Curriculum
Dual Credit Courses
Effingham Regional Career Academy, in cooperation with Lake Land College, will provide ERCA students with dual credit course opportunities. Students that complete these courses earn credits toward their high school diploma as well as college credits at no cost to the student.
Criteria used to determine placement in these courses may include; meeting required prerequisites, ACT test scores, SAT test scores, LLC administered Accuplacer test scores, student academics, and qualified faculty availability. LLC dual credit courses may have prerequisite requirements of good student attendance and behavior, LLC dual credit course offerings and their prerequisites are listed below. Unless specified differently, all courses are offered to 11th and 12th graders only. LLC administered Accuplacer test scores may be used in place of ACT and SAT scores.
Course Listing
Allied Health I
This course provides an introduction to the healthcare field, with an overview of career pathways, occupational requirements and different opportunities available to healthcare professionals. It also introduces the physical structure of the body, explaining how the structures and organ systems of the body work. Students will learn how each body system works with the others to stay alive. Additional topics include different diseases and disorders, recent advances in medicine, and ways to take care of your body.
Skills Acquired:
- Discuss professional and ethical considerations within healthcare.
- Explain the significance and legal implications of HIPPA.
- Identify anatomical structures and describe their physiological function within the human body.
- Working knowledge of medical terminology.
- Describe diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention of common diseases.
