This post features 4 exciting courses being offered through Arizona State University that your teen can take during high school for college credit. All courses are delivered online and are available to high school students in any state. Best of all, ASU offers “GPA Protection,” so if your student doesn’t like their grade, they can have it purged from their academic record forever.
All 4 courses are available in an “On Demand” format which gives your student access to the course for 1 year. There are no deadlines for homework, etc. you work on your own timeline. The fastest ASU allows you to finish is 6 weeks, All four also count towards their general education requirement if your student chooses ASU for a degree after high school.
Start Date: Anytime
End Date: 1 year from start date
HCR210: Ethics for the Health Care Professional
3 college credits.
This course introduces the complexity of ethical issues and challenges that face healthcare professionals in contemporary clinical practice. An overview of different philosophical positions, which serve as the theoretical foundation for the analysis of ethical conflicts, will be presented. Students will explore how personal, professional, & societal values affect their approach to healthcare and is reflected in professional codes of ethics. Models of ethical decision-making will be presented as a means of critical analysis and resolution of ethical conflicts in healthcare.
Past course syllabus for reference only.
HCR220: Introduction to Health Professions and the U.S. Health Care System
3 college credits.
Do you ever wonder why our healthcare system seems so complicated? Perhaps you are an innovative thinker wondering what healthcare might look like in the future and how healthcare technology works. Or maybe you are thinking about going into the healthcare field but are unsure just what path you want to take – and what getting there looks like. This course will set you on a path to discover the answers to all of these questions and more.
In this course you will explore the historical, social, political, and economic factors that influence healthcare. You will take a critical look at why interprofessional teams are so important, how ethics factors into healthcare, and look at some of the significant historical events that have created the healthcare system we have today.
This course will prepare you to engage in conversations about healthcare with others, understand the healthcare workforce better, and identify future challenges we may face in this ever-changing world of healthcare!
HEP100: Introduction to Health and Wellness
3 college credits.
In this online health and wellness class, you will explore a wide variety of health-related topics, including:
How to improve your personal fitness
How to take a credible assessment of your personal health
The dietary decisions you need to make to help build a healthy life
How to achieve and maintain a healthy weight
How to manage stress
How to maintain proper sleep hygiene
How to lower the risk of contracting an infectious disease
Steps you can take to reduce the risk of chronic disease
Attitudes and beliefs related to health
Past course syllabus for reference only.
HCR 230 Culture & Health
3 college credits.
What really is ‘culture’ and who decides what creates it? Is it what language we speak and where we grew up or does it go beyond that to encompass what we believe, think, and value? In this course you will unpack some of those questions and extend them into the field of healthcare. You’ll take a look at the U.S. as well as other countries to examine health, illness, and how healthcare is delivered. You will also unpack barriers to intercultural communication and strategies to not only overcome these but to improve upon them. Cultural competency is increasingly important in not only health care but every single industry – come find out more about what it means – and how it applies to you – in this course!
Past course syllabus for reference only.
Homeschooling for College Credit presents: HS4CC Academy
HS4CC Academy gives your homeschooler access to Arizona State University’s Universal Learner Courses at our special discounted rate. ASU’s regular price for a Universal Learner Course is $425, but through HS4CC Academy, you can purchase additional courses for only $299 each , a significant savings for real college credit from a top university.
Every course integrates smoothly into your homeschool, and you keep full control. After your teen finishes the class you can preview the final grade before deciding whether to place it on their official ASU transcript. If you love the grade you keep it. If not you purge it. No record. No GPA impact. No other dual enrollment program in the country offers this kind of safety net.
Families join HS4CC Academy because the savings add up fast, the enrollment process is simple, and our community of experienced HS4CC parents is here to support you.
Click here to learn more about HS4CC Academy’s unique discount program.
