2018-2019 College Catalog

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Medical Office Professional, AAS

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Program Code: A25310

This curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices.

Course work will include medical terminology; information systems; office management; medical coding, billing and insurance; legal and ethical issues; and formatting and word processing. Students will learn administrative and support functions and develop skills applicable in medical environments.

Employment opportunities are available in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other health-care related organizations.

General Education Courses: 15 Hours

English: 6 Hours

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disc Credits: 3
or
ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting Credits: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences: 3 Hours

Selected from the list of Social/Behavioral Sciences electives for the Associate in Applied Science degree appearing in the current catalog.

Humanities/Fine Arts: 3 Hours

Selected from the list of Humanities/Fine Arts electives for the Associate in Applied Science degree appearing in the current catalog.

Math/Natural Sciences: 3 Hours

MAT 110 - Math Measurement & Literacy Credits: 3

Major Courses: 36 Hours

Technical Core: 24 Hours

OST 134 - Text Entry & Formatting Credits: 3
OST 137 - Office Applications I Credits: 3
OST 141 - Med Office Terms I Credits: 3
OST 142 - Med Office Terms II Credits: 3
OST 148 - Med Ins & Billing Credits: 3
OST 149 - Medical Legal Issues Credits: 3
OST 164 - Office Editing Credits: 3
OST 289 - Office Admin Capstone Credits: 3

Required Subject Area: 12 Hours

OST 122 - Office Computations Credits: 3
OST 136 - Word Processing Credits: 3
OST 244 - Med Document Production Credits: 3
OST 263 - Healthcare Customer Relations Credits: 3

Other Major Courses: 12 Hours

Select 12 Hours from the following (a maximum of 3 Hours of WBL are allowed):

BUS 260 - Business Communication Credits: 3
OST 131 - Keyboarding Credits: 2
OST 184 - Records Management Credits: 3
OST 236 - Adv Word/Information Proc Credits: 3
OST 243 - Med Office Simulation Credits: 3
OST 280 - Electronic Health Records Credits: 3
OST 286 - Professional Development Credits: 3
WBL 111 - Work-Based Learning I Credits: 1
or
WBL 112 - Work-Based Learning I Credits: 2
WBL 121 - Work-Based Learning II Credits: 1
or
WBL 122 - Work-Based Learning II Credits: 2
WBL 131 - Work-Based Learning III Credits: 1

Other Required Courses: 1 Hour

ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credits: 1
ACA 111 - College Student Success Credits: 1
or

Total Medical Office Administration, AAS: 64 Credits

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