Administrative Support Technology - Medical Office Specialist

Administrative Support Technology Medical Office Specialist (298-02) PROGRAM OF STUDY FIRST YEAR FALL
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
FIRST YEAR SPRING
AST	141	Word Processing I	3
Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Word Core Certification
AST	271	Medical Office Procedures	3			AST 102 Co-requisite
HIM	114	Medical Terminology and Disease Processes II	3
HIM	230	Legal Aspects of Health Record Documentation	2
HIM	251	Clinical Experience	3
Eligible for National Health Career Association Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist Certification
SECOND YEAR FALL
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
AST	244	Office Administration II			3	AST 243
AST	290	Coordinated Internship			3
Eligible for Career Readiness Certifications while enrolled in AST 290
ITE	140	Spreadsheet Software			3
MTH	132	Business Math			3
		Social Science or Humanities Elective			3
Total Program Credits					68

Notes and Additional Curriculum Options

Course substitutions may be available. Please see an advisor for more information.

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