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Medical Assistant Certificate - Coding

Requirements

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 Applications I may be substituted

First Semester

HITT 1301Health Data Content and Structure

3
HITT 1341Coding and Classification Systems

3
MDCA 1302Human Disease/Pathophysiology

3
MDCA 1343Medical Insurance

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Second Semester

HITT 2335Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies

3
HITT 1342Ambulatory Coding

3
MDCA 1310Medical Assistant Interpersonal Communication Skills

3
MDCA 1321Administrative Procedures

3
MDCA 1348Pharmacology and Administration of Medications

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Summer I

MDCA 1305Medical Law and Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Summer II

MDCA 1360Clinical--Medical Assistant

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Capstone Experience: MDCA 1360 is the capstone course for this plan.

Total Credit Hours: 43

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