A.A.S. Medical Assisting

(2.5 Years)

All Medical Assisting courses (i.e., HO, HIT, and MA) must be completed with a "B-" or better. Other required courses, including general education requirements, must be completed with a "C" or better.

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.¹

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Objective 1		3
Objective 2		3
Objective 3		3
Objective 5 - See Major Requirements		4
Objective 6- PSYC 1101		3
Total Credits		16

¹

See General Education Requirements (minimum 15 credits) for A.A.S. Degree at the start of the College of Technology section of the catalog.

Major Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses:
HIT 2205	ICD 10 CM Coding	3
HIT 2209	CPT Coding	3
HO 1106	Medical Terminology	2
or HCA/CPH 2210	Medical Terminology and Communication
HO 2208	Introduction to Pathology	3
or BIOL 2229	Introduction to Pathobiology
HO 2209	Principles of Drugs and Their Uses	3
MA 2200	Clinical Medical Assisting I	4
MA 2201	Electronic Health Records & Documentation in Medical Assisting	6
MA 2202	Administration of Medications and Phlebotomy	4
MA 2205	Clinical Medical Assisting II	4
MA 2208	Clinical Medical Assisting III	4
MA 2209	Professional Practices for Medical Assistants	3
MA 2210	Medical Assisting Practicum	4
PSYC 1101	Introduction to Psychology (Partially Satisfies General Education Objective 6)	3
Choose one of the following series:		8
HO 1111	Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
AND
BIOL 1101 & 1101L	Biology I and Biology I Lab (Objective 5)
OR
BIOL 2227 & 2227L	Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab (Objective 5)
AND
BIOL 2228 & 2228L	Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab
Total Credits		54

Degree Totals 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Program Admissions Requirements		0
General Education		16
Major Requirements (General Education Courses Removed)		47
Free Electives		0
Total Credits		63

 Major Academic Plan (MAP)