Course Descriptions

CTE Health Sciences
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Biotechnology
Course Number: 8302
Length: Full Year
1.0 Credits
Prerequisite: None
Requirement Met: CTE


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Sports Medicine
Course Number: 8309
Length: Full Year
1.0 Credits
Prerequisite: None
Requirement Met: CTE

Intro To Health Professions
Course Number: 8350
Length: One Semester
0.5 Credit
Prerequisite: None
Requirement Met: CTE

Medical Anatomy
Course Number: 8353
Length: Full Year
1.0 Credits
Prerequisite: None
Requirement Met: CTE


CE Medical Terminology
Course Number: 8355
Length: Full Year
1.0 Credits
Prerequisite: None
Requirement Met: CTE

This course will prepare students for careers in health occupations and animal and plant sciences. Students will participate in experiments and explorations that use state of the art techniques and equipment that are used in today's health, veterinary and agricultural laboratories and businesses. Biotechnology techniques include: aseptic technique, plant and animal tissue culture, bacterial culture, genetic engineering, DNA fingerprinting, enzyme analysis, food production and disease and pest control. The focus will be on preparing students as medical lab technicians. This course can be used for vocational and science elective credit. College credit available.


Attention is given to the practical application and methods in First Aid and treatment and procedures for handling injuries. Students will show competencies in recognizing physical injuries. Emphasis is on learning the cause and prevention of athletic injuries. Therapeutic treatment of injuries will be covered. Lab fee and out-of-class responsibilities required.




This semester course is designed to create an awareness of career possibilities in health care and inform students of the educational options available for health science and health technology programs. Instruction includes beginning anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical ethics, diseases, and disorders. The course prepares students for the Medical Anatomy/Physiology course and/or for a variety of health technology programs.



This full-year program provides students with an in-depth study of health care careers in each of the five Health Care Pathways. Instruction includes intermediate anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, diseases and disorders, medical ethics and first aid. The class is designed to prepare students for Advanced Health Science courses and/or a variety of Health Technology programs. 




Medical Terminology is a one-semester course that helps students understand the Greek- and Latin-based language of medicine and healthcare. Emphasis is placed upon word roots, suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, symbols, anatomical terms, and terms associated with movements of the human body. This course also stresses the proper pronunciation, spelling, and usage of medical terminology. This class is helpful to anyone considering going into the healthcare field.