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2009-2010
Coding Specialist
Certificate
Curriculum code 1431
For
students admitting/readmitting Spring 2010
Required Courses
(30 credit hours)
The following suggested schedules are based on part-time enrollment.
For information about prerequisites and
corequisites, please see the course descriptions that are linked from each
course.
Suggested Schedule
Program Pre-requisite
3 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
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Title
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Notes
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MRT-110 |
3 |
Medical Terminology |
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First Semester
14 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
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Title
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Notes
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BIO-115 |
4
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Anatomy and Physiology |
BIO-180
and BIO-181
can meet this requirement |
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MRT-108 |
4
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Intro to Medical Coding Systems |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110
with a "C" or better.
Corequisite: Registration or credit in MRT-130
Offered in Spring 2010 and Fall 2010. |
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MRT-111 |
4
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Health Information Management |
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MRT-130 |
1
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Computers in Allied Health |
IMS-101
or
IMS-115 can meet this requirement |
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MRT-119 |
1 |
Insurance Reimbursement |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110
with a "C" or better.
Corequisite: Registration or credit
MRT-108
(or previous credit in MRT-117 & MRT-118), and MRT-130
Offered in Spring and Fall. |
| Total:
14 |
Second
Semester
11 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
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Title
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Notes
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MRT-112 |
4
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Clinical
Classification Systems |
Prerequisites:
MRT-111,
BIO-115,
MRT-108
(or previous credit in MRT-117 & MRT-118).
Offered in Spring and Summer.
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MRT-125 |
4 |
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110
with a "C" or better.
Offered in Fall 2010 |
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MRT-212 |
3
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Medical
Reimbursement Systems |
Corequisites:
Registration or credit in MRT-112,
MRT-119
Offered in Spring and Fall. |
| Total:
11 |
Third
Semester
2 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
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Title
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Notes
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MRT-113 |
2
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Coding Specialist Clinical Practicum |
Prerequisite: MRT-112
Offered in Summer only |
| Total:
2 |
Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of all course
requirements and the minimum number of credit hours for the specific
certificate; minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in the courses required
for the certificate; at least 50 percent of the certificate hours must be
completed at Moraine Valley; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college
catalog for details.)
For More Information
Information and requirements may change without
notice.
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