Admission Process

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

Applicants may be admitted to CAHS if they fall into one of the below categories:

1- Students attending initial entry training (IET), advanced individual training (AIT) / A or C school courses

These service members, without regard to Active Duty, National Guard or Reserve status, are students, on orders, attending their respective Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) / Additional Skills Identifier (ASI), Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC), or Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) producing course and have graduated their service specific basic training.

2- Voluntary Education students

This is currently a small group of personnel attending the Education and Training Administration and Leadership program. Opportunities for students in this category are limited to service members performing instructor duty at branch campuses, additional locations, or other instructional sites who teach in a CAHS program.

CAHS programs are designated as non-degree, certificate, Associate of Science in Health Sciences (ASHS), and Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS). This designation is based on Service requirements and program rigor. CAHS does not offer general education coursework; however, students may earn a degree within their program contingent on transfer coursework.

ADMISSSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Non-degree or course credit upon completion of training:

Student must be selected and approved to attend a CAHS allied health science course by their parent Service and complete an application with USU.

Certificate conferral upon completion of training:

Students must be selected and approved to attend a CAHS allied health science program by their parent Service and must complete an application with USU;
Students must submit Joint Service Transcript or Community College of the Air Force Transcript.

Requirements for Associate Degree Programs:

Students must be selected and approved to attend a CAHS program by their parent Service and must complete an application with USU;
Submit a Joint Service Transcript or Community College of the Air Force Transcript;
Submit official college transcript(s) from other schools attended for transfer credit evaluation.

Requirements for Bachelor Degree Programs
Students must be selected and approved to attend a CAHS allied health science program by their parent Service and must complete an application with USU;
Submit a Joint Service Transcript or Community College of the Air Force Transcript;
Submit official college transcript(s) from other schools attended for transfer credit evaluation.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A.S.H.S. Requirements

The CAHS ASHS degree plan requires at least 60 semester hours of credit with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better in all courses; residence of at least 25% of the degree plan; General Education of at least 30 semester hours; a Major Technical Field of Study of at least 15 semester hours; and General Electives of up to 15 semester hours as may be needed to achieve 60 semester hours of credit. In order to achieve the required general education and credit totals, students will need to provide official transcripts showing the completion of the following semester hours: (6) Communication, (9) Quantitative Science, (6) Human Science, and (9) General Education Electives prior to the degree being awarded. To view each ASHS degree plan by Service Component click here.

Associate Degree Programs
Cardiovascular Technician
Education and Training Administration and Leadership
Histology Technician
Medical Laboratory Technician
NeuroDiagnostic Technologist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Ophthalmic Technician
Opticianry
Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic
Pharmacy Technician
Preventive Medicine Technician
Radiation Health Technician
Radiologic Technologist
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Respiratory Therapy Technician
Urology Technician

Certain programs require specific prerequisite transfer coursework that must be evaluated by the University prior to enrollment. These requirements are determined by the individual services and may not be waived:

Occupational Therapy Assistant (Army and Navy): Applicants are required to have earned and transferred in a minimum of three (3) semester hours or five (5) quarter hours of college credits in each of the following subjects: English Composition, Speech/Oral Communication, Mathematics (college level), Social Science, and Humanities.
Respiratory Care Practitioner (Air Force): Applicants are required to have earned and transferred in a minimum of three (3) semester hours or five (5) quarter hours of college credits in each of the following subjects: English Composition, Speech/Oral Communication, Mathematics (College Algebra, College Geometry, Statistics, or higher level Mathematics, such as Pre-calculus, Calculus, etc.), Social Science, and Humanities.
Respiratory Therapy (Army): Applicants are required to have earned and transferred in a minimum of three (3) semester hours or five (5) quarter hours of college credits in each of the following subjects: English Composition, Speech/Oral Communication, Mathematics (college level), Social Science, and Humanities.
Respiratory Therapy (Navy): Applicants are required to have earned and transferred in a minimum of three (3) semester hours or five (5) quarter hours of college credits in each of the following subjects: English Composition, Speech/Oral Communication, College Algebra, Social Science, and Humanities.

The Education and Training Administration and Leadership Program is only open to personnel assigned as instructors for a CAHS program. Interested instructors must, in addition to the application and official transcripts submit proof of:
Completion of a Service specific Instructor Qualification / Basic Instructor Course;
Assignment to an instructor position and actively teaching within a CAHS affiliated program;
The ability to complete the program within 3 years.

BSHS Requirements

The CAHS BSHS degree plan requires at least 120 semester hours of credit with a GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of C or better in all courses; residence of at least 25% of the degree plan; General Education of at least 60 semester hours; a Major Technical Field of Study of at least 30 semester hours; and General Electives of up to 30 related semester hours as may be needed to achieve 120 semester hours of credit. Of the 120 semester hours required, 42 semester hours must be of Upper Level credits. In order to achieve the general education and total credit amounts students must provide official transcripts showing the award of the following semester hours (9) Communication, (18) Quantitative Science, (9) Human Science, (24) General Education Electives. To view each BSHS degree plan by Service Component click here.

Bachelor Degree Programs

Independent Duty Corpsman (Surface and Submarine)

Nuclear Medicine Technician

Advanced Tactical Provider

READMITTED OR REVERSE TRANSFER STUDENTS

Individuals who attend a CAHS program at a branch campus, additional location, or other instructional site and have not met degree requirements based on missing general education requirements will receive a certificate upon completion of the Service required Major Technical Field of Study. Students have a maximum of five years from their certificate date to transfer general education requirements (Reverse Transfer) or return to active status and complete the degree program. To be readmitted or returned to active status, students must meet the following criteria:

Reverse Transfer Students must be actively affiliated with the DoD while currently performing duty in the specialty designation (Naval Enlisted Classification -NEC, Air Force Specialty Code - AFSC, Military Occupational Specialty -MOS) for the degree program sought (the specialty designation must not have been withdrawn by the Service Component or any other relevant authorities). Copy of current military orders must be submitted at time of re-admission for review;
Submit a completed application;
Submit official transcripts for new coursework earned after leaving the USU.

Note: Education and Training Administration and Leadership degree seeking students who depart before meeting all degree requirements are dis-enrolled and ineligible for award of the degree unless they officially return to an instructor duty position. An exception may be made due to extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control and if a member has met all degree requirements prior to departure from instructor duty pending the Dean’s approval.

SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT DEGREES

Second and subsequent degrees will only be awarded based on distinct credits not previously used in an awarded degree. For a second BSHS degree, in addition to the program's major field of study courses a minimum of 18 of the required 42 semester hours of upper level credits must be hours not previously used in a CAHS awarded degree.

Degrees will be awarded based on transfer work as long as the individual does not already hold a degree at the same or higher level with the same major or specialization. Applicants that already hold a degree in the same program will be awarded college credit. Some locations will issue a certificate on completion.