Medical Assisting (MDACE)
Award: Certificate of achievement
Pathway to associate degree: Professional Health Studies - Medical Assisting (PHSMO)
Program location: South Omaha Campus
One of the fastest growing healthcare occupations today is the medical assistant. Medical Assisting is a one-year certificate of achievement designed to give students the knowledge and skills to provide administrative and clinical support to healthcare employers, including hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, and physicians’ offices.
This program has special admission requirements. Contact Student Services for more information and to obtain a current admission information packet.
For more information about educational cost, median loan debt, and other important information related to this program, please visit our website at mccneb.edu/Academics/Programs-of-Study/Health-and-Public-Services/Medical-Assisting.aspx.
Graduation Requirements
General education |
19.5 |
Additional requirements |
6.0 |
Major requirements |
70.0 |
Total credit hours required |
95.5
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General education requirements (19.5 credit hrs.)
Communication
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 1010 should be taken by students seeking the Professional Health Studies option.
Social sciences/natural science
| Social sciences | 4.5 |
| Natural science elective | 6.0 |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
Select one course from the following:
MATH 1240 does not count toward nursing admission or Professional Health Studies degree.
Those students should take MATH 1310 or higher level MATH course.
Additional requirements (6.0 credit hrs.)
BIOS 1310 | Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology | 5.0 |
BIOS 1310L | Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab | 0.0 |
EMSP 1000 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Healthcare Providers | 1.0 |
Major requirements for Medical Assisting (70.0 credit hrs.)
The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 US Hwy 19N, Ste 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727-210-2350.
Students who successfully complete the Medical Assisting program can earn the Professional Health Studies degree by fulfilling the additional 19.5 credit hours in general education requirements.