Associate of Applied Science in Health Science Overview
At Purdue Global, we believe your highly specialized military training should give you a jumpstart on your education and career prospects. That’s why our military medical program is focused on awarding you the most credit possible for your prior training and providing you with immediate military career progression. By maximizing your allied health occupation and prior medical training, you can earn your associate’s degree in as few as 5 courses.
We have evaluated various allied health occupations for credit toward the associate’s degree program:
- Air Force: 4A0X1, 4A1X1, 4A2X1, 4C0X1, 4D0X1, 4J0X1, 4N0X1, 4N1X1, 4P0X1, 4R0X1, 4V0X1, 4Y0X2
- Army: 18D, 68A, 68D, 68E, 68EN5, 68F, 68G, 68J, 68K, 68M, 68P, 68PM5, 68Q, 68S, 68V, 68W, 68X, 68Y
- Coast Guard: HS
- Navy: HM
Don’t see your occupation listed? Your military experience could still earn you college credit at Purdue Global. We will evaluate your military transcripts and may award credit for prior coursework and occupational training.
Program Highlights
We build on your prior military medical training to help you find the fastest, most affordable way to achieve your health science associate’s degree. Our curriculum focuses on a comprehensive framework that incorporates current research and industry advances in:
- Health care
- General education
- Technical health information
Apply techniques and skills from your prior military training to real-world health science scenarios with a capstone project. You can also choose to complete a health science preprofessional concentration.
See the University Catalog for policy and degree plan information specific to this program.