Medical Administrative Assisting
This degree pathway prepares individuals to work in an administrative/secretarial role in a health care facility. Skills are developed in computer applications, written communication, medical office procedures, financial management, insurance billing, International Classification of Diseases - 9th (ICD-9) and 10th (ICD-10) Edition , and Physicians Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding, and transcribing medical reports. In addition, students learn basic human anatomy, physiology, and disease conditions.
Requirements
Required Courses
| CIS 118 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| HPR 106 | Law and Ethics for Health Professions | 2 |
| HPR 137 | Human Diseases | 4 |
| MOT 110 | Medical Office Administration | 4 |
| MOT 120 | Medical Office Financial Management | 3 |
| MOT 130 | Insurance, Billing and Coding | 3 |
| MOT 132 | Medical Transcription I | 4 |
| MOT 136 | Introduction to Clinical Skills | 2 |
| MOT 181 | Administrative Internship | 3 |
MOT 181 may be taken for 2 credits if the student completed the career readiness component in a prior MOT internship (MOT 180-184). Students may apply 1 credit of their completed career readiness component to
MOT 181 taken for 2 credits to satisfy the 3 credit requirement.
Choose 2 credits from the following
| HPR 208 | Medical Terminology For Health Professionals | 2 |
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| HPR 178 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
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| HPR 285 | Independent Case Study | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
HPR 178 may also be taken for 2 credit hours to fulfill this requirement.
Required General Education Courses
| BIO 106 | Basic Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
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| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab | 4 |
| and | |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab | 4 |
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| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
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| MAT 107 | Career Mathematics | 3 |
| or | |
| higher MAT course | |
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| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| or | |
| PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
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| Arts and Humanities Elective (Spanish recommended) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Electives
15 additional credits of electives must be selected from the Approved General Education Electives List for an A.A.S. Degree or from the following additional list:
| ACC 121 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| ACC 122 | Accounting Principles II | 4 |
| BUS 115 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 216 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS 217 | Business Communication and Report Writing | 3 |
| BUS 226 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| CIS 115 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Note: Electives must be selected from the Approved Electives Lists for the AAS degree or from the list of additional courses.
Total Credit Hours: 61