LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Medical Administrative Assistant
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0185 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004)
Medical administrative assistants may transcribe dictation, prepare
correspondence, and assist physicians or medical scientists with reports,
speeches, articles, and conference proceedings. They may take patient case
histories, arrange for patients to be hospitalized, order supplies, prepare
and send bills to patients, record appointments, and prepare medical charts
and reports along with regular secretarial tasks. Graduates of this program
may work in hospitals, HMOs, private practices, insurance companies, public
health departments, and other health care settings.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics.
For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page
22.
INFORMATION
Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210,
telephone number (517) 483-1522.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 61.5 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ACCG 100 Practical Accounting Non-Major 3
ANAT 145 Introductory Anat & Physiology 4
CABS 113 Microsoft Word Office/Int Key 4
CABS 118 Adv Microsoft Word for Office 4
CHSE 121 Medical Term Allied Health I 2.5
CHSE 123 Medical Insurance Billing I 3
CHSE 124 Medical Insurance Billing II 3
HUMS 265 Sem:Ethical Issues in Medicine 3
MATH 117 Math for Business 4
OADM 102 Editing Business Documents 2
OADM 197 Medical Vocabulary 3
OADM 198 Medical Record Management 3
OADM 207 Medical Transcription 3
OADM 220 Administrative Office Mgmt 4
OADM 222 Advanced Medical Transcription 4
OADM 275 Cultural Differences in Busine 3
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
WRIT 114 Business English 3
WRIT 127 Business Communciations 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 3 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See Note 1)
MINIMUM TOTAL 64.5
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
ACCG 100 CABS 118 CHSE 123 CHSE 124
ANAT 145 CHSE 121 HUMS 265 MATH 117
CABS 113 OADM 198 OADM 207 OADM 102
OADM 197 OADM 220 WRIT 127 OADM 222
OADM 275 WRIT 114 Lim.Ch.1 SPCH 110
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