Medical Assisting, AAS

Program Code: A45400

(2021*03)

This program requires a 2.2 or greater high school GPA from a College Prep Curriculum valid within 10 years, or a placement test demonstrating placement into college-ready English 111 and math. If either of these requirements is not met, the student will be placed into Associate in General Education – First Year (A10300-FY). *See the A10300FY – Associate in General Education-First Year Program page for more information.

The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.

Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, medical transcription, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.

Graduates of CAAHEP accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.

Medical Assisting, AAS Semester-By-Semester Plan

General Education Hours: 15 Hours

Math/Natural Sciences: 3 Hours

MAT 121 - Algebra/Trigonometry I Credits: 3
Students are required to demonstrate competency in MAT 003 Tier 2 prior to applying to the program.

Major Hours: 58-59 Hours

Core: 32-33 Hours

Required Courses: 20 Hours

MED 110 - Orientation to Med Assist Credits: 1
MED 130 - Admin Office Proc I Credits: 2
MED 131 - Admin Office Proc II Credits: 2
MED 140 - Exam Room Procedures I Credits: 5
MED 150 - Laboratory Procedures I Credits: 5
MED 260 - MED Clinical Practicum Credits: 5

Required Subject Areas: 12-13 Hours

BIO 163 - Basic Anat & Physiology Credits: 5
or MED 116 - Introduction to A & P Credits: 4
MED 118 - Medical Law and Ethics Credits: 2
MED 121 - Medical Terminology I Credits: 3
MED 122 - Medical Terminology II Credits: 3

Other Major Hours: 26 Hours

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credits: 1
or ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credits: 1
CIS 110 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3
MED 183 - Electronic Med Records I Credits: 5
MED 230 - Admin Office Proc III Credits: 2
MED 232 - Medical Insurance Coding Credits: 2
MED 240 - Exam Room Procedures II Credits: 5
MED 264 - Med Assisting Overview Credits: 2
MED 270 - Symptomatology Credits: 3
MED 272 - Drug Therapy Credits: 3

Total Medical Assisting, AAS: 73-74 Credits

All Health Sciences and Nursing students must make grades of “A,” “B,” “C,” or “SA” on all applicable course work to progress each semester and graduate from the program.

The Medical Assisting Program is approved by the North Carolina Community College System and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP at at 9355 - 113th Street, North, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775; Telephone Number 727-210-2350; www.caahep.org) in conjunction with the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

For more information:

Rebecca Dail
Medical Assisting Program Chair/Clinical Coordinator/Instructor
Health Sciences (Building 013), Room 114
Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 816
Fax: (252) 520-9598
Email: rldail19@lenoircc.edu