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MEDICAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIZATION
(63 Credit Hours)
This specialization program prepares students for positions such as medical office manager, medical office assistant, medical coder, medical staff assistant, medical billing clerk, insurance processor, medical transcriptionist, or executive assistant.
Medical Office Administration Specialization – AS Degree
| Program Requirements |
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| General Requirements |
17 credits |
| Recommended Courses and Electives |
46 credits |
| Total |
63 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
YEAR I
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| ENC 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
| OST 1330 |
Skills for Transcription |
3 |
| HSC 1531 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| OST 1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing * |
3 |
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Total |
12 |
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| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| HIM 1453 |
Anatomy & Physiology for Medical Coding |
4 |
| CIS 1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
| SPC 1608 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
| APA 1111 |
Basic Accounting |
3 |
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Total |
13 |
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| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST 1741 |
Word Processing I *# |
1 |
| OST 2145 |
Data Entry * |
3 |
| ANY |
General Education Humanities |
3 |
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Total |
7 |
| YEAR 2 |
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| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST 2135 |
Medical Doc Production on the PC * |
3 |
| HSC 1641 |
Legal & Ethical Aspects in Health Care |
1 |
| HIM 1442 |
Pharmacology |
2 |
| MGF 1119 |
Introductory Mathematics/Applications |
3 |
| OST 1335 |
Bussiness Communications |
3 |
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Total |
12 |
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| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST 2501 |
Office Administration |
3 |
| SLS 1261 |
Personal Skills for Business |
3 |
| PSY 2012 |
General Psychology |
3 |
| OST 2357 |
Electronic Records Management |
3 |
| HIM 1000 |
Medical Record Content |
1 |
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Total |
13 |
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| Summer Term |
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| SYG 2000 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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Specified Elective |
3 |
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Total |
6 |
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Electives - Select 3 credits from the following:
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HIM 1433
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Principles of Disease
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4 |
HIM 2940
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Clinical Billing Practicum |
2 |
HIM 2941
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Clinical Coding Practicum
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2 |
OST 1941
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OST Internship
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3 |
OST 2742
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Word Processing II
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1 |
*Prerequisites and/or corequisite is required. See course description
#Prerequisites satisfied by sequential registration in shortened terms.
NOTE: Students may enroll an unlimited number of times in word processing specialization courses (OST 1741, 2742, 2743) to learn various word processing software or to learn to operate different brands of word processing machines available at different campuses. However, one credit hour per course is the maximum applicable to Program Requirements (see course description).
Depending on the selected option, graduates will be prepared for entry-level support positions as office clerks, office assistants, staff assistants, human resource technicians, public information clerks, document specialists, office management trainees, customer service representatives, and insurance billing specialists. The content prepares individuals to support management by expediting and facilitating the maintenance and production of correspondence and records; to telecommunicate; maintain office budget; planning; preparing correspondence and resolutions; and filing and maintaining documents. Course work, which provides supplemental education for those already employed in these occupations, can be applied to the two-year Office Administration degree and the Office Specialist (18-credit), Office Management (27-credit), and Medical Office (34-credit) certificate specializations.
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