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MEDICAL ASSISTING (MA02)
Medical Assisting is a specialized training program that
provides the skills to become a competent medical assistant.
The program includes communications, mathematics, and human
relations, as well as occupational fundamentals necessary
for this field. The program also provides opportunities to
upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the
area of medical assisting. Program graduates will be well
prepared for employment in administrative and clinical support
jobs in private medical offices, public or private health
clinics, hospitals, and other health care facilities.
| Diploma Program |
| Program Length |
83 Credit Hours |
| Education Requirements |
High School graduate or GED recipient |
| Entrance Dates |
Quarterly |
| Typing Proficiency |
Students must demonstrate typing proficiency of 25 wpm or more
before registering for BUS 1130 by either completing the BUS 1100
prerequisite or successfully testing out. |
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Medical Assisting Curriculum |
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Credit Hours |
| General Education Core Courses |
15 |
| ENG 1010 | Fundamentals of English I |
5 |
| MAT 1012 |
Foundations of Mathematics |
5 |
| PSY 1010 |
Basic Psychology |
5 |
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| Occupational Courses |
68 |
| AHS 1011 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
5 |
| AHS 104 |
Introduction to Health Care |
3 |
| AHS 109 |
Medical Terminology for Allied Health Science |
3 |
| BUS 1130 |
Beginning Document Processing |
5 |
| MAS 101 |
Legal Aspects of the Medical Office |
3 |
| MAS 103 |
Pharmacology |
5 |
| MAS 106 |
Medical Office Procedures |
5 |
| MAS 108 |
Medical Assisting Skills I |
6 |
| MAS 109 |
Medical Assisting Skills II |
6 |
| MAS 110 |
Medical Insurance Management |
3 |
| MAS 111 |
Administrative Practice Management |
4 |
| MAS 112 |
Human Diseases |
5 |
| MAS 117 |
Medical Assisting Externship |
8 |
| MAS 118 |
Medical Assisting Seminar |
4 |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
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Total Hours |
83 |
Macon and Milledgeville Campuses
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