We support the education and training requirements the military services have determined are a prerequisite to professional peacetime and operational practice within the Military Health System of the Department of Defense. CAHS degree are fully accredited and require competencies and practice credentials identical to the civilian sector.
We additionally have a small Voluntary Education offering, supporting Service requirements of degrees for NCOs and Petty Officers, via an education training administration and leadership program primarily for instructors at branch campuses. There are 15 semester hours offered in residence at METC and 18 upper division hours offered via online courses. This allows instructors to achieve academic residency requirements for both ASHS and BSHS degree plans.
Not only are our students trained exceptionally well for the mission of the DoD on duty, they achieve education for a lifetime of service to the nation, long after leaving military service, within the communities they call home.
- Convert your military training to academic credit at no cost to you
- Preserve your Voluntary Education Benefits
- Enhance your readiness by reducing time and cost of degree completion
- Become eligible to take national certification examinations to achieve professional credentials
- Practice anywhere your credential is required
- Transition to civilian jobs without further training or education
The Associate of Science in Health Sciences allows service members to convert their military training and previously completed coursework toward a recognized degree that enables them to practice within the Military Health System (MHS) as well as transition to civilian jobs while preserving their Voluntary Education Benefits. In many cases, degree recipients also become eligible to take national certification examinations, allowing them to better serve the nation while on duty and further grow their career once they choose to enter the civilian sector.
This degree plan accommodates a variety of health science specialties and is composed primarily of coursework required of professionally accredited disciplines of study for credentialed practice within the MHS. This degree plan transfers entirely to a variety of graduate-level programs that also support the MHS and the civilian sector, which will better serve the military member and the Nation while on duty, as well as long after separation from service.
Aerospace Medical Technician
Aerospace Physiology Technician
Cardiovascular Technician
Education & Training Leadership & Administration
Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
Health Physics Technician
Histology Technician
Medical Laboratory Technician
Neurodiagnostic Technician
Occupational Therapy Technician
Ophthalmic Technician
Opticianry
Pharmacy Technician
Public Health Technician
Radiation Health Technician
Radiological Technology
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Respiratory Therapy Technician
Urology Technician
The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences gives service members the opportunity to apply coursework completed for credentialed practice within the Military Health System (MHS) toward an accredited, recognized degree that transfers entirely to a variety of graduate-level programs that support the MHS as well as the civilian sector. Upon completing their degree and any national certification examinations, service members can use their degree both in further service to their country and long after they’ve separated from the military.
This degree plan is designed to accommodate a variety of health science specialties and is composed primarily of coursework required of professionally accredited disciplines of study for credentialed practice within the MHS. This degree plan transfers entirely to a variety of graduate-level programs that also support the MHS and the civilian sector, which will better serve the military member and the Nation while on duty, as well as after separation from service.
Advanced Tactical Provider
Global Community Health
Independent Duty Corpsman-Submarine
Independent Duty Corpsman-Surface
Nuclear Medicine Technician