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Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
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).
10 credits - ENGL& 101 English Composition I AND ENGL& 102 Composition II.
5 credits – MATH 105 Mathematics for Health Sciences.
5 credits – PSYC& 100 General Psychology (counts for Human Relations and Social Science) OR BUS 144 Management of Human Relations:DIV (counts for Human Relations, Social Science, and Diversity).
5 credits from the Distribution List.
5 credits - From the Diversity Course List. Diversity courses are listed in the quarterly schedule and identified by ‘DIV’ attached to the course title. Example: ART& 100 Art Appreciation:DIV.
MEDA 205 Certification Review for Medical Assisting, 2 cr.
5-6 credits – choose courses numbered 100 or above from the Distribution List OR HLTH OR PHED (up to 5 cr) OR HOFL 131 OR AH 166.
AH 114 | Healthcare Communication Skills | 2 |
BTEC 145 OR CS 110 |
Intro to Word Intro to Microcomputer Apps |
5 |
BTEC 171 | Medical Reception Procedures | 3 |
BTEC 172 | Medical Office Procedure | 3 |
BTEC 173 | Computers in the Medical Office | 3 |
MEDA 101 OR BTEC 181 |
Medical Vocabulary I Medical Terminology I |
3 |
MEDA 102 OR BTEC 182 |
Medical Vocabulary II Medical Terminology II |
3 |
MEDA 120 OR BIOL& 241 AND 242 |
Survey of Human A & P Human A & P 1 AND 2 |
5 10 |
MEDA 122 OR |
Law & Ethics for the Medical Office Legal Aspects of the Medical Office Special Topics in Medical Assisting |
3 2 1 |
MEDA 145 |
Medical Lab Procedures | 6 |
MEDA 161* |
Exam Room Procedures I | 4 |
MEDA 162* |
Exam Room Procedures II | 4 |
MEDA 165 |
Meds in MEDA & Diseases | 5 |
MEDA 190 |
MEDA to Preceptorship | 6 |
MEDA 195 |
Medical Assisting Seminar | 1 |
Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Academic Catalog and at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total credits required to earn this degree: 90. For any course to count toward this degree, a grade of C or better is required.
NOTE: AH 114, and ENGL& 101 or BUS 119, all with a grade of C or better must be completed before MEDA 161.
*MEDA 161 or MEDA 162 fulfill the Health requirement.
The distribution lists are in the LCC Catalog. If you are online, click on the links below:
Advisors: Elizabeth Engel, (360) 442-2867, eengel@lowercolumbia.edu
Donovan Tate, (360) 442-2351, dtate@lowercolumbia.edu
Total: | 13-14 | Total: | 16 | Total: | 11-13 | Total: | 10 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter | Spring Quarter | Summer Quarter | ||||||||
√ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs |
BTEC 171 | 3 |
MEDA 102 |
3 | BTEC 173 | 3 | ENGL& 102 | 5 | ||||
ENGL& 101 | 5 | BTEC 172 | 3 |
PSYC& 100 OR BUS 144 |
5 | ELECTIVE | 5 | ||||
MEDA 101 |
3 | AH 114** | 2 |
CS 110 OR BTEC 145 |
3 5 |
||||||
ELECTIVE | 2 | MATH 105 | 5 | ||||||||
AH 100 (if needed) |
0-1 | MEDA 122 | 3 | ||||||||
|
Total: | 14 | Total: | 9 | Total: | 11 | Total: | 6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter | Spring Quarter | Summer Quarter | ||||||||
√ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs |
MEDA 120 |
5 | MEDA 162 | 4 | MEDA 145 | 6 | MEDA 190 | 5 | ||||
MEDA 161* | 4 | DIVERSITY CRS | 5 | MEDA 165 | 5 | MEDA 195 | 1 | ||||
NAT SCI/HUM | 5 | ||||||||||
*MEDA Program Director permission required to enroll.
**Courses must be completed before summer quarter prior to MEDA 161.
To comply with health care agency requirements, students must provide documentation of the following before MEDA 190: Current first aid card, current healthcare provider CPR, negative urine drug screen (must be within 30 days of beginning MEDA 190), all required immunizations or titers, current TB test or chest Xray, a criminal and fraud background check.
This advice for program planning is based on the information available at the time of preparation. It is always advisable to check with your LCC advisor and with the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements.
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).
10 credits - ENGL& 101 English Composition I AND ENGL& 102 Composition II.
5 credits – MATH 105 Mathematics for Health Sciences.
5 credits – PSYC& 100 General Psychology (counts for Human Relations and Social Science) OR BUS 144 Management of Human Relations:DIV (counts for Human Relations, Social Science, and Diversity).
5 credits from the Distribution List.
5 credits - From the Diversity Course List. Diversity courses are listed in the quarterly schedule and identified by ‘DIV’ attached to the course title. Example: ART& 100 Art Appreciation:DIV.
MEDA 205 Certification Review for Medical Assisting, 2 cr.
5-6 credits – choose courses numbered 100 or above from the Distribution List OR HLTH OR PHED (up to 5 cr) OR HOFL 131 OR AH 166.
AH 114 | Healthcare Communication Skills | 2 |
BTEC 145 OR CS 110 |
Intro to Word Intro to Microcomputer Apps |
5 |
BTEC 171 | Medical Reception Procedures | 3 |
BTEC 172 | Medical Office Procedure | 3 |
BTEC 173 | Computers in the Medical Office | 3 |
MEDA 101 OR BTEC 181 |
Medical Vocabulary I Medical Terminology I |
3 |
MEDA 102 OR BTEC 182 |
Medical Vocabulary II Medical Terminology II |
3 |
MEDA 120 OR BIOL& 241 AND 242 |
Survey of Human A & P Human A & P 1 AND 2 |
5 10 |
MEDA 122 OR |
Law & Ethics for the Medical Office Legal Aspects of the Medical Office Special Topics in Medical Assisting |
3 2 1 |
MEDA 145 |
Medical Lab Procedures | 6 |
MEDA 161* |
Exam Room Procedures I | 4 |
MEDA 162* |
Exam Room Procedures II | 4 |
MEDA 165 |
Meds in MEDA & Diseases | 5 |
MEDA 190 |
MEDA to Preceptorship | 6 |
MEDA 195 |
Medical Assisting Seminar | 1 |
Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Academic Catalog and at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total credits required to earn this degree: 90. For any course to count toward this degree, a grade of C or better is required.
NOTE: AH 114, and ENGL& 101 or BUS 119, all with a grade of C or better must be completed before MEDA 161.
*MEDA 161 or MEDA 162 fulfill the Health requirement.
The distribution lists are in the LCC Catalog. If you are online, click on the links below:
Advisors: Elizabeth Engel, (360) 442-2867, eengel@lowercolumbia.edu
Donovan Tate, (360) 442-2351, dtate@lowercolumbia.edu
Total: | 13-14 | Total: | 16 | Total: | 11-13 | Total: | 10 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter | Spring Quarter | Summer Quarter | ||||||||
√ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs |
BTEC 171 | 3 |
MEDA 102 |
3 | BTEC 173 | 3 | ENGL& 102 | 5 | ||||
ENGL& 101 | 5 | BTEC 172 | 3 |
PSYC& 100 OR BUS 144 |
5 | ELECTIVE | 5 | ||||
MEDA 101 |
3 | AH 114** | 2 |
CS 110 OR BTEC 145 |
3 5 |
||||||
ELECTIVE | 2 | MATH 105 | 5 | ||||||||
AH 100 (if needed) |
0-1 | MEDA 122 | 3 | ||||||||
|
Total: | 14 | Total: | 9 | Total: | 11 | Total: | 6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter | Spring Quarter | Summer Quarter | ||||||||
√ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs | √ | Courses | Crs |
MEDA 120 |
5 | MEDA 162 | 4 | MEDA 145 | 6 | MEDA 190 | 5 | ||||
MEDA 161* | 4 | DIVERSITY CRS | 5 | MEDA 165 | 5 | MEDA 195 | 1 | ||||
NAT SCI/HUM | 5 | ||||||||||
*MEDA Program Director permission required to enroll.
**Courses must be completed before summer quarter prior to MEDA 161.
To comply with health care agency requirements, students must provide documentation of the following before MEDA 190: Current first aid card, current healthcare provider CPR, negative urine drug screen (must be within 30 days of beginning MEDA 190), all required immunizations or titers, current TB test or chest Xray, a criminal and fraud background check.
This advice for program planning is based on the information available at the time of preparation. It is always advisable to check with your LCC advisor and with the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements.