The following courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher to be considered
for admission to the Fall Quarter Medical Assisting Cohort:
- AH 114: Health Care Communication Skills, 2 credits, prerequisite:
ENGL 099 (or placement into ENGL& 101) or concurrent
enrollment in I-BEST academic
support or PSYC 200, 2 credits
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I, 5 credits or BUS 119: Business Communications, 5 credits
- Prerequisite: College level reading and writing skills or completion of ENGL 099,
5 credits, with a grade of C or better
You can be working on your prerequisites at the time of application.
In addition to the prerequisites shown above, each of the following classes can be
taken before admission to a cohort:
- AH 100: Bloodborne Pathogens, 1 credit
- MATH 105: Math for Health Sciences, 5 credits (or other MATH 100 or higher, 5 credits)
- MEDA 101: Medical Vocabulary I, 3 credits (strongly recommended) or
BTEC 181: Medical Terminology I, 3 credits
- MEDA 102: Medical Vocabulary II, 3 credits (strongly recommended) or
BTEC 182: Medical Terminology II, 3 credits
- MEDA 120: Survey of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 5 credits or
BIOL 241: Human A&P 1, 5 credits and BIOL 242, Human A&P 2, 5 credits
- MEDA 122: Law & Ethics for the Medical Office, 3 credits
- BTEC 171/172/173 (This sequence must be started with 171 in the fall.)
- BTEC 171: Medical Reception Procedures, 3 credits
- BTEC 172: Medical Office Procedures, 3 credits
- BTEC 173: Computers in the Medical Office, 3 credits
- CS 110: Microcomputer Applications, 3 credits
- PSYC& 100: General Psychology, 5 credits or
BUS 144: Management of Human Relations:DIV, 5 credits
If you plan to complete an AAS degree, there are additional requirements that may
be completed before cohort admission:
- Diversity course (5 credits)
- Natural Sciences or Humanities course (5 credits)
- ENGL& 102 (5 credits) or CMST& 220 (5 credits), ENGL& 101 is a prerequisite for ENGL&
102; BUS 119 does not count as a prerequisite
- Electives (5 credits)