Center for Allied Health & Human Services

Hermitage High School

Comprehensive challenging curriculum that explores various career pathways for students who are interested in medical careers.
Research-based instructional practices help students to develop collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills for success.
A variety of real-life, hands-on skills training for a medical career to achieve industry certifications/licenses.
Optional college courses are taught by selected HCPS teachers and credentialed as adjunct professors with JSRCC.

Sample Four-Year Curriculum

Center Module I

Center Module II

Medical Terminology Honors-Pending Approval
Geometry Honors Specialty Ceneter or Algebra II CP or Honors (not part of Center)
Biology II Honors Specialty Center

Center Module III

Chemistry I Honors Specialty Center
3 Credit Health and Medical Elective (EMT, Pharmacy, Technician, Nurse Aide, Sports Medicine, Veterinary Science)
Algebra II or higher

Center Module IV

AP Biology
3 Credit Health and Medical Elective (EMT, Pharmacy, Technician, Nurse Aide, Sports Medicine, Veterinary Science)

Students should refer to Diploma Requirements to determine specific graduation requirements.
All students must successfully complete the Economics and Personal Finance course.
All Health and Medical elective courses require Work-Based Learning hours with direct client/patient care
Dual Enrollment for Health and Medical Elective EMT: EMS 111 and 120
Dual Enrollment for Health and Medical Elective Pharmacy Technician: HLT 101, HLT 143, HLT 250, HLT 261, HLT 262
Dual Enrollment for Health and Medical Elective Nurse Aide: HCT 101 and HCT 102
Preparation for industry certifications and licenses in the following areas: Workplace Readiness, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), National Health Science Assessment, National Academy of Sports Medicine Sports Performance Specialist (PES), CPR/First Aid, Lifeguard, Learn to Swim, National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN), Elanco Veterinary Medical Applications Certification, Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
Dual Enrollment options Junior and Senior years for: English (ENG 111, 112, 242, 244), Math (MTH 155, 161), History (DE 121, 122, PLS 135, 136), Science (BIO 101, 141)
All courses are subject to change based on availability
AP Biology is not a required 12th grade course. It is solely the ACE health and medical specialties for upperclassmen and science electives are choice.