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Medical Office Administration

The Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices.

Course work will include medical terminology, information systems, office management, medical coding, billing and insurance, legal and ethcial issues, and formatting and word processing. Students will learn administrative and support functions and develop skills applicable to medical environments.

Employment opportunities are available in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other health-care related organizations.

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CL Class Hours Per Week
LB Lab Hours Per Week
CLIN Clinic Hours Per Week
CR Semester Credit Hours

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
General Education Requirements (15 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
Requirement 1: Humanities/Fine Arts Course (3CR)
Requirement 2: Social/Behavioral Course (3CR)
ENG 115 or COM 231
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
MAT 115 Mathematical Models 2 2 0 3
Major Program Requirements (50-52 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
Requirement 1: ACC 115 or ACC 120 (4CR)
Requirement 2: OST 141 or MED 121 (3CR)
Requirement 3: OST 142 or MED 122 (3CR)
Requirement 4: CIS 111 (2CR) or CIS 110 (3CR)
Requirement 5: CTS 130 (3CR) or OST 248 (2CR)
Requirement 6: ECO 151 or ECO 251 or ECO 252 (3CR) or MED 232 (2CR)
Requirement 7: OST 136 (3CR) or OST 247 (2CR)
Requirement 8: OST 241 or MED 118 (2CR)
Requirement 9: OST 236 (3CR) or OST 249 (4CR)
BUS 121 Business Math 2 2 0 3
OST 131 Keyboarding 1 2 0 2
OST 134 Text Entry & Formatting 2 2 0 3
OST 137 Office Software Applicat. 1 2 0 2
OST 148 Med Coding Billing & Insurance 3 0 0 3
OST 149 Med Legal Issues 2 0 0 2
OST 164 Text Editing Applications 3 0 0 3
OST 181 Intro to Office Systems 2 2 0 3
OST 184 Records Management 1 2 0 2
OST 243 Med Office Simulation 2 2 0 3
Other Required Courses (2 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
ACA 111 College Student Success 1 0 0 1
COE 111 Co-Op Work Experience I 0 0 10 1
CERTIFICATE
Major Program Requirements (18 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
Requirement 1: OST 141 or MED 121 (3CR)
Requirement 2: OST 142 or MED 122 (3CR)
CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy 0 1 2 2
OST 131 Keyboarding 1 2 0 2
OST 148 Med Coding Billing & Insurance 3 0 0 3
OST 181 Intro to Office Systems 2 2 0 3
OST 241 Med Ofc Transcription I 1 2 0 2
DIPLOMA
General Education Requirements (6 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
Requirement 1: COM 231 OR ENG 115 (3CR)
Requirement 2: ENG 111 Expository Writing
Major Program Requirements (36-37 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
Requirement 1: CIS 111 (2CR) or CIS 110 (3CR)
Requirement 2: OST 141 or MED 121 (3CR)
Requirement 3: OST 142 or MED 122 (3CR)
BUS 121 Business Math 2 2 0 3
OST 131 Keyboarding 1 2 0 2
OST 134 Text Entry & Formatting 2 2 0 3
OST 137 Office Software Applicat. 1 2 0 2
OST 148 Med Coding Billing & Insurance 3 0 0 3
OST 149 Med Legal Issues 2 0 0 2
OST 164 Text Editing Applications 3 0 0 3
OST 181 Intro to Office Systems 2 2 0 3
OST 241 Med Ofc Transcription I 1 2 0 2
OST 243 Med Office Simulation 2 2 0 3
Other Required Courses (1 CR) CL LB CLIN CR
ACA 111 College Student Success 1 0 0 1