Alex Garza
My current minor in English won’t help much with my journey to become a radiologist besides strengthening my literacy and attention skills. However, I do plan to major in Biology with a minor in chemistry and pre-medical studies after I get my Integrated Studies degree. Understanding the fundamental science classes in college is essential to my future as a radiologist. College is where I learn the basics of science. The upper level classes I’ve taken such as virology, and biotech have prepared me for the level of work to expect from medical school. But overall, most of my learning and experience with radiology will take place in medical school. Until then, I plan to graduate with a degree in Integrated Studies so I attend a more affordable university and continue on my path to success.
Austin Krueger
The three minors within my interdisciplinary studies degree are agriculture, horticulture, and plant and soil science. My upper-level classes within these minors were highly focused on the botanical sciences. Though I found classes such as organic gardening and honeybee biology to be fascinating, they are not very relevant to a career in EMS. Some of my introductory courses such as biology, organic chemistry, and genetics are, however, highly pertinent and useful to those in the field of EMS. As I continue to navigate my educational and occupational paths with the ultimate goal of becoming an EMT and/or paramedic, I can apply the knowledge gained in these courses to my future training. I will always be a horticulturalist; I have just found that I would rather be a gardener and farmer in my own backyard than in a workplace environment. Still, an understanding of the biological sciences is necessary for EMS work, and I look forward to utilizing this knowledge in my preferred occupation.
John Lancelin
My minor is Coaching which has a great emphasis on the knowledge from my exercise and science courses. This combination of courses and a minor can help me be a better healthcare provider in the form of delivery of information and a deeper understanding of the body due to biomechanical, anatomical, and basic scientific knowledge that can help me. I really feel like the coaching minor can be used to relay information in lay-mans terms instead of using such heavy knowledge based vocabulary and have greater success with my patients understanding what could be wrong with their bodies function and how they can improve.