Associate of Science/Associate of Applied Science in Medical Office Administration

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Program Description

This medical office administration associate’s program is designed to prepare students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for entry-level office positions in the healthcare industry. Career opportunities may be in areas such as the medical office or clinic, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare office settings. The program also includes a comprehensive general education curriculum, preparing students for future career advancement opportunities.

Program Outcomes

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

Create and enter data into different healthcare documents
Apply legal concepts to medical practice
Employ professionalism
Demonstrate billing and reimbursement processes
Explain various disease and treatment processes

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to, medical secretary, receptionist, unit support representative, office manager, medical receptionist, front office manager, and medical office specialist.

Program Content

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

Required Courses

All courses, 15.00 semester credit hours, are required.

HC 101 - Medical Terminology Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
MC 120 - Patient Privacy Semester Credit Hours: 3.00
MO 110 - Keyboarding Semester Credit Hours: 1.00
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 Anatomy and Physiology Course

◊ 4.00 semester credit hours are required. (3.00 of these semester credit hours will satisfy general education requirement)

SC 144 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology Semester Credit Hours: 4.00

Required Internship or Research Project

4.00 credit hours are required.

MO 270 - Case Study Research Project Semester Credit Hours: 4.00
MO 295 - Medical Office Administration Internship Semester Credit Hours: 4.00

Open Elective Courses

A minimum of 15.00 semester credit hours of open electives is required.

General Education Requirements

Students enrolled in this associate’s degree must complete a minimum of 24.00 semester credit hours in general education (◊ includes 3.0 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

6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities

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.

Personal and Professional Development Courses

1.00 semester credit hours are required.

PD 121 - Professional Development I Semester Credit Hours: 1.00