Medical Assistant Certificate - Clinical
Requirements
Prerequisites
| MDCA 1409 | Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants | 4 |
| MDCA 1313 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| COSC 1301 | Introduction to Computing CORE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
MDCA 1313: Completion of BIOL 2301, BIOL 2101 & BIOL 2302, BIOL 2102 will satisfy this requirement
COSC 1301: POFI 1401 Computer Application may be substituted
First Semester
| MDCA 1321 | Administrative Procedures | 3 |
| MDCA 1310 | Medical Assistant Interpersonal Communication Skills | 3 |
| MDCA 1305 | Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
| MDCA 1343 | Medical Insurance | 3 |
| MDCA 1262 | Clinical-Medical/Clinical Assistant | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Second Semester
| MDCA 1417 | Procedures in a Clinical Setting | 4 |
| MDCA 1352 | Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures | 3 |
| MDCA 1302 | Human Disease/Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MDCA 1348 | Pharmacology and Administration of Medications | 3 |
| HPRS 1304 | Basic Health Profession Skills | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Maymester
| ECRD 1111 | Electrocardiography | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Summer Session I
| MDCA 1361 | Clinical-Medical Assistant Clinical | 3 |
| MDCA 1154 | Certified Medical Assisting Credentialing Exam Review | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
MDCA 1361: Capstone Experience: 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.
Total Credit Hours: 45
NOTE: A grade of C or better must be maintained in all course work in order to progress in the curriculum.