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Medical Office Assistant Level 1 Certificate
First Semester:
Contact:Lec:Lab:Credit
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I ....................................................................... 48 3 0 3
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I .................................................................................. 48 3 0 3
HRPO 1191 Special Topics – Human Resources Mgmt. .................................................. 32 1 1 1
MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics .............................................................................. 32 2 0 2
POFI 1349 Spreadsheets .................................................................................................. 64 3 1 3
POFT 1313 Professional Workforce Preparation ............................................................. 48 3 0 3
POFT 1329 Beginning Keyboarding ................................................................................. 48 3 0 3
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................ 320 18 2 18
Second Semester:
HPRS 2331 General Health Professions Management .................................................. 64 3 1 3
ITSW 1301 Introduction to Word Processing .................................................................. 64 3 1 3
POFI 2350 Databases........................................................................................................ 64 3 1 3
POFM 1302 Medical Software Applications ................................................................... 64 3 1 3
POFT 2301 Intermediate Keyboarding ........................................................................... 64 3 1 3
POFT 2312 Business Correspondence & Communication .............................................. 48 3 0 3
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................ 368 18 5 18
Grand Total: ............................................................................................................... 688 36 7 36
Medical Coding
The medical coding degree provides a student with training in medical terminology, electronic health records, coding
classification systems, and database management. Students entering this field should be detail-oriented and work well
with numbers. Students will learn how to safely manage a patient’s protected health information and methodically
transfer medical record information into codes—both diagnostic and procedural.
A.A.S. in Medical Coding Specialist
First Year
First Semester:
Contact:Lec:Lab:Credit
POFM 1302 Medical Software Applications .................................................................... 64 3 1 3
POFM 1300 Basic Medical Coding ................................................................................... 48 3 0 3
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I .................................................................................. 48 3 0 3
MDCA 1309 Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants ........................................ 48 3 0 3
+Social/Behavioral Science Elective ................................................................................. 48 3 0 3
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 256 15 1 15
Second Semester:
HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure .............................................................. 64 3 1 3
POFM 2310 Intermediate Medical Coding ...................................................................... 48 3 0 3
MDCA 1343 Medical Insurance ........................................................................................ 64 3 1 3
HITT 1303 Medical Terminology II .................................................................................. 48 3 0 3
+ENGL 1301 Composition ................................................................................................ 48 3 0 3
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 272 15 2 15
Second Year
Third Semester:
Contact:Lec:Lab:Credit
HITT 1313 Insurance Coding ........................................................................................... 48 3 0 3
HITT 2346 Advanced Medical Coding .............................................................................. 64 3 1 3
HPRS 2331 General Health Professions Management ................................................... 64 3 1 3
ITNW 1337 Introduction to Internet ................................................................................ 48 3 0 3
+Humanities/Fine Arts elective ........................................................................................ 48 3 0 3
+MATH – College Level Mathematics ............................................................................. 48 3 0 3
Total Hours: ................................................................................................................. 320 18 2 18
Fourth Semester:
HITT 2245 Coding Certification Exam Review ............................................................... 32 2 0 2
POFM 2333 Medical Document Production ..................................................................... 64 3 1 3