Administrative Support Technology – Medical Office Specialist
Administrative Support Technology
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| Course # | Course Title | Credit | Pre-Requisite Courses (if applicable) | |||
| AST | 101 | Keyboarding I | 2 | |||
| AST | 102 | Keyboarding II | 2 | AST 101 | ||
| AST | 107 | Editing/Proofreading | 3 | |||
| AST | 108 | Telephone Techniques | 1 | |||
| HIM | 150 | Health Records | 3 | |||
| HIM | 113 | Medical Terminology and Disease Processes I | 3 | |||
| HIM | 130 | Healthcare Information Systems | 3 | |||
| SDV | 100 | College Success Skills | 1 | |||
| Eligible for HDM HIPAA Certification |
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| FIRST YEAR SPRING | ||||||
| AST | 141 | Word Processing I | 3 | |||
| Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Word Core Certification |
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| AST | 271 | Medical Office Procedures | 3 | AST 102 Co-requisite | ||
| HIM | 114 | Medical Terminology and Disease Processes II | 3 | |||
| HIM | 230 | Information Systems & Technology in Healthcare | 3 | |||
| HIM | 251 | Clinical Experience | 3 | |||
| HIM | 226 | Legal Aspects of Health Record Documentation | 2 | |||
| Eligible for National Health Career Association Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist Certification |
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| SECOND YEAR FALL |
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| ACC | 115 | Applied Accounting | 3 | |||
| AST | 205 | Business Communications | 3 | |||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| AST | 243 | Office Administration I | 3 | AST 141 | ||
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |||||
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |||||
| SECOND YEAR SPRING |
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| AST | 244 | Office Administration II | 3 | AST 243 | ||
| AST | 290 | Coordinated Internship | 3 | |||
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Eligible for ACT Career Readiness Certification while enrolled in AST 290 |
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| ITE | 140 | Spreadsheet Software | 3 | |||
| Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Core Certification. | ||||||
| MTH | 132 | Business Math | 3 | |||
| Social Science or Humanities Elective | 3 | |||||
| Upon completion of AST-Medical Office Specialist degree course requirements, students are eligible for National Health Career Association Certified Medical Administrative Assistant Certification. | ||||||
| Total Program Credits | 68 | |||||
Notes and Additional Curriculum Options
Course substitutions may be available. Please see an advisor for more information.
For Further Information, Contact:
Jane Jones |
jjones@mecc.edu | 276.523.2400 ext. 249 |
Sabrina Ward |
sward@mecc.edu | 276.523.2400 ext. 224 |
Tommy Clements, Dean of Applied Science and Technology |
tclements@mecc.edu | 276.523.2400 ext. 431 |
