Medical Assisting - MEDA.AAS

First Semester

• MEDA 120 - Pathophysiology I 4 credit hours
• MEDA 140 - Clinical Medical Assisting Skills I 4 credit hours
• MEDA 170 - Medical Office Procedures 3 credit hours
• MEDA 171 - Health Insurance and EHR 4 credit hours

Second Semester

• MEDA 130 - Pharmacology for Medical Assistants 3 credit hours
• MEDA 220 - Pathophysiology II 4 credit hours
• MEDA 240 - Clinical Medical Assisting Skills II 4 credit hours
• MEDA 250 - Medical Assisting Exam Review 3 credit hours

Third Semester

• ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

• or

• ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours

• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit hours

• MATH 112 - Elementary Algebra 4 credit hours

• or

• MATH 124 - Health Sciences-Integrated Math 4 credit hours
• MEDA 260 - Medical Assisting Externship 4 credit hours
• Approved Medical Assisting Elective (see list) 3-4 credit hours

Fourth Semester

• Approved Medical Assisting Elective (see list) 5-8 credit hours
• Physical/Life Science Elective 3-4 credit hours
• PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

• or

• SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
• SPCH 131 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours

• or

• SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours

Approved Medical Assisting Electives

• ACCT 130 - Accounting For Small Business 3 credit hours
• BIOL 141 - Anatomy-Physiology I 4 credit hours
• BIOL 142 - Anatomy-Physiology II 4 credit hours
• BIOL 161 - Biology Of Nutrition 3 credit hours
• BIOL 241 - Microbiology 4 credit hours
• BUSN 131 - Introduction To Modern Business 3 credit hours
• CHEM 130 - Fund Of Gen, Organic & Biochemistry 4 credit hours
• CHEM 131 - Introduction To Chemistry I 4 credit hours
• CIS 135 - Computer Literacy 3 credit hours
• PSYC 232 - Human Development 3 credit hours
• PSYC 233 - Child Psychology 3 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the A.A.S. in Medical Assisting: 60