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Full Curriculum
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE • 75 CREDITS • HLT INFO AAS
This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs at Battle Creek and Saginaw in conjunction with the Lansing location (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). The program is designed to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Graduates are prepared in the basics of patient care, basic laboratory practices and medical office procedures. In addition, the graduate will have developed their interpersonal communication skills and acquired a foundation in both psychology and diversity. The graduate is eligible to take the certification exam of the American Association of Medical Assistants (CMA) and/or the American Medical Technologist Exam (RMA). (At some locations, an option for this program is to complete a phlebotomy concentration, becoming eligible to write a phlebotomy certification exam.)
| Foundations of Excellence |
27 cr. |
| BIOL115 |
Anatomy and Physiology with Human Disease I |
4 cr. |
| BIOL116 |
Anatomy and Physiology with Human Disease II |
4 cr. |
| COMM120 |
Presentation Techniques |
3 cr. |
| ENGL109 |
Composition |
3 cr. |
| ENGL110 |
Advanced Composition |
3 cr. |
| HLTH100 |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/First Aid |
1 cr. |
| MATH125 |
Intermediate Algebra |
3 cr. |
| PSYC101 |
Introductory Psychology |
3 cr. |
| SOSC201 |
Diversity in Society |
3 cr. |
| Foundations of Health Professions |
15 cr. |
| CISP112 |
Applied Information Technology |
3 cr. |
| HLTH101 |
Introduction to Health Careers |
3 cr. |
| HLTH110 |
Medical Terminology |
3 cr. |
| HLTH220 |
Pharmacology |
3 cr. |
| HLTH230 |
Health Care Law and Ethics |
3 cr. |
| Planned Semester Major |
16 cr. |
| HLTH245 |
Principles of Reimbursement Management |
3 cr. |
| MEDA254 |
Clinical Patient Care |
3 cr. |
| MEDA255 |
Clinical Laboratory Procedures |
3 cr. |
| MEDA259 |
Medical Office Applications |
3 cr. |
| MEDA290 |
Medical Assisting Practicum |
4 cr. |
| Choose either Open Electives or Phlebotomy Option |
3-6 cr. |
| Recommended Open Electives |
(3) cr. |
| HINT110 |
Health Record Content |
3 cr. |
| HINT201 |
Health Information Technology |
3 cr. |
| HLTH127 |
Healthy Living |
3 cr. |
| HLTH210 |
Health Care Organizations and Systems |
3 cr. |
| HLTH235 |
Principles of Health Care Management |
3 cr. |
| HLTH270 |
Dimensions of Aging |
3 cr. |
| HLTH303 |
Psychosocial Health Concerns |
3 cr. |
| HLTH320 |
Public Health Perspectives |
3 cr. |
| HSAD320 |
OSHA for Health Care |
3 cr. |
| Phlebotomy Option |
(6) cr. |
| MEDA261 |
Phlebotomy Laboratory |
3 cr. |
| MEDA262 |
Phlebotomy Practicum |
3 cr. |
