Course Summary for Medical Office Specialist Certificate

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Due to the fact that students enter the program at varying ability levels, participants in this award must complete EITHER:

Two(2) Pathway "A" courses

OR

One (1) Pathway "B" courses

as well as the remaining courses shown below. Program Coordinator will advise student of correct Pathway


 

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1st Year

1st Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
ITSW 1301 Introduction to Word Processing (Pathway A: Course 1 of 2) Technical 3 1 0 64 3 Course Hour Calculations
POFT 1301 Business English WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
POFT 1319 Records and Information Management I WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
POFT 1325 Business Math and Machine Applications WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
1st Semester Totals 15 1 0 256 15

2nd Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
HITT 1341 Coding and Classification Systems WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
POFM 1327 Medical Insurance WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
POFM 1309 or Medical Office Procedures WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
HITT 1311 Computers in Health Care WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
POFI 2340 Advanced Word Processing (Pathway A: Course 2 of 2) (Pathway B: Course 1 of 1) (Placement into this course without ITSW 1301, Introduction to Word Processing, requires Coordinator approval.) Technical 3 1 0 64 3
2nd Semester Totals 15 1 0 256 15

1st Summer Session
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
POFM 2386 Internship - Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary WECM (SCH) 0 0 16 256 3
XXXX X3XX Any SPCH, SOCI, PSYC, or ENGL Elective ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
1st Summer Session Totals 3 0 16 304 6
Program Totals 33 2 16 816 36

Approved September 1, 2008