Medical Assisting A.A.S.

A45400

Students pursuing the two-year degree should complete the one-year diploma of 47 SHC and continue with the courses below.

General Education

Required Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSY 150	General Psychology	3	FA, SP, SU

Humanities/Fine Arts

Select 3 SHC from the Humanities/Fine Arts list

Natural Science

(Select 4 SHC from the following courses)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIO 110	Principles of Biology	4	FA, SP, SU
BIO 111	General Biology I	4	FA, SP, SU

Major Courses

Other Major Required Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MED 138	Infection/Hazard Control	2	FA
MED 270	Symptomatology	3	FA
MED 274	Diet Therapy/Nutrition	3	FA
OST 136	Word Processing	3	FA, SP, SU

Math competency must be met by satisfactory completion of MAT 060 or DMA 010 and DMA 020 and DMA 030 or the following placement test scores: ASSET Numerical Skills score of 41 or above or COMPASS Prealgebra Skills score of 47 or above.

Total Credit Hours: 68