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 enlisted 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, 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.
ADMISSIONS 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.
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 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
An Associate of Science in Health Sciences (ASHS) degree is awarded upon successful completion of at least 60 semester hours. These hours must include a minimum GPA of 2.0, a grade of C or higher in all courses, and at least 25% of the degree plan completed in residence. The curriculum comprises at least 21 semester hours of General Education (including 6 in Communication, 9 in Quantitative Science, and 6 in Human Science), a minimum of 15 semester hours in the Major Technical Field of Study, and sufficient Free Elective semester hours to reach the 60-hour total. Official transcripts verifying the completion of the specified General Education and total credit hours are required before the degree is granted.
Associate Degree Programs
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Aerospace Medical Technician |
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Aerospace Physiology Technician |
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Cardiovascular Technician
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Education and Training Administration and Leadership
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Health Physics Technician |
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Histology Technician
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Medical Laboratory Technician
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Neurodiagnostic Technologist
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
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Ophthalmic Technician
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Opticianry
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Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic
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Pharmacy Technician
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Public Health Technician
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Radiation Health Technician
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Radiologic Technologist
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Respiratory Care Practitioner
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Respiratory Therapy Technician
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Urology Technician
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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 submitted official transcripts transferring 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 submitted official transcripts transferring 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 submitted official transcripts transferring 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 submitted official transcripts transferring 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 enlisted personnel assigned duty at branch campuses, or additional locations, and other instructional sites who teach in 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;
- The ability to complete the program within 3 years.
BSHS Requirements
A Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) degree is awarded upon successful completion of at least 120 semester hours. These hours must include a minimum GPA of 2.0, a grade of C or higher in all courses, and at least 25% of the degree plan completed in residence. The curriculum comprises at least 36 semester hours of General Education (including 9 in Communication, 18 in Quantitative Science, and 9 in Human Science), a minimum of 30 semester hours in the Major Technical Field of Study, and sufficient Free Elective semester hours to reach the 120-hour total. Furthermore, 42 of the required 120 semester hours must be Upper Level credits, and official transcripts verifying the completion of the specified General Education and total credit hours are required before the degree is granted.
Bachelor Degree Programs
Global Community Health
Independent Duty Corpsman (Surface and Submarine)
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
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 and/or general elective requirements will have a maximum of five years from their program completion date to transfer general education and/or general elective 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 may be required to be to be submitted for review at time of readmission;
- Within the five year limit, submit official transcripts for new coursework earned after technical course completion.
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.