LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Medical Transcription
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0756 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
The Medical Transcription Program prepares students to work as a member of
administrative support staff in hospitals, medical centers, medical clinics,
insurance companies, managed care organizations, managed transcription
services, and home office settings. The Medical Transcription Associate in
Business degree builds on the course work provided in the Certificate of
Achievement and enhances a student's employment opportunities in this field. A
Medical Transcriptionist is a medical language specialist who interprets and
transcribes dictation by physicians and other healthcare professionals in
order to document patient care and facilitate delivery of healthcare services.
Transcription areas may include patient assessment, workup, therapeutic
procedures, clinical course, diagnosis, and prognosis. Not all courses in this
program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an
academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
INFORMATION
Contact the Office Administration Program, Office Unit B, telephone number
(517) 483-1587.
REQUIREMENTS (See Note 1) TOTAL: 68 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
BIOL 145 Introductory Anat & Physiology 4
CABS 103 Internet Basics for Non-Majors 2
CABS 119 Microsoft Word 3
CABS 126 Excel 3
CABS 133 Microsoft Access Database 3
MATH 117 Math for Business 4
OADM 102 Editing Business Documents 2
OADM 105 Employability Skills 1
OADM 108 Input Technologies/Business 2
OADM 195 Human Relations in Work Place 3
OADM 197 Medical Vocabulary 3
OADM 198 Health Information Management 3
OADM 203 Professional Office Procedures 3
OADM 207 Medical Transcription 3
OADM 210 Medical Coding Concepts 3
OADM 215 Information Records Mgmt I 3
OADM 220 Admin Mgmt in Organizations 3
OADM 222 Advanced Medical Transcription 3
OADM 228 Financial Mgmt in Health Care 3
OADM 240 Office Internship 2
OADM 275 Diversity in Business 3
OADM 291 Office Systems Capstone 3
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
WRIT 127 Business Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 0 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 0 Credits
(See General Education Core Requirements for information on how to fulfill
these requirements. Core area proficiency exams, where appropriate, are
available for each core area.)
Communication Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Mathematics Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Science Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Writing Core Area (See Note 2) 0
MINIMUM TOTAL 68
NOTES:
1. It is recommended that students entering this curriculum have
keyboarding and Windows experience. This experience may come from life
or work experience, CABS 100 seminars, CABS 101, CABS 104, CABS 106, or
CABS 195.
2. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
3. This curriculum requires that students complete all courses with a grade
of 2.0 or higher for graduation.
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
BIOL 145 CABS 133 CABS 126 MATH 117
CABS 103 OADM 195 OADM 210 OADM 105
CABS 119 OADM 198 OADM 215 OADM 228
OADM 102 OADM 203 OADM 220 OADM 240
OADM 108 OADM 207 OADM 222 OADM 275
OADM 197 WRIT 127 SPCH 110 OADM 291
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