Medical Assisting, AS (MDAS-AS)
The Medical Assisting Program provides students with a general education core complemented by focused medical assisting career courses in preparation for employment in the health care field. As multi-skilled practitioners, there are career positions available in medical offices, hospitals, hospice care, laboratories, ambulatory care centers, health insurance companies, and more. The program provides the student the opportunity to have a broader perspective and prepare for further educational opportunities in acquired clinical and administrative knowledge, skills, laboratory, and administrative careers during practicum/externship.
Courses
- ANTH1005 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- BIO1100 — Principles of the Human Body
- CCS1001 — College & Career Success
- COMM1301 — Public Speaking
- ENG1010 — Composition
- ENG1020 — Composition II and Literature
- MDAS1011 — Administrative Medical Assisting
- MDAS1012 — Medical Insurance and Billing
- MDAS1025 — Medical Terminology for Clinical and Administrative Professions
- MDAS1033 — Clinical Medical Assisting
- MDAS2016 — Electronic Medical Records
- MDAS2042 — Clinical Procedures and Practices
- MDAS2045 — Clinical Laboratory Procedures
- MDAS2050 — Principles of Pharmacology
- MDAS2050L — Principles of Pharmacology Lab
- MDAS2095 — Medical Assisting Practicum/Externship
- PSY1011 — General Psychology I
- SOC1001 — Principles of Sociology