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, 25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 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 121 and MAT 120 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 138 and MAP 140. 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 MAP 140 course. Please note that most courses are not offered in the summer semester.

Requirements

Required Courses

BIO 106	Basic Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIO 116	Intro to Human Disease: GT-SC2	3
COM 126	Communication in Healthcare	3
HPR 106	Law & Ethics for Health Professions	2
HPR 144	Comprehensive Medical Terminology	3
MOT 126	Intro to Clinical Skills	3
MAP 110	Medical Office Administration	4
MAP 120	Medical Office Financial Mgmt	4
MAP 138	Medical Assisting Laboratory	4
MAP 140	Medical Assist Clinical Skills	4
MAP 150	Pharmacology- Medical Assts	3
MAP 183	Medical Assistant Internship	5
	or
MOT 181	Administrative Internship	2
	and
MOT 182	Internship: Clinical	3
Total Credit Hours:		42

NOTE:
BIO 201 and BIO 202 may be substituted for BIO106

General Education Courses (15 credits)

Required Gen Ed courses:

ENG 121 English Composition I: GT-CO1
MAT 120 Math for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 or higher

Course from any two of the following three areas, plus one additional course if necessary from any area for a total of 9 credits:

Humanities: ARA, ART, ASL, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE (100 and above)

Physical and Life Sciences: AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, MET, NRE, PHY, SCI (100 and above)

Social and Behavioral Science: ARG, ANT, ECO, GEO, GIS, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC (100 and above).

Total Credit Hours:

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

Faculty approved electives from the following:

Any course from the following prefixes: BIO, CHE, MOT, PSY, RTE, SOC, SPA

Course electives: HWE 100, HWE 113; HHP 211; HPR 108; MAN 128, MAN 212, MAN 224 or MAN 226; BUS 118.

Total Credit Hours:

Total Credit Hours: 60