Medical Assisting AAS Degree

The Medical Assisting degree program receives a medical assisting certificate which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 9355 – 113th St. N. #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, 727-210-2350, www.caahep.org, upon the recommendation of MAERB in addition to an AAS degree accredited by the state of Colorado.

At the completion of the program, you are required to take the national certification exam (AAMA) to become a Certified Medical Assistant. AAS degree requirements include ENG 1340 and MAT 1240 or higher (if you will be pursuing an additional health career after completion please see an Advisor to know the best choice of MAT course).

Hepatitis B immunizations will be required before taking MAP 2038 and MAP 2040. All courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or higher and those classes within the MAP & MOT prefix must have a passing grade on all competencies. Internship must be started within four months of completing the MAP2040 course. Please note that most courses are not offered in the summer semester.

Requirements

Required Courses

BIO 1006Basic Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIO 1016Intro to Human Disease: SC2

3

COM 1260Communication in Healthcare

3

HPR 1008Law & Ethics for Health Prof

2

HPR 1040Comprehensive Medical Terminology

3

MOT 1036Intro to Clinical Skills

3

MAP 1010Medical Office Administration

4

MAP 1020Medical Office Financial Mgmt

4

MAP 2038Medical Assisting Laboratory

4

MAP 2040Medical Assist Clinical Skills

4

MAP 1050Pharmacology- Medical Assistants

3

MAP 1083Medical Assistant Internship

5

or

MOT 1081Administrative Internship

2

and

MOT 1082Internship: Clinical

3

Total Credit Hours:42
NOTE:
BIO 2101 and BIO 2102 may be substituted for BIO 1006

General Education Courses (15 credits)

ENG 1021English Composition I: CO1

3

MAT 1240Math for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4

And choose from any two of the following three areas for a total of 9 credits:


Arts & Humanities:
ARA, ART, ASL, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE (1000 and above)

Physical and Life Sciences: AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, MET, NRE, PHY, SCI (1000 and above)
Social and Behavioral Science: ARG, ANT, ECO, GEO, GIS, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC (1000 and above).

Plus
one additional course if necessary from any of the above areas.

 

General education courses may only apply to one category for graduation.

Faculty approved electives from the following (3 credits):

Any course from the following prefixes: BIO, CHE, MOT, PSY, RTE, SOC, SPA
Course electives:
HWE 1050, HWE 1002; HHP211; HPR 1010; MAN 1028, MAN 2012, MAN 2024 or MAN 2026; BUS 1018.

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 60