Associate of Science in Medical Assisting Services

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**Effective November 2, 2020, this program is no longer enrolling students.

Program Description

The introduction of students to the overall operation of the physician’s office is the basic objective of this program. Students are trained to assist the physician in the examination room, to perform routine laboratory procedures, and to handle financial records, correspondence, insurance forms, and other administrative functions. Our ultimate goal is to prepare students to successfully gain entry-level employment as a medical assistant.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, the student should be able to:

Perform clinical assisting and laboratory procedures.
Create and enter data into different healthcare documents.
Apply legal concepts to the medical practice.
Communicate professionally with patients, coworkers, and providers.

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to, medical assistant.

Program Content

A minimum of 60.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Entry Requirement

Students must meet the minimally required score on the entrance assessments to be eligible to enroll in the Associate of Science/Applied Science Degree Program in Medical Assisting Services.

Required Courses

All courses, 17.00 semester credit hours, are required.

HC 101 - Medical Terminology Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
MC 110 - Introduction to Billing and Coding Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MC 120 - Patient Privacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 160 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 180 - Administrative Skills for the Medical Office Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 185 - Ethics and Professionalism Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
MO 205 - Insurance Claims, Processing and Adjudication Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

Required Clinical Courses

All courses, 15.00 semester credit hours, are required.

MS 262 - Medical Clinical Assisting I with Lab Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 */**
MS 264 - Medical Clinical Assisting II with Lab Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 **
MS 281 - Program Certification Review Semester Credit Hours: 1.00 **
MS 268 - Externship Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 */**
* Enrollment in a student readiness training are required two terms prior to online MS 215/ MS 262 as well as MS 295/ MS 268 courses. Successful completion of trainings is required prior to online MS 215/ MS 262 and MS 268/ MS 295 course enrollment.

** MS 262, MS 264, MS 268, and MS 281 clinical courses apply to Atlanta, Birmingham, Madison, Online and New Orleans only.

Required Anatomy and Physiology with Lab

◊8.00 semester credit hours are required. (6.00 of these semester credit hours will satisfy general education science requirement)

SC 146 - Anatomy and Physiology I Semester Credit Hours: 4.00
SC 246 - Anatomy and Physiology II Semester Credit Hours: 4.00

General Education Requirements

Students enrolled in this associate degree must complete a minimum of 24.00 semester credit hours in general education (◊includes 6.0 credit hours from Anatomy and Physiology listed in above required) distributed among the following disciplines. Refer to the General Education section of the catalog for specific information about courses within each discipline.

9.00 Semester Credit Hours in Communications

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities (must include 3 semester credit hours of cultural diversity)

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences

◊Science Semester Credit Hours are satisfied through Anatomy and Physiology requirement listed above.

Elective Courses

Health Care Electives: 2 credits

A minimum of 2.00 semester credit hours is required from a combination of healthcare electives and/or credits transferred from the core (non-general education) courses of a healthcare-related associate or diploma programs. Students not transferring in 2.00 semester credit hours in healthcare courses may make up the difference with elective courses in healthcare and/or related subject areas.