The Health Science Careers (HSC) program offers college credit(s) by examination in health care, medical
communications, and related sciences during the junior and senior years of high
school. This broad-based exposure to health sciences along with a clinical (shadowing)
experience encourages students to consider health professions as a future career choice.
The program provides a supportive environment for the student to sharpen their
problem-solving and critical thinking skills as they experience the rigors of a post-high
school curriculum.
The HSC program is versatile and can easily fit into the high school curriculum. The
high schools choose a minimum of one course to a maximum of five courses out of
the nine courses currently offered, providing students the potential of earning up to
15 college credits. It is strongly recommended that the Dynamics of Health Care in
Society be one of the choices. The courses are offered to selected 11th and 12th graders,
although the Dynamics of Health Care in Society may also be offered to 10th graders.
Effective for the 2021-2022 school year, students who successfully pass the courses with
a C or better are eligible to take a content-specific standardized online exam to earn
college credit. Passing the exam will earn the student a High Pass (HP), Pass (P), Low
Pass (LP), or No Credit (NC) on the Rutgers School of Health Professions college transcript along with 1 to 4
credits depending on the course completed; however students have a right to refuse these
grades if the request is received before the grade becomes part of the permanent record.
Once the grades have been entered on the transcript it cannot be removed. Also note
that colleges may or may not accept these credits.
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