Medical Administrative Assisting

Details

Field of Interest

Health Sciences

Degree Type

Certificate of Completion (CCL)

Academic Plan

Medical Administrative Assisting (CER)

Academic Plan Code

5295

Effective Term

Summer 2026

Full-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking or equivalent as indicated by assessment.	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG100LL or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113)] or a grade of B or better in ALT100 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor.	Program Prerequisites Appropriate Reading placement test score (0) or Equivalent by assessment (0) or CRE101 (3).	L	0–3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).	Program Prerequisites Appropriate English placement test score (0) or Equivalent by assessment (0) or ENG101 (3) or ENG107 (3).	FYC or FYC	0–3
MAS101	Introduction to Medical Assisting		Critical course Gateway course Students must meet all the Learning Outcomes to continue the Medical Assisting program.		3
MAS102	Fundamentals of Administrative Medical Assisting	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAS101.			6
MAS103	Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology				3
MAS104	Medical Administrative Assisting Practicum	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in HCC145 or MAS103.	Critical course All health and safety documents must remain current and in good standing, especially TB screening and CPR BLS provider, throughout the MAS104 Practicum.		4
This program is not available for Part-Time delivery.

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