Ready to learn more about the Associate’s Degree in Health Science for Military Students?
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If you’ve received military training as an allied health professional, you are already on your way to earning your associate’s degree in health science. At Purdue Global, we believe your highly specialized military training should give you a jump start on your education.
To help you achieve your academic and professional goals, we have evaluated various military occupations to help reduce the number of courses required for your associate’s degree*:
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.
We build on your prior military medical training to help you achieve your health science associate’s degree. Our curriculum focuses on a comprehensive framework that incorporates current research and industry advances in:
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.
Servicemembers and veterans can earn a degree faster with our PME2Degree® program. Many occupations across each branch have been evaluated for credit toward a Purdue Global degree. Use our Military Credit Calculator to see how much of your training counts as credit.
How Many Credits Have You Earned?We offer significantly reduced tuition rates for servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve, and veterans.
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Advance your status within the military with an associate’s degree in health science from Purdue Global. Additionally, military servicemembers and veterans who return to civilian life can pursue a number of entry-level careers within the growing field of allied health.
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Apply your allied health occupation and military medical training toward an associate’s degree in health science. Advance your status within the military, continue toward completing a bachelor’s degree, or pursue career opportunities in the health science field.
| AS in Health Science | AAS in Health Science | |
|---|---|---|
| Program Objective |
Designed for military servicemembers and veterans focused on earning an associate's degree and progressing toward completing a bachelor's |
Designed for military servicemembers and veterans focused on earning an associate’s degree for immediate career progression |
| Program Duration |
Earn your associate’s degree in 9 courses or less when applying credit for your allied health occupation toward degree requirements* |
Earn your associate's in as few as 5 courses when applying credit for your allied health occupation toward degree requirements† |
| Transfer Credit Options |
Prior military medical and health science training put you on a path toward advancing your education |
Allows greater flexibility to apply credit from prior institutions, credit by examination, and experiential learning toward degree requirements to put you on a path for career advancement |
| Key Outcomes |
Best option to immediately continue toward a bachelor’s and later a master’s degree in health science |
Best option to immediately apply for advancement in a military or civilian career |
Completing your associate’s degree online will lay the groundwork for your next degree. You can transfer your associate’s degree into a Purdue Global bachelor’s degree, covering half of the program’s requirements.‡
See the University Catalog for policy and degree plan information.
Discover your work interests and use them to chart your ideal career path.
Learn MoreOur military medical programs provide a unique opportunity for you to excel in the health science field. Health science coursework includes a focus on anatomy and physiology, chemistry, nutrition, clinical skills, pathophysiology, health education, and health informatics.
Courses are taught by professionals with years of industry experience. Interactive technology allows you to collaborate and engage with fellow classmates.
In addition to the required core and major courses, you can further specialize your health science associate degree by choosing a preprofessional concentration. This concentration can serve as a first step on the path to a graduate or advanced degree, providing many of the foundational courses they require.‡
Finish What You Started
Earn credit for prior coursework completed at eligible institutions, including community colleges.
We Offer an Affordable Education for Military Students
For undergraduate programs, tuition is reduced 55% per credit for current servicemembers and 38% per credit for veterans. Tuition reductions are also available for graduate programs and military spouses.
Graduate Sooner With Your Military Experience
We offer college-level credit for ACE-evaluated military training and CLEP and DANTES examinations.
Leverage Your Skills to Earn Your Degree Faster
Discover pathways to earn undergraduate credit for your life and professional career experiences.
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*The 9-course determination is based on the transfer of 48 quarter credit hours toward the 90-credit AS in Health Science. As of February 2020, of the 149 U.S. military occupation codes evaluated by Purdue Global across Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, 44% had 9 or fewer courses remaining to complete the degree. Coursework reduction reflects an educational mapping based on the credit recommended by the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) for occupation duties. Credit awards will vary based on occupation, skill level, completed military courses as listed on your official Joint Services Transcript(s), and applicable prior learning that can apply toward degree requirements. Purdue Global does not guarantee transferability of credit from any of these sources. All credits must be validated on official transcript(s) to be eligible for transfer.
†The 5-course determination is based on the transfer of 65 quarter credit hours toward the 90-credit AAS in Health Science. As of February 2020, of the 149 U.S. military occupation codes evaluated by Purdue Global across Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, 40% had 5 courses remaining to complete the degree. Coursework reduction reflects an educational mapping based on the credit recommended by the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) for occupation duties. Credit awards will vary based on occupation, skill level, completed military courses as listed on your official Joint Services Transcript(s), and applicable prior learning that can apply toward degree requirements. Purdue Global does not guarantee transferability of credit from any of these sources. All credits must be validated on official transcript(s) to be eligible for transfer.
‡The University cannot guarantee that students will be granted admission to any future programs. Speak to an Advisor about transfer credit opportunities and see the University Catalog for the Prior Learning Assessment policy.
