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MEDICAL ASSISTING - 492
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Total Credits: 102
Nature of Profession: The Medical Assistant is trained to work primarily in a physician’s office. They may choose to work as a receptionist in a hospital or physician’s office, a transcriptionist, insurance specialist, financial secretary, billing and collection specialist, laboratory assistant, or a clinical assistant involved in patient care.
Related Occupations: Medical receptionist, computerized medical office management, medical records clerk, transcription, clinical assistants, lab
assistant, out-patient clinics medical assistants, or X-ray aides.
Program Design: All courses with
the prefix MAST must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CREDITS |
| First Quarter |
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| BIOL 104 |
Human Biology I |
4 |
| BIOL 114 |
Human Biology Lab I |
1 |
| CSCI 101 |
Computer Keyboarding |
1 |
| MAST 101 |
Introduction to
Medical Assisting |
3 |
| MAST 115 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| MAST 111 |
Medical
Administrative Procedures |
4 |
| Second Quarter |
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| CSCI 109 |
Word Processing Lab |
1 |
| CSCI 111 |
Database Lab |
1 |
| ENGL 101 |
English Composition
I |
4 |
| MAST 130 |
Pharmacology I |
3 |
| MAST 118 |
Human Diseases |
3 |
| MAST 125 |
Clinical Practicum |
1 |
| BIOL 105 |
Human Biology II |
4 |
| BIOL 115 |
Human Biology Lab II |
1 |
| Third Quarter |
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| MATH 135 |
Allied Health Math |
4 |
| MAST 140 |
Clinical Procedures
I |
4 |
| MAST 126 |
Clinical Practicum |
1 |
| ENGL 102 |
English Composition
II |
4 |
| PSYC 110 |
Principles of
Psychology |
5 |
| Fourth Quarter |
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| MAST 215 |
Medical Laboratory
Techniques |
5 |
| MAST 212 |
Medical
Transcription I |
4 |
| MAST 225 |
Clinical Practicum |
1 |
| MAST 240 |
Clinical Procedures
II |
4 |
| MAST 218 |
Medical Insurance
Billing & Coding I |
3 |
| Fifth Quarter |
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| MAST 209 |
Computer
Applications for the Medical Office |
3 |
| ACCT 110 |
Office Accounting |
4 |
| MAST 230 |
Pharmacology |
3 |
| MAST 219 |
Medical Insurance
Billing & Coding II |
4 |
| MAST 214 |
Advanced Medical
Terminology & Transcription |
3 |
| Sixth Quarter |
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| MAST 205 |
Medical Law &
Ethics |
3 |
| MAST 220 |
Emergency Medical
Procedures |
4 |
| MAST 226 |
Clinical Practicum |
1 |
| PSYC 111 |
Life Span &
Human Development |
5 |
| SPTH 115 |
Fundamentals of
Effective Speech |
3 |
| Program Total |
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102 |
Last Updated: June, 2007
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program brochure in PDF format,
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