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Medical Assisting, Associate of Science

73 credits

Major Requirements (53 crs)

BI162Medical Terminology

2
BI293Human Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BL291Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
CS103Introduction to Computer Management Systems

3
CT233Communication Skills I: Interpersonal Communication

3
MC123Medical Billing and Reimbursement

3
ME123Medical Law and Ethics

3
ME134/M134LLaboratory Procedures

4 lecture/0 lab
ME143Pharmacology

3
ME203Medical Transcription

3
ME213Introduction to Medical Coding

3
ME233Medical Office Procedures/Electronic Health Records

3
ME272Medical Assisting Capstone

2
ME273/M271LMedical Assisting I

3 lecture/1 lab
ME282/M281LMedical Assisting II

2 lecture/1 lab
ME298Medical Assisting Clinical Practicum

8
PB102/PL102Lab Safety/Introduction to Phlebotomy

2 lecture/0 lab

General Education Requirements (20-24 crs)

Communication Skills

EN113College Composition I

3
EN133College Composition II

3

Religious and Ethical Education

RS123The Christian Tradition

3
OR
RS143Catholicism

3
 
RS293Christian Ethics

3

Cultural and Social Heritage

Social Science/Human Culture Electives 3 crs
PS133General Psychology

3

Natural Science and Quantitative Reasoning

MA114Customized Intermediate Algebra

4
Or higher (or competency)

4

MA114 or higher: Students may meet the mathematics competency by a score of 41 or above on the Algebra section of the COMPASS placement exam, an ACT math subscore of at least 20, or an SAT math subscore of at least 480.

Laboratory Science 4 crs
BI213Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BL211Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1

College Experience

GE111College Experience

1

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