Administrative Assistant with Medical Emphasis, A.A.S. (Spring 2010)
This degree program prepares students to pursue an administrative career in the medical profession. The program combines training in the business office and computer skills with specialized course work unique to the medical profession. Both beginning students and employed medical personnel will find this program invaluable for careers in a medical office environment. (Major Code 2790; CIP Code 51.0710) Associate of Applied Science DegreePrerequisite for Required CoursesNote: Prior to beginning the program, the student must take the following prerequisite, or have taken the equivalent transfer course, or have passed the waiver test, or have have obtained a waiver from the program administrator. BOT 105 Keyboarding and Formatting I.........................3 First SemesterHealth and/or Physical Education Elective............1 BOT 103 Business English.....................................3 BOT 106 Intro to Business Computer Applications*.............3 Prerequisite or corequisite: BOT 105 AAC 130 Medical Terminology..................................3 BOT 130 Office Systems Concepts..............................3 ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 Second SemesterBOT 155 Word Processing Application I*.......................2 Prerequisites: BOT 105 and BOT 106 BOT 110 Skillbuilding I*.....................................1 Prerequisite: BOT 105 BOT 170 Medical Coding and Billing*..........................3 Prerequisite: AAC 130 BOT 150 Records Management...................................3 BOT 115 Electronic Calculators...............................1 MATH 120 Business Mathematics*................................3 Prerequisite: MATH 111 with a grade of "C" or higher or appropriate score on the math assessment test BUS 225 Human Relations......................................3 BOT 180 Business Spreadsheet Applications*...................1 Prerequisite: BOT 106 or BOT 185 Business Database Applications*......................1 Prerequisite: BOT 106 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................17 Third SemesterHumanities Elective..................................3 BOT 122 Medical Keyboarding*.................................1 Prerequisite: BOT 105 LAW 121 Introduction to Law..................................3 BOT 125 Document Formatting*.................................1 Prerequisite: BOT 155 ACCT 111 Small Business Accounting............................3 or ACCT 121 Accounting I.........................................3 BOT 255 Word Processing Applications II*.....................2 Prerequisite: BOT 155 BUS 150 Business Communications*.............................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 121 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 Fourth SemesterBOT Electives........................................2 ECON 132 Survey of Economics..................................3 or ECON 230 Economics I..........................................3 BOT 165 Medical Transcription*...............................3 Prerequisites: AAC 130 and BOT 155 BOT 265 Computerized Office Applications*....................3 Prerequisites: BOT 106 and BOT 130 and BOT 255 (This capstone course should be taken near the end of the degree or certificate program) BOT 275 Office Internship I*.................................1 Prerequisite: Admission to the business office technology program. This course should be taken near the end of the BOT degree or certificate program. BUS 140 Principles of Supervision............................3 or BUS 141 Principles of Management.............................3 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................15 TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................64 BOT ElectivesBOT 118 Skillbuilding II*....................................1 Prerequisite: BOT 110 BOT 180 Business Spreadsheet Applications*...................1 Prerequisite: BOT 106 BOT 185 Business Database Applications*......................1 Prerequisite: BOT 106 BOT 205 Professional Image Development.......................1 BOT 280 Office Internship II*................................1 Prerequisite: BOT 275 *Prerequisite/Corequisite required |
