The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding, and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, computer operations; assisting with examinations/ treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care. Employment opportunities include physician offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments and hospitals.

The Medical Assisting program requires students to complete a program application.  Applications must be submitted to the Health Sciences Department by May 20, 2013.

Download the Medical Assisting Degree information packet

Course Requirements

General Education Courses
COM 110 Intro. to Communications
ENG 111 Expository Writing
HUM/FA Humanities/Fine Arts Core Elective
MAT 110 Mathematical Measurements
PSY 150 General Psychology

Major Core Courses
BIO 163 Basic Anatomy & Physiology
MED 110 Orientation to Medical Assisting
MED 130 Administrative Office Procedures I
MED 131 Administrative Office Procedures II
MED 140 Exam Room Procedures I
MED 150 Laboratory Procedures I
MED 260 MED Clinical Practicum
OST 141 Medical Terms I-Medical Office
OST 142 Medical Terms II-Medical Office
OST 149 Medical Legal Issues

Other Major Courses
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
MED 240 Exam Room Procedures II
MED 262 Clinical Perspectives
MED 264 Med Assisting Overview
MED 270 Symptomatology
MED 272 Drug Therapy
MED 276 Patient Education
OST 148 Medical Coding, Billing, and Insurance

Other Required Courses
ACA 115 Success & Study Skills

Total Semester Hour Credits for AAS Degree 72