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Health Professions Portfolio Clusters
Tier 1 Grow, Tier 2 Maintain, Tier 3 Harvest
U
NDERGRAD
F
OUNDATIONAL
C
OURSES
2-
AND
4-
YR
P
ROGRAMS
:
C
AREER
A
DVANCED
P
RACTICE
&
P
ROFESSIONAL
• Undergraduate courses that
are prerequisites for
students entering or in
Health Profession
programs, including
Nursing. Can be taught out
of undergraduate
department (e.g., A&P in
Biology department).
•
Tier 1
:Med term
•
Tier 2
: A&P, Microbiology,
Pathophysiology,
Neuroscience
•
Tier 3
: Intro to health,
student success
• Courses and programs
that are often taught in a
Nursing school or in
combined Nursing/Allied
Health
schools/departments
•
Tier 1
: Dental
Hygiene,Exercise
Science, Med Asst, Rad
Tech,Sonography
•
Tier 2:
, Rehab Science,,
ClinLabScience,Nutrition/
Dietetics, Athletic Training
• Programs that are
predominantly taught in
career / for-profit setting
•
Tier 1
: Med Asst,
Phlebotomy; OTA
•
Tier 2
: Massage Therapy
•
Pending assessment
-
,
PTA, Dental Asst
•
Tier 3
: Pharm Tech
• Masters/ Doctoral level
programs and professional
market.
•
Tier 1
:PT, OT, Exercise
science certification
•
Tier 2
: Speech Language &
Hearing/Audiology
Level
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