Medical Assisting Technology Associate in Applied Science
This program prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. Note that AAS degree, certificate, and short-term certificate programs are not designed to be transfer programs.
To prepare medical assistants who are competent in cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
Requirements
Area I: Written Composition
Select 3 credit hours from:
ENG 131: Students who intend to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program should take ENG 101. ENG 131 is a Code C course, which is not designed for transfer credit.
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts
Select 3 credit hours from the following:
Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics
Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences
Area V: General Education Core, Technical Concentration, and Electives
MAT 229 and MAT 239 may only be attempted after all other MAT courses have been completed.
Course Sequence
MAT courses are offered on a rotating basis. New students may start the program in any semester.
Fall Year 1
Spring Year 1
MAT 103 | Medical Assisting Theory Ii | 3 |
MAT 111 | Clinical Procedures I | 3 |
MAT 128 | Medical Law & Ethics For MAT | 3 |
MTH
| MTH 100 or higher, including MTH 116 | 3 |
Summer Year 1
BIO 103 | Principles Of Biology I | 4 |
CIS 146 | Computer Applications | 3 |
ENG
| ENG 101 or 131 | 3 |
| Area II Elective | 3 |
Fall Year 2
Spring Year 2
Total Credit Hours: 64-66