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2020-2021 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2020-2021 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED]

Medical Office Concentration: Administrative Professional Technology, A.A.S.


The Medical Office Concentration prepares individuals for a variety of positions in today’s medical office environment, such as medical receptionists, medical records clerks, hospital ward clerks, medical insurance clerks, patient account representatives, medical transcriptionists, medical administrative assistants and physician or hospital coders. The program provides the opportunity for skill development in the areas of software applications, office procedures, electronic health records, medical information management, communications, transcription and coding.

Summary of Required Hours

Fall Credit Hours
ADMN 1302 - Keyboarding/Formatting I  or BUSN 1302 - Keyboarding with Word Processing   3
ADMN 1305 - Business English   3
ADMN 1306 - Medical Terminology I   3
ADMN 1309 - Records Management   3
GEN 1010 - First Year Seminar   3
   
Spring  
ADMN 1308 - Office Procedures   3
ADMN 1311 - Word Processing I   3
ADMN 1312 - Keyboarding/Formatting II   3
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I   3
1Mathematics   3
   
Fall  
ADMN 1313 - Spreadsheet Applications   3
ADMN 2303 - CPT Coding   3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication   3
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics  or ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics   3
1Humanities   3
   
Spring  
ADMN 1310 - Business Communications  or BUSN 1310 - Business Communications   3
ADMN 2304 - Introduction to Electronic Health Records   3
ADMN 2307 - Medical Transcription   3
ADMN 2311 - ICD-PCS Coding   3
2ADMN 2395 - APT Internship   3
Total 60

1In consultation with academic advisor, students may select appropriate Humanities and Mathematics  electives.

2APT Internships must be pre-arranged with the Cooperative Education Office before students can enroll in the course.  The academic advisor will help determine when the student is prepared for his/her internship.