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Medical Assistant, Associate of Applied Science

Freshman Year

Basic Certificate

Prerequisites:

MDCA 1313Medical Terminology

3
MDCA 1409Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants

4
COSC 1301Introduction to Computing CORE

3
Total Credit Hours:10

MDCA 1409: Completion of BIOL 2301, BIOL 2101 & BIOL 2302, BIOL 2102 will satisfy this requirement

COSC 1301: POFI 1401 Computer Application I may be substituted

First Semester

MDCA 1305Medical Law and Ethics

3
MDCA 1310Medical Assistant Interpersonal Communication Skills

3
MDCA 1321Administrative Procedures

3
MDCA 1343Medical Insurance

3
MDCA 1262Clinical-Medical/Clinical Assistant

2
Total Credit Hours:14

Total Credit Hours: 24

Clinical Certificate

Second Semester

MDCA 1417Procedures in a Clinical Setting

4
MDCA 1352Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures

3
MDCA 1348Pharmacology and Administration of Medications

3
MDCA 1302Human Disease/Pathophysiology

3
HPRS 1304Basic Health Profession Skills

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Maymester

ECRD 1111Electrocardiography

1
Total Credit Hours:1

Summer Session I

MDCA 1361Clinical-Medical Assistant Clinical

3
MDCA 1154Certified Medical Assisting Credentialing Exam Review

1
Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 45

AAS Degree

Third Semester

PSYC 2301General Psychology CORE

3
ENGL 1301Composition I CORE

3
PSYC 2314Lifespan Growth & Development CORE

3
BIOL 1322Nutrition and Diet Therapy

3
Elective Humanities/Fine Arts Course
Total Credit Hours:15

Humanities/Fine Arts: Must be selected from the Humanities/Fine Arts courses identified by Laredo Community College as satisfying THECB/SACS requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 60

Enhanced Certificate

Required Courses

HITT 1301Health Data Content and Structure

3
HITT 1341Coding and Classification Systems

3
HITT 2335Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies

3
HITT 1342Ambulatory Coding

3

Total Credit Hours: 12

NOTE: A grade of C or better must be maintained in all course work in order to progress in the curriculum.

  1. Capstone Experience:
    1. MDCA 1154 is a course taught in the last semester. The learning experiences in this course result in a consolidation of a student's educational experience.
    2. The student will be required to complete a comprehensive examination with a satisfactory score prior to completion of this class.