Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to implement communication and interpersonal skills, maintain residents’ rights and independence, provide care safely, prevent emergency situations, prevent infection through infection control, and perform the skills required of a nursing assistant. 

Course Content: At the conclusion of this course students who have logged 40 hours of classroom instruction and 20 hours of classroom clinical instruction, and if they have completed 40 hours of site-based clinical with at least 24 of those hours spent in a long-term care facility through a Department of Health approved program, they are eligible to take the certification examination as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).  

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 4 course for the following programs of study: 

• Nursing Education Program of Study

Prerequisites: Health Science (Level 1), Medical Therapeutics (Level 2/3), and Anatomy & Physiology (Level 2/3)

Corequisite: Nursing Education (Level 4) 

Recommended Grade Level: 12

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: Yes, if the student passes the certification exam. 

Course Description: This course is the work-based learning portion of the course providing students with opportunity to complete the clinical internship requirement. Students will need to provide their own transportation to clinical sites. 

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 4 course for the following programs of study: 

• Nursing Education

Prerequisites: Health Science 

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Required Assessments: Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to differentiate the many careers in dentistry, assess, monitor, evaluate, and report on the dental health of patients/clients and relate this information to overall health, apply appropriate dental terminology, and perform clinical supportive skills. In addition, students will continue to build a health science career portfolio that will follow them throughout their chosen program of study.  

Graduation Requirement: This is the second or third course in the Therapeutic Services program of study. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: No

Course Description: Dental Science is an applied course in the Therapeutic Services program of study intended to prepare students with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the dental health care professional within the application of dental care. 

Course Content: Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to differentiate the many careers in dentistry, assess, monitor, evaluate, and report on the dental health of patients/clients and relate this information to overall health, apply appropriate dental terminology, and perform clinical supportive skills. In addition, students will continue to build a health science career portfolio that will follow them throughout their chosen program of study.  

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 2 or 3 course for the following programs of study: 

• Therapeutic Services

Prerequisites: Health Science Education 

Recommended Grade Level: 10-11

Required Assessments: None

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: No

Course Description: Medical  Assisting  is  a  level  2  or  level  3  course designed  to  prepare students to  pursue careers in medical assisting. 

Course Content: Upon  completion  of this  course,  a proficient  student  will  be  able  to implement communication  and  interpersonal  skills,  provide care safely,  prevent  emergency  situations,  prevent infection  through  infection  control,  and perform  the  skills  required of  a  medical  assistant. At the conclusion  of  this  course  and an  appropriate  clinical  internship,  students  may  sit  for  the  Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)  exam. 

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 2 or 3 course for the following programs of study: 

• Therapeutic Services Program of Study

Prerequisites: Health Science

Recommended Grade Level: 10-12

Required Assessments: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board examination (if completed internship)

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: Yes if passes certification exam

Course Description: Pharmacological Sciences is a second or third-level applied course in the Therapeutic Services program of study intended to prepare students with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the healthcare worker in a pharmacy setting. This course equips students with the communication, goal-setting, and information-processing skills to be successful in the workplace, in addition to covering key topics in pharmacology, pharmacy law and regulations, sterile and non-sterile compounding, medication safety, quality assurance, and more. 

Course Content: Upon completion of this course, proficient students who have also completed a Clinical Internship can apply to sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board examination immediately after high school graduation.  

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 2 or 3 course for the following programs of study: 

• Therapeutic Services

AGE REQUIREMENT - Students must be at least 16 years old to be enrolled in this course. 

Prerequisites: Health Science; Medical Therapeutics; Dental Science, Medical Assisting, or Pharmacological Science

Required Certifications: Before clinical placement, students must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and deemed competent in basic first aid, body mechanics, Standard Precaution guidelines, and confidentiality. 

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Required Assessments: none

Graduation Requirement: This course satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Health Science courses. 

Credit: 1

EPSO: no

Course Description: Clinical Internship is a capstone course and work-based learning experience designed to provide students with real-world application of skills and knowledge obtained in a prerequisite Health Science course.

Course Content:  Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to pursue certification in the pre-requisite course of Cardiovascular Services, Exercise Physiology, Medical Therapeutics or Pharmacological Science.

Scope & Sequence: Dental Clinical Internship, Medical Assisting Clinical Internship, Pharmacological Clinical Internship

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals 

*This course is a career and technical education course (CTE) and is the level 4 course for the following programs of study: 

Therapeutic Services Program of Study

Prerequisites: None

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Required Assessments: None

Graduation Requirement: No - Elective Credit Only

Credit: 1

EPSO: Yes, students must pass the local dual credit exam with Northeast State in order to obtain postsecondary credit. 

Course Description: Medical Terminology is a course designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop working knowledge of the language of healthcare professionals.

Course Content: Students will acquire vocabulary-building and problem-solving skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and abbreviations commonly used in medical fields. Utilizing a body systems approach, students will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms relating to structure and function, pathology,  Page 2 diagnosis, clinical procedures, and pharmacology. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to apply problem-solving skills to the documentation of medical phenomena   and will be able to communicate fluently in the language of medicine when working in healthcare settings.

Scope & Sequence

TN State Standards 

Textbook: None

Aligned Student Organization:  HOSA - Future Health Professionals