Medical Assistant

This program prepares students as professional medical assistants in the health care industry. In most situations, the medical assistant performs routine administrative and clinical tasks in the offices and clinics of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors and optomotrists. In larger practices, medical assistants specialize in a particular area under the supervision of department administrators. This degree typically is not designed for transfer.

Medical Assistant Major - (18 courses)
48 credit hours

Complete all four sub-requirements:

Accounting course - 3 credit hour
- ACCT 1413 General Accounting
Business course - 1 credit hour
- BSNS 2311 Successful Customer Service
Computer Science courses - 7 credit hours
- COSC 1513 Introduction to Information Processing
- * COSC 1352 Word
- * COSC 1372 Excel
Health courses - 37 credit hours
- HLTH 1312 Medical Terminology
- HLTH 1372 Ethical and Legal Issues
- * HLTH 1343 Basic ICD-9-CM
- * HLTH 1353 Basic CPT Coding
- * HLTH 1363 Insurance Procedures
- * HLTH 1404 Phlebotomy Techniques
- * HLTH 1412 Phlebotomy Techniques Practicum
- * HLTH 1224 Admin Procedures
- * HLTH 1243 Laboratory Procedures
- * HLTH 1253 Pharmacology
- * HLTH 1236 Clinical Procedures
- * HLTH 1292 Externship

General Education - (5 courses)
16 credit hours

* ENGL 1413 Fundamentals of Writing or English 1613 - English I
* BSNS 1603 Business Communication or SPCH 1553 - Introductory Speech
* PSYC 1813 Introduction to Psychology
PHIL 2543 Death and Dying
* BIOL 1554 Human Biology¹

MINIMUM CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION - 64

*Course has prerequisite.

¹May substitute BIOL 2644 - Anatomy & Physiology I and BIOL 2654 - Anatomy & Physiology II.

Medical Assistant
Associate in Applied Science

Suggested course sequence

Fall semester
COSC 1513	3 cr. hrs.
* BIOL 1554	4 cr. hrs.
HLTH 1312	2 cr. hrs.
HLTH 1372	2 cr. hrs.
BSNS 2311	1 cr. hrs.
* ENGL 1413 or * ENGL 1613	3 cr. hrs.

Spring semester
* HLTH 1224	4 cr. hrs.
* HLTH 1236	6 cr. hrs.
* HLTH 1404	4 cr. hrs.
* COSC 1352	2 cr. hrs.

Summer term
* HLTH 1412	2 cr. hrs.

Fall semester
* HLTH 1243	3 cr. hrs.
* HLTH 1253	3 cr. hrs.
* HLTH 1343	3 cr. hrs.
* HLTH 1353	3 cr. hrs.
* HLTH 1363	3 cr. hrs.

Spring semester
ACCT 1413	3 cr. hrs.
* BSNS 1603	3 cr. hrs.
* COSC 1372	2 cr. hrs.
PHIL 2543	3 cr. hrs.
* PSYC 1813	3 cr. hrs.

Summer term
* HLTH 1292	2 cr. hrs.

Additional Program Information

Each student in this program must have a physical exam, criminal background check without disqualifying conviction and a negative drug screen.

Advanced Certificate in Medical Assistant - (Pending approval) HLTH.CRT.C53

The Medical Assistant certificate curriculum is designed for students to develop the administrative, general and clinical competencies needed for success in an entry-level medical assistant position. The certificate curriculum also prepares individuals to assume entry-level billing and coding positions.