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Medical Assisting Program Requirements

A.A.S. Degree/Certificate: Day Program

Fall Semester (First Year) Special Note Class
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Work Experience/
Clinical Hours		 Credit
Hours
BIO 165 Anatomy & Physiology I 3 3 0 4
MED 110 Orientation to Medical Assisting 1 0 0 1
*MED 118 Medical Law & Ethics 2 0 0 2
*MED 121 Medical Terminology I 3 0 0 3
*MED 130 Administrative Office Procedures I 1 2 0 2
OST 131 Keyboarding 1 2 0 2
PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
Total 14 7 0 17

 

Spring Semester (First Year) Special Note Class
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Work Experience/
Clinical Hours		 Credit
Hours
BIO 166 Anatomy and Physiology II P/C 3 3 0 4
*CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy 1 2 0 2
ENG 111 Expository Writing P/C 3 0 0 3
*MED 122 Medical Terminology II P/C 3 0 0 3
*MED 131 Administrative Office Proc. II 1 2 0 2
MED 140 Exam Room Procedures I 3 4 0 5
Total 14 11 0 19

 

Summer Session (First Year) Special Note Class
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Work Experience/
Clinical Hours		 Credit
Hours
ENG 112 Argument-Based Research OR P/C 3 0 0 3
ENG 113 Literature-Based Research OR P/C 3 0 0 3
ENG 114 Professional Research & Reporting P/C 3 0 0 3
MED 182 CPR First Aid & Emergency 1 2 0 2
MED 276 Patient Education 1 2 0 2
SPA 131 Spanish for Heath Providers 1 0 0 1
Total 6 4 0 8

 

Fall Semester (Second Year) Special Note Class
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Work Experience/
Clinical Hours		 Credit
Hours
MED 150 Laboratory Procedures I 3 4 0 5
*MED 232 Medical Insurance Coding 1 3 0 2
MED 270 Symptomatology 2 2 0 3
MED 272 Drug Therapy 3 0 0 3
MED 274 Diet Therapy/Nutrition 3 0 0 3
Total 12 9 0 16

 

Spring Semester (Second Year) Special Note Class
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Work Experience/
Clinical Hours		 Credit
Hours
MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics P/C 3 0 0 3
MED 260 Medical Clinical Externship 0 0 15 5
MED 262 Clinical Perspective 1 0 0 1
MED 264 Medical Assisting Overview 2 0 0 2
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 0 0 3
Total 9 0 15 14

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Total Semester Hours Required for Medical Assisting A.A.S. Degree: 74

Total Semester Hours Required for Medical Assisting Certificate: 16

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Amanda Beaman

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"The best thing about the program was being able to have hands-on experience in the classroom labs and externships. It was very important to me to be able to work in a clinical setting for six months during my externship, prior to being employed in the field."

~ Amanda Beaman

Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Certified Medical Assistant

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