Health Sciences Updates - Fall 2018

• NOVA’s BIO 141/142 will now be accepted at MC: Biology 141 and 142 are now deemed to be fully transferable to MC as our BIOL 212 and 213.
  
• Carolyn McAllister accepted another position (Reading & English Faculty) within the college, which will begin on October 1, 2018. Therefore, my last day in Health Sciences as the Pre-Admission Retention Coordinator will be 9/28/18.
  
• There are programs where Program Coordinators allow students to take courses in their curricula before being accepted:

• Nancy Greenawald’s PTA program: She allows students to take PHTH 101 if room. Students need to seek permission from her.

• Corinne Smith’s Medical Coder/HIM programs: Once either HINM 115 or BIOL 130/131 ( or BIOL 150/212 ) is taken, they may seek permission from her to take HINM 120, once students have met the pre reqs of both HINM 115 and BIOL 130/131: They may seek permission to take HINM 150.

• Linda Zanin’s DMS program also contains HINM 120. Students need to seek permission from the professor teaching the course.

• Natalie Maiden is no longer the advisor for Mental Health. No full time position is available at this time; the position is frozen.
  
  For new students coming in I would suggest the General Studies Social Sciences, Administration, and Health (SSAH) AA: 611C for those looking to do counselling, social work, and for those looking to be a psychiatrist, or psychologist I would suggest the General Studies STEM A.A: 611B.
  
  Those already enrolled will have their courses offered. Course availability will be dependent upon enrollment numbers. Last semester there were only four enrollments for MHTH 101 and it had to be cancelled.
  
  Diane Barberesi, MS
  Chair of Health Sciences
  7600 Takoma Park Ave. - HC 436
  Diane.Barberesi@montgomerycollege.edu
  Cell: 301-807-7214