Medical Office Administration (A25310)
Associate Degree Program
Career Information
The Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as medical administrative personnel in the areas of medical office, medical billing and coding, dental office, patient services, and medical documents. Course work includes medical terminology, computer applications, medical office management, medical coding, medical insurance and billing, medical legal and ethical issues, oral and written communication, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum. Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of medical office positions in medical and dental offices, hospitals, insurance companies, laboratories, medical supply companies, and other healthcare related organizations. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to sit for industry recognized certification exams.
Fall Semester I
| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MED 121 | Medical Terminology I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 130 | Comprehensive Keyboarding | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| OST 149 | Medical Legal Issues | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 161 | Medical Office Procedures | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| OST 164 | Office Editing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 13 | 6 | 16 |
Spring Semester I
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MED 122 | Medical Terminology II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 136 | Word Processing | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| OST 286 | Professional Development | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 13 | 4 | 15 |
Summer Semester I
| CTS 135 | Integrated Software Intro | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| MAT 110 | Mathematical Measurement and Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Social Science Elective (3,0,3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 7 | 6 | 10 |
Fall Semester II
| ACC 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| COM 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disciplines | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| ENG 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 148 | Medical Insurance & Billing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 12 | 2 | 13 |
Spring Semester II
| MED 232 | Medical Insurance Coding | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| OST 184 | Records Management | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| OST 243 | Med Office Simulation | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 ,0, 3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Major Elective (3,0,3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 11 | 7 | 14 |
Major Elective: Choose from Major Electives below.
Major Electives
| BUS 153 | Human Resource Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HMT 110 | Introduction to Healthcare Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HMT 211 | Long-Term Care Administration | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HMT 212 | Management of Healthcare Organizations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 134 | Text Entry & Formatting | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| OST 162 | Executive Terminology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| OST 236 | Advanced Word Processing | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Work-Based Learning (up to 8 hours) | | | |