Health, Certificate of Proficiency

Visit the Health Sciences page for more information on the program and access to advising.

Program Description

The Health certificate is available to all UVU students with a particular focus designed to provide high school students an opportunity to obtain a certificate of proficiency in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) field while still enrolled in high school and stack into certificate, associate and bachelor degrees at UVU. This certificate is available from the University for college students/adults looking for entry-level skills leading to further academic advancement and learn more about the Health field.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours		16
Total Credit Hours
ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts
PSY 1100	Human Development Life Span	3
or PSY 1010	General Psychology
NUTR 1020	Foundations of Human Nutrition	3
BIOL 1610	College Biology I	4
Complete one of the following:		3
MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning
MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra
MATH 1050	College Algebra
MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries
STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics
STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra

Graduation Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 16 semester credits.

2. Overall grade point average of 2.5 or above.

3. All core courses must be completed with grade 'C' or higher.  

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Semester 1		Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005	Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts	3
Math requirement		3
PSY 1100 or PSY 1010	Human Development Life Span or General Psychology	3
	Credit Hours	9
Semester 2
NUTR 1020	Foundations of Human Nutrition	3
BIOL 1610	College Biology I	4
	Credit Hours	7
	Total Credit Hours	16

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Describe key terms and concepts currently used in the areasof mathematics, biology, human development and nutrition through writing and other assignments.
2. Discuss the relevance of biology, human development and nutrition to concerns of society through writing and other assignments.
3. Apply the process of science by generating hypotheses, critically evaluating data, and solving problems.