Medical Office Administration A.A.S.
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The Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as medical administrative personnel in the areas of medical office, medical billing and coding, dental office, patient services, and medical documents.
Course work includes medical terminology, computer applications, medical office management, medical coding, medical insurance and billing, medical legal and ethical issues, oral and written communication, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum.
Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of medical office positions in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other healthcare related organizations. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to sit for industry recognized certification exams.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Explain the skills necessary to be a successful administrative professional
- Integrate computer applications to create professional documents, presentations, and spreadsheets
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of medical office computer systems
- Recall medical terms related to basic systemic anatomy
General Education
Required Courses
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Communications
Select 3 semester hours credit from the following
| COM 120 | Intro Interpersonal Com | 3 | |
| ENG 114 | Prof Research & Reporting | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Humanities/Fine Arts
Select 3 semester hours credit from the following
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| DRA 111 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| DRA 126 | Storytelling | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| REL 110 | World Religions | 3 | FA, SP |
Major Courses
Core Required Courses
Subject Area Requirements
Other Major Required Courses
| ACC 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 5 | FA, SP, SU |
| CTS 130 | Spreadsheet | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| OST 130 | Comprehensive Keyboarding | 3 | FA |
| OST 184 | Records Management | 3 | SP |
General Elective
Select 3 semester hours credit from the following courses
| BUS 260 | Business Communication | 3 | SP |
| DBA 110 | Database Concepts | 3 | SP |
| MKT 223 | Customer Service | 3 | On Demand |
| OST 236 | Adv Word Processing | 3 | FA |
| OST 241 | Med Ofc Transcription I | 2 | SP |
| OST 249 | Med Coding Certification Prep | 3 | FA |
| WBL XXX | Work-based Learning (up to 3 semester hours credit) | 1-3 | |
Total Credit Hours: 72