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2010-2011
Medical Assistant
Certificate
Curriculum code 1455
General Information
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Required Courses
(42 credit hours)
The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students may
also complete the program through part-time enrollment.
A student may transfer credits from the Medical
Assistant program into the
Health Information
Technology, Coding
Specialist,
Medical
Transcription, or
Medical
Billing programs. A student may also complete the
Phlebotomy certificate program by completing
PHB-112.
For information about prerequisites and
corequisites, please see the course descriptions that are linked from each
course. Suggested Full-Time Schedule
First Semester
14 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
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Title
|
Notes
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BIO-115 |
5 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
See the
class schedule
to view offerings |
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MRT-110 |
3
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Medical
Terminology |
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MRT-130 |
1
|
Computers
in Allied Health |
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MOA-130 |
2
|
Law and Ethics in Health Care |
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MOA-140 |
3
|
Medical
Office Administration |
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| Total:
14 |
Second
Semester
16 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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MOA-142 |
3 |
Medical Office Finance Systems |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110 |
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4 |
Clinical Laboratory Procedures |
Prerequisite:
MRT-110
or
BIO-115 or
PHB-110 |
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3 |
Pharmacology-Principles/Applications |
Prerequisite:
BIO-115 and
MRT-110 |
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MOA-147font> |
6 |
Medical Assistant Clinic Procedures |
Prerequisite:
BIO-115 and
MRT-110 |
| Total:
16 |
Third
Semester
10 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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MOA-155 |
3
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Medical
Assistant Externship |
Prerequisite:
MOA-115,
MOA-130,
MOA-140,
MOA-142,
MOA-144,
MOA-147,
and
PHB-110
Corequisite: Registration in MOA-156 |
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1 |
Medical Assistant Seminar |
Prerequisite:
MOA-115,
MOA-130,
MOA-140,
MOA-142,
MOA-144,
MOA-147,
and
PHB-110
Corequisite: Registration in MOA-155 |
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PHB-110 |
6
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Principles and Practices of Phlebotomy |
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| Total:
10 |
Fourth
Semester
2 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
Title
|
Notes
|
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Elective |
2 |
Choose from:PHB-111;
PHB-112;
General Education Core/A.A.S. degree
PEH-170,
171,
172;
REC-101;
RES-200; |
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| 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.)
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Information and requirements may change without
notice.
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