+Associate of Applied Science in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
Academic preparation for this program emphasizes digital electronics and microcomputer electronics with robotics applications. Also covered are basic electricity and electronics circuits, instrumentation and measurements, power and energy, materials processing and computer-aided design. The program prepares students for positions as engineering assistants, engineering technologists, production technicians, instrument calibration and repair technicians, field service technicians, customer service representatives and other entry-level positions in electronic engineering technology. Students who complete the associate degree have also reached the halfway point in progress toward a baccalaureate degree.
Graduates from the program will possess the following knowledge and skills:
First year
General education
Basic courses
Core courses
Second year
General education
Basic courses
Core courses
+Associate of Applied Science in World Class Manufacturing
This program emphasizes three technical areas: manufacturing processes, design and industrial management. Manufacturing courses provide an understanding of processes with hands-on emphasis on programming and operating computer-controlled machines (CNC) and automation. A sequence of drafting and design courses provide practical skills in computer-aided design and the technical knowledge to provide specifications for manufactured products. Quality and industrial management courses emphasize the application of statistics and management techniques that maximize quality and workplace safety. Graduates are employed in business and industry and are prepared to continue for a bachelor's degree in manufacturing, mechanical design or quality.
Graduates from the program will possess the following knowledge and skills:
First year
General education
Basic courses
Core courses
Second year
General education
Basic courses
Core courses
+Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology
Health information is found in many places in a variety of formats. As a health
information practitioner, an Accredited Record
Technician (ART) specializes in evaluating,
controlling and maintaining the information contained
in all types of health records. Career opportunities include positions in group
practices,
long-term care facilities, hospital health information management
departments, attorneys' offices, health
maintenance organizations, professional review
organizations, ambulatory care facilities, public
health agencies, mental health facilities and many others. The positions include all aspects
of medical record technical-level tasks: filing and retrieval, analyzing, coding,
indexing, compiling statistics, answering
subpoenas, utilization review, quality assessment, medical research, medical-legal
correspondence, abstracting, transcribing, and compiling and presenting medical
data through the use of computerized systems.
Directed practices allow the student to apply theory learned in the classroom and technical-level skills developed in the laboratory to a health information management department setting. This clinical direction takes place during the second year of study. Students may not take the responsibility or the place of "qualified" staff. However, after demonstrating proficiency, students may be permitted to perform procedures with careful supervision. Students may be employed in the clinical facility outside regular education hours provided the work is limited so it does not interfere with regular or academic responsibilities. The work must be non-compulsory, paid and subject to employee regulations.
The program has been granted accreditation status through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs, in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association. This accreditation allows graduates to sit for a national examination sponsored by the American Health Information Management Association. Upon successful completion of the accreditation examination, the student receives Accredited Record Technician (ART) credentials.
The health information technology curriculum is consistent with and responsive to the demonstrated needs and expectations of the health care community served by Firelands College. The health information curriculum encompasses the following four areas:
Due to limitations in clinical directed
practice assignments, as well as available
laboratory facilities, enrollment in the HIT program
may
be limited during a given year. Prospective students are encouraged to make
contact with the program director at least one
year prior to planned enrollment in the program to adequately prepare for admission to
the professional core of the program.
Admission standards may include, but are not limited to, SAT/ACT scores, placement test scoring, current grade point averages, letters of reference and a personal interview. Standards and other steps in the application process are provided by the program director on request. All students requesting admission to the program prior to registering for HIT 100 should contact the program director for a copy of this procedure approximately six months to one year before their planned admission to the program.
Students who have been academically suspended or otherwise suspended/dismissed from the University and later reinstated must also reapply for reinstatement to the program. Reinstatement to the University does not carry with it automatic reinstatement to the program.
To be admitted to, as well as continue in, the professional program in health information technology (directed practice or other clinical experience), the student must meet the following matriculation standards:
Any HIT student enrolled in a course that involves a clinical experience (HIT 201, 220) may not participate in that clinical experience if he or she is currently on academic or other college-related warning, probation, suspension or dismissal.
Before a clinical assignment can be made the student must have the results of a physical examination on file with the HIT program director, show evidence of auto insurance policy, apply for liability insurance through BGSU and receive permission from the program director for clinical assignment.
Graduates from the program will possess the following knowledge and skills:
First year
General education
Basic courses
Core courses
Second year
General education
Basic courses
Core courses
+Associate of Applied Science in Nursing--Lorain County Community College Satellite Program
Lorain County Community College brings its National League for Nursing accredited associate degree nursing program to the campus of Firelands College. This program offers the citizens of Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky counties the opportunity to obtain registered nurse status from a state-assisted college. All support courses should be taken at Firelands College and will transfer to Lorain County Community College. The nursing courses are LCCC courses that are offered on the Firelands campus. All students are enrolled as BGSU students for support courses and as LCCC students for nursing courses. Clinical work is done at area hospitals and agencies. The associate of applied sciences in nursing degree is earned from Lorain County Community College.
Support courses
First year
Second year
+Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
The associate degree in criminal justice focuses principally on the administrative and theoretical aspects of communication processes, ethnic relations, public administration, procedural justice, criminology, abnormal psychology, statistics and professional ethics. It is not oriented toward technical training, but is a logical sequence for further education for someone trained in police science.
Graduates with this major will possess the following knowledge and skills:
First year
General education
Basic courses
Professional core
Second year
General education
Basic courses
Professional core
Professional electives
+Associate of Applied Science in Human Services
This program prepares students for employment as paraprofessionals in social and human service agencies. It also provides a means for those currently employed in these organizations to improve their proficiencies and move toward promotion. The two-year degree program combines academic courses and supervised field experiences, and may be applied toward several baccalaureate programs offered by the College of Health and Human Services.
The regular human services program trains the student to deal with a broad range of human service issues, populations and agencies.
Graduates from the program will possess the following knowledge and skills:
First year
General education
Basic courses
Professional core
Second year
General education
Basic courses
Professional core
Professional elective
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