Health Professional Courses (HPR)

For more detailed course information, including contact hours and learning outcomes, review the relevant Master Course Syllabus.

College readiness test scores may be used to meet some prerequisite requirements. Learn more about college readiness, or talk to your advisor to see if test scores can apply.

If you took classes within the Colorado Community College System before Summer 2022, your transcript may list 3-digit course numbers instead of the current 4-digit format. To find the equivalent updated course numbers, refer to the Course Crosswalk.

HPR 1000  Introduction to Health  3 Credits  
Provides foundational knowledge and skills necessary for careers in health care. This course covers basic health skills such as vital signs, hand washing, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
HPR 1003  Success Seminar  1 Credit  
Explores and engages success strategies for students entering the allied health programs. Included are topics related to support team building, learning styles, study skills, note taking, and test-taking specific to the health care professional programs.
HPR 1005  Orientation to Health Careers  3 Credits  
Compares various careers, ethics, and work attributes required in the health care field. This course includes an introduction to theory of leadership skills, community awareness, and the student organization HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America).
HPR 1006  Customer Service in Healthcare  2 Credits  
Introduces students to customer service theory and techniques specifically in the healthcare arena. This course will discuss therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and negotiation, as well as employee/employer relations. Exploration of diverse populations and cultural sensitivity will be addressed.
HPR 1008  Law & Ethics for Health Professions  2 Credits  
Introduces student to the study and application medico-legal concepts in medical careers. This course seeks to establish a foundation for ethical behavior and decision making in health professions.
HPR 1011  CPR for Professionals:(List Certification)  0.5 Credits  
Meets the requirements for American Red Cross Professional Rescuer CPR or American Heart Association Basic Life Support for those who work in Emergency Services, Health Care and other professional areas. Material presented in this course is basic patient assessment, basic airway management, rescue breathing, AED use and CPR for infant, children and adult patients.
HPR 1013  AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR & AED  0.5 Credits  
This course covers training in lifesaving skills for responding to first aid and cardiopulmonary emergencies. This course includes the skills and knowledge for the 2-year certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).​
HPR 1020  Phlebotomy  4 Credits  
Covers the duties associated with the practice of venipuncture, capillary puncture, and special collection procedures. This course provides experience with quality control, infection control, safety procedures, as well as laboratory computer systems. Successful completion of this course, with an adequate number of blood draws, will constitute eligibility for application for a National Phlebotomy Registry Examination.
HPR 1038  Introduction to Medical Terminology  1 Credit  
Introduces the structure of medical terms with emphasis on using and combining the most common prefixes, roots, and suffixes. This course includes terms related to major body systems and provides accepted pronunciation of terms.
HPR 1039  Medical Terminology  2 Credits  
Discusses the structure of medical terms with emphasis on using and combining prefixes, roots and suffixes. This class includes terms related to major body systems, oncology, and psychiatry, as well as clinical laboratory and diagnostic procedures and imaging, and provides accepted pronunciation and spelling of terms used in the healthcare setting.
HPR 1045  Medical Record Terminology  2 Credits  
Demonstrates knowledge of medical terminology with emphasis on combining complex prefixes, roots and suffixes. Course includes pathophysiology for major body systems. Course includes terms related to diagnostic tools per body systems, as well as commonly used medical abbreviations. Course applies medical terminology knowledge in interpreting the medical record.
HPR 1050  Basic EKG Interpretation  2 Credits  
Provides instruction for interpretation of EKG strips, anatomy and physiology of the heart, using three-lead monitoring as a guide. Twelve-lead EKG may be discussed.
HPR 1079  Seminar  0-12 Credits  
To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.
HPR 2011  ACLS  1 Credit  
Presents the required material for ACLS completion. It will cover arrhythmias, medications, therapeutic modalities for life threatening arrhythmias, airway management, and other treatment modalities used in cardiac and respiratory arrest.
HPR 2013  Pediatric Advanced Life Support  1 Credit  
Provides students the needed information and skills as required be health care agencies for pediatric emergencies.
HPR 2020  Advanced Phlebotomy  4 Credits  
Focuses on advanced phlebotomy skills including laboratory protocols, specimen processing and point of care documentation. This course provides opportunities for the student to master learned skills.
HPR 3001  Communication in Health Care:  3 Credits  
Develops professional written and oral communication plans to ensure effective patient-centered outcomes between health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
Prerequisite(s): ACT English with a score of 18 or SAT EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT with a score of 470 or Exempt English with a score of 0090 or Exempt College Comp & Read-CCR with a score of 0090 or Accup Next Gen Writing with a score of 246 or ENG 090 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0090 with a minimum grade of P/C or CCR 092 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0092 with a minimum grade of P/C or CCR 093 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0093 with a minimum grade of P/C or CCR 094 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0094 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of P/C or ENG 0095 with a minimum grade of P/C or College Readiness Writing with a score of 100 or Prior College English with a score of 1021 or College Placement English with a score of 1021 or GED Language Arts with a score of 165 or ENG 121 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 1021 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 131 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 1031 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 122 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 1022 with a minimum grade of C or (LOEP Language Usage with a score of 119 and LOEP Reading Skills with a score of 119 and LOEP ESL WritePlacer with a score of 6) or ((ESL 0043 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 043 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0053 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 053 with a minimum grade of C)) or ESL 0073 with a minimum grade of C  
HPR 3010  Quality Improvement in Health Care:  3 Credits  
Introduces approaches to assessing risk and improving health care quality through the practice of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). Course explores the conceptual framework for quality improvement, a focus on quality improvement as a strategy to manage cost, boost productivity, and enhance quality outcomes in various health care settings. The course will focus on both conceptual understanding and experiential learning.
HPR 4003  Critical Review of Health Care Research:  3 Credits  
Covers the identification, evaluation, and analysis of scientific published literature necessary to identify healthcare best practices, the formulation of research for clinical questions for effective participation in healthcare discussions and evidence-based decision-making.
HPR 4011  Leadership and Management in Health Professions:  3 Credits  
Provides a general overview of the concepts and theories relative to leadership and management in health care settings. This course covers concepts in decision-making models, ethical reasoning skills, effective communication, interpersonal and inter-professional relationships, management of human and fiscal resources, risk management, and quality improvement.
Prerequisite(s): ACT English with a score of 18 or SAT EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT with a score of 470 or Exempt English with a score of 0090 or Exempt College Comp & Read-CCR with a score of 0090 or Accup Next Gen Writing with a score of 246 or ENG 090 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0090 with a minimum grade of P/C or CCR 092 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0092 with a minimum grade of P/C or CCR 093 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0093 with a minimum grade of P/C or CCR 094 with a minimum grade of S/C or ENG 0094 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of P/C or ENG 0095 with a minimum grade of P/C or College Readiness Writing with a score of 100 or Prior College English with a score of 1021 or College Placement English with a score of 1021 or GED Language Arts with a score of 165 or ENG 121 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 1021 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 131 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 1031 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 122 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 1022 with a minimum grade of C or (LOEP Language Usage with a score of 119 and LOEP Reading Skills with a score of 119 and LOEP ESL WritePlacer with a score of 6) or ((ESL 0043 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 043 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0053 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 053 with a minimum grade of C)) or ESL 0073 with a minimum grade of C  
HPR 4089  Inter-Professional Capstone  0-12 Credits  
To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.