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Medical Assistant: Basic Health Care, CPC

The purpose of this program, which can be completed entirely online, is to teach the basic skills needed for employment in an entry-level position in a healthcare setting. The outcomes include practice responsible and confidential communications and apply an understanding of health care laws and ethics are required in health care practice, work in a professional manner in the health care environment, understand and apply medical terminology appropriately, describe the anatomy and physiology of the various systems of the body, demonstrate basic computer skills and, recognize the scope of work the student is legally allowed to perform with their level of training. The certificate is designed for positions in health care such as patient transport, medical receptionist, environmental support, food services, and physical therapy aide.

24 credits

Cost

Estimated Cost for Program: $ 5097

  • Resident Tuition: $3,480
  • Technology Fees: $336
  • General Student Fees: $300
  • Online Course Fee: $240
  • Books / Course Materials: $741 (Some courses use Open Educational Resources (OER), which are free or low-cost materials.)

Costs provided are estimates only, and may differ depending on course type and/or modality. Learn more and view current tuition and fee information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

PLO 1 - Understand the requirements to work as a professional in a health care environment

PLO 2 - Demonstrate basic computer skills

PLO 3 - Apply the principles and privacy and security based on laws and professional ethics required in health care practices

PLO 4 - Demonstrate ability to use medical terminology appropriately, including abbreviations, acronyms, spelling, and pronunciation

PLO 5 - Demonstrate knowledge on the basics of human anatomy and physiology

PLO 6 - Demonstrate professional written and verbal communications in a responsible and confidential manner

PLO 7 - Demonstrate intellectually informed, appreciative, and understanding of various cultures, histories, as marked by class, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, and other manifestations of difference

Program Requirements

All courses must be completed with a letter grade of C or better. P/NP is not accepted.

Program Core Courses

Must be completed with a letter grade of C or better. P/NP is not accepted.

WR 115Introduction to College Composition

4
MTH 052Math for Health and Physical Sciences

4
CIS 101Computer Fundamentals

4
Or
CS 120Concepts of Computing: Information Processing

4
 
HP 100Medical Terminology 1

3
HP 110Health Office Procedures

3
HP 150Human Body Systems 1

3
HP 152Human Body Systems 2

3

WR: See Footnote 1.

MTH: See Footnote 2.

HP 150 / HP 152: See Footnote 3.

Footnote

1 – WR 115W or higher writing is also accepted

2 – Any math above MTH 052 is also accepted

3 – Completion of BI 231, BI 232, and BI 233 with a letter grade of C or better is an acceptable equivalent for HP 150 and HP 152

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