Students develop knowledge and skills necessary for employment in clinical and administrative-support areas of medical clinics. See Learning Outcomes for details.
The Lower Columbia College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). This assures the highest standards in a medical assisting curriculum and qualifies the successful graduate to sit for the national Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
See also
- Degree Requirements for Health Sciences and Wellness programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter
Review Clinical Requirements for Medical Assisting
- BTEC 171: Medical Reception Procedures (3 credits)
- ENGL 99* with a grade of C or better
- COLL 101: College Success (2 credits)
- CS 110: Introduction to Microcomputer Applications (3 credits) or BTEC 145: Introduction
to Microsoft Word (5 credits)
- Ability to use a keyboard*
- PSYC& 100: General Psychology (5 credits) OR BUS144: Management of Human Relations:DIV (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter
- AH 114: Healthcare Communication Skills (2 credits) or PSYC& 200: Lifespan Psychology
(5 credits)
- For AH 114: ENGL 99 with grade of C or better, placement into ENGL& 101*, or instructor permission
- For PSYC& 200: PSYC& 100 with grade of C or better
- BTEC 172: Medical Office Procedures (3 credits)
- BTEC 171* with grade of C or better, MATH 079* or CCP 079* with grade of C or better, or instructor permission
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I (5 credits)
- Placement or ENGL 99* with a grade of C or better
- MEDA 101: Medical Vocabulary I (3 credits) or BTEC 181: Medical Terminology I (3 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
- BTEC 173: Computers in the Medical Office (3 credits)
- BTEC 172* with grade of C or better
- MATH 105: Math for Health Sciences or any college level math course numbered 100 or
above (5 credits)
- MATH 079 or CCP 079 with grade of C or better, or placement for MATH 105, but varies for other math courses*
- MEDA 102: Medical Vocabulary II (3 credits) or BTEC 182: Medical Terminology II (3
credits)
- MEDA 101* or BTEC 181* with grade of C or better
- Natural Science (5 credits) (recommend NUTR&101: Nutrition)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter
- CMST&220 Public Speaking (5 credits) or ENGL&102 Composition II (5 credits)
- For ENGL&102: ENGL&101* with grade of C or better
- MEDA 120: Survey of Humam Anatomy and Physiology (5 credits) or BIOL& 241: Human A&P
I and BIOL& 242: Human A&P II (10 credits)
- For MEDA 120: ENGL 99 with grade of C or better or placement into ENGL& 101*
- For BIOL& 241: BIOL& 160*, BIOL& 260* or BIOL& 222* with a grade of C or better
- Note: BIOL&241 and 242 would be taken in separate quarters*
- MEDA 161: Examining Room Procedures I (4 credits)
- Entry into MA Program; ENGL& 101* or BUS119, AH 114* or PSYC&200*; with grade of C or better; co-req: MEDA120 or BIOL&241 and BIOL&242 if not already completed with a grade of C or better
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fifth Quarter
- Diversity (5 credits) (recommend HUM 104: Ethics and Cultural Values or SOC& 101: Introduction to Sociology:DIV)
- HLTH 105: First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens (1 credit) or HLTH 100: Occupational Safety and Health (3 credits)
- MEDA 122: Law and Ethics for the Medical Office (3 credits)
- ENGL& 101* OR BUS 119* with a grade of C or better
- Note: This course must be completed before the spring quarter of the Medical Assisting cohort year.
- MEDA 162: Examining Room Procedure II (4 credits)
- Current enrollment in MA Program; MEDA 161*, MEDA 101* or BTEC 181*, MEDA 120* or BIOL&241* and 242*; with grade of C or better
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Sixth Quarter
- MEDA 145: Medical Laboratory Techniques (6 credits)
- Current enrollment in MA program; MEDA 101* and 102* or BTEC 181* and 182*, MEDA 120* or BIOL&241* and 242*, MEDA 161*, MEDA 162*; with a grade of C or better, HLTH 100 or 105 or BBP Certificate* (proof of Bloodborne Pathogens Training meeting RCW 70.24.017 and Hepatitis B vaccine series)
- MEDA 165: Medications in Medical Assisting and Diseases (5 credits)
- Current enrollment in MA program; MEDA 101* and 102* or BTEC 181* and 182*, MEDA 120* or BIOL&241* and 242*, MEDA 161*, MEDA 162*; with a grade of C or better, HLTH 100 or 105 or BBP Certificate* (proof of Bloodborne Pathogens Training meeting RCW 70.24.017 and Hepatitis B vaccine series)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Seventh Quarter
- MEDA 190: Medical Assisting Preceptorship (6 credits)
- Current enrollment in MA program; completion of previous MEDA courses and program requirements*; co-req: MEDA 195
- MEDA 195: Medical Assisting Seminar (1 credit)
- Current enrollment in MA program; completion of previous MEDA courses and program requirements; co-req: MEDA 190*
- Elective (recommend MEDA 205: Certification Review for Medical Assisting) (2 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
1. Medical Reception Procedures
BTEC 171 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGL 99 with a grade of C or better
2. College Success
COLL 101 (2 credits)
3. Introduction to Microcomputer Applications or Introduction to Microsoft Word
CS 110 (3 credits) or BTEC 145 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Ability to use a keyboard
4. General Psychology or Management of Human Relations: DIV
DIV ; PSYC&100 (5 credits) or BUS 144 (5 credits)
5. Healthcare Communication Skills or Lifespan Psychology
AH 114 (2 credits) or PSYC&200 (5 credits)
- Pre-and/or co-requisites(s) AH 114: ENGL 99 with a grade of C or better or placement into ENGL& 101; PSYC& 100 for PSYC& 200; with a grade of C or better
6. Medical Office Procedures
- BTEC 172 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BTEC 171 with grade of C or better, MATH 079* or CCP 079* with grade of C or better, or instructor permission
7. English Composition I
ENGL&101 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Placement or ENGL 99 with grade of C or better
8. Medical Vocabulary I or Medical Terminology I
MEDA 101 (3 credits) or BTEC 181 (3 credits)
9. Computers in the Medical Office
BTEC 173 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BTEC 172 with grade of C or better
10. Natural Science (recommend Nutrition)
NUTR&101 (5 credits)
11. Math for Health Sciences
- MATH 105 or Any College Level Math (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 079 or CCP 079 with grade of C or better or placement for MATH 105, but varies for other math courses
12. Medical Vocabulary II or Medical Terminology II
- MEDA 102 (3 credits) or BTEC 182 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MEDA 101 or BTEC 181 with grade of C or better
13. Public Speaking or English Composition II
- CMST& 220 (5 credits) or ENGL& 102 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGL& 101 for ENGL& 102 with a grade of C or better
14. Survey of Human Anatomy & Physiology or Human Anatomy & Physiology I and Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- MEDA 120: Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology (5 credits)or BIOL&241: Human A&P
I and BIOL&242: Human A&P II (10 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): For MEDA 120: ENGL 99 with grade of C or better or placement into ENGL& 101*; For BIOL& 241: BIOL& 160*, BIOL& 260* or BIOL& 222*; with a grade of C or better
15. Examining Room Procedures I
MEDA 161 (4 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Entry into MA Program; ENGL&101 or BUS119, AH114* or PSYC&200*; with grade of C or better; co-req: MEDA120
or BIOL&241 and BIOL&242 if not already completed with a grade of C or better
16. Diversity (recommend Ethics and Cultural Values or Introduction to Sociology:DIV)
HUM 104 (5 credits) or SOC&101 (5 credits)
17. First Aid, CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens or Occupational Safety and Health
HLTH 105 (1 credit) or HLTH 100 (3 credits)
18. Law and Ethics for the Medical Office
- MEDA 122 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGL&101 OR BUS 119 with a grade of C or better;
Note: This course must be completed before the spring quarter of the Medical Assisting cohort year.
19. Examining Room Procedures II
- MEDA 162 (4 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Current enrollment in MA Program; MEDA 161*, MEDA 101* or BTEC 181*, MEDA 120* or BIOL&241* and 242*; with a grade of C or better
20. Medical Laboratory Techniques
- MEDA 145 (6 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Current enrollment in MA program; MEDA 101* and 102* or BTEC 181* and 182*, MEDA 120* or BIOL&241* and 242*, MEDA 161*, MEDA 162*,MEDA122*;with a grade of C or better, HLTH 100 or 105 or BBP Certificate* (proof of Bloodborne Pathogens Training meeting RCW 70.24.017 and Hepatitis B vaccine series)
21. Medications in Medical Assisting and Diseases
- MEDA 165 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Current enrollment in MA program; MEDA 101 and 102 (or BTEC 181 and 182), MEDA 120 or (BIOL&241 and 242), MEDA 161, MEDA 162, HLTH 100 or 105 OR BBP CERTIFICATE
22. Medical Assisting Preceptorship
MEDA 190 (6 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Current enrollment in MA program; completion of previous MEDA courses and program
requirements; co-req: MEDA 195
23. Medical Assisting Seminar
MEDA 195 (1 credit)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Current enrollment in MA program; completion previous MEDA courses and program requirements;
co-req: MEDA 190
24. Elective (recommend Certification Review for Medical Assisting)
MEDA 205 (2 credits)
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