St. Clair County Community College 2005-2006 Catalog

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Program Code: AASMA

ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANT

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE

Computer and Office Technology Dept. 810-989-5628

The medical office is an ever-changing and growing field. This program leads to positions in doctors' and dentists' offices, hospital records and administrative offices, clinics, nursing homes, insurance offices, pharmaceutical firms, and many allied areas including health organizations. Successful students will obtain skills in keyboarding, appointment scheduling, medical billing, records management, medical transcription, public relations, and communications skills leading to positions as front office medical assistants, medical records technicians, medical transcriptionists, and medical billers, just to name a few.

Suggested Course Sequence

FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

OA 130 Time and Project Management for Students 1

OA 135 Automated Office Principles and Practices 4

ENG 101 English Composition I WR 3

OA 115* Intermediate Keyboarding CL 4

BIO 160** Anatomy & Physiology for the Health Care Professional 4

16

2nd Semester Semester Hours

OA 161 Office Technology CT OC 4

OA 155 Word Processing on Microcomputers CL 4

OA 280 Medical Terminology & Transcription 4

OA 282 Pharmacology for Medical Assistants 2

PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP 3

17

SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

OA 125 Business Communications OC WR 4

OA 285 Medical Office Administrative Procedures 4

OA 262 Records Management for the Automated Office CT 4

OA 289 Computerized Medical Billing 3

15

2nd Semester Semester Hours

BUS 158*** Business Math CT MA 4

OA 255 Advanced Word Processing & Desktop Publishing 4

OA Elective 2

OA 200A Co-Operative Educational Experience 3

OA 200B Co-Operative Educational Experience 3

16

Total Credit Hours = 64

Total Contact Hours = 64

* OA 110 Beginning Keyboarding or equivalent is a prerequisite.

** Students have the option of taking BIO 171 and BIO 172 to replace BIO 160.

*** or higher MTH class.

NOTE: Upon successful completion of the required courses, all competencies will be satisfied.