KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PROGRAM OF STUDY ~ ADVISING GUIDE

 

Medical Assisting (MAS)

For student admitted Fall 05-Spring 06

Associate in Applied Science Degree

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First Semester   Pre-Requisites Credit Hours
      AOT 101 Keyboard Skillbuilding and Document Formatting I   3
      COM 104 Intro to Communication   3
      BIO 113 Survey of Anatomy & Physiology and Lab*   4
      MAS 121 Medical Terminology*   3
      MAT 113 Elements of Mathematics Placement test, MAT 031 3
Second Semester     Credit Hours
      AOT 102 Keyboard Skillbuilding and Document Formatting II AOT 101 3
      ENG 101 College Composition Placement test & computer skills 3
      MAS 114 Medical Office Law and Management*   3
      MAS 115 Clinical Procedures* BIO 113, MAS 121/117 3
      MAS 117 Clinical Lab* BIO 113, MAS 121/115 1
      PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology   3
Third Semester     Credit Hours
      AOT 223 Information Processing I AOT 102 or AOT 200 3
      BIO 216 Pathophysiology & Principles of Pharmacology for the Health Professional* BIO 113, MAS 121 3
      MAS 211 Insurance Coding for the Medical Office* MAS 114, MAS 121 3
      MAS 215 Advanced Clinical Theory* BIO 113, MAS 115, MAS 117, MAS 121/217 3
      MAS 217 Advanced Clinical Lab* BIO 113, MAS 115, MAS 117, MAS 121/215 2
        General Education  Elective   3
Fourth Semester     Credit Hours
      AOT 228 Medical Transcription I BIO 113, MAS 121 3
      ENG 108 Technical Writing Placement Test and CPT 117 or demonstrated keyboarding skills 3
      MAS 212 Computerized Office Management & Claims Processing* BIO 113, MAS 121, MAS 211 3
      MAS 234 Clinical/Medical Office Practicum* MAS 215, BIO 216, MAS 217 5
       Humanities  Elective   3
 

Total Credit Hours:

   66

 CRITERIA FOR GRADUATION

    Students must complete 66 credits in the Medical Assisting Program and achieve a minimum grade of "C' in all core courses(*).  Students must attain a final GPA of 2.0 or higher. 

 

PRE-REQUISITE (S):  ____Biology Lab

UPDATED JUNE 14, 2005